Evaluation of the behavior of the marine fungus Hypocrea lixii 5A7 in the production of cellulases in solid-state fermentation.

• Grant number: 22/09795-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2022
• End date: October 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Microbiology - Applied Microbiology
• Principal Investigator: Rosemeire Cristina Linhari Rodrigues Pietro
• Grantee: Ana Carolina dos Santos Boralli
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas (FCFAR). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The hydrolysis process of natural residues, using enzymes, is carried out by industries to degrade the biomass. Cellulose is an extremely important component and is present in high amounts in various natural residues, in addition to being hydrolyzed to obtain glucose, generating products of interest. Thus, cellulolytic enzymes become interesting for application in agro-industries, pharmaceutical, and food industries since they can degrade the cellulose of these residues. Nowadays, some microorganisms are used to obtain cellulolytic enzymes, such as Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma reesei, however, it is interesting to study new microorganism that can produce these biomolecules to improve the process and the products that will be obtained. Thus, knowing the variety of microorganisms and the little exploration of fungi in the marine environment, this project seeks to use the fungus Hypocrea lixii for study, analyzing its behavior in solid-state fermentation aiming at higher production of cellulolytic enzymes. For this, different substrates will be used to verify the best growth condition, in addition to performing the enzyme dosage for analysis of the results.