Neste trabalho foram realizadas reações de resolução enzimática de ciano-hidrinas [(±)-mandelonitrila 1a, (±)-2-(4-clorofenil)-2-hidroxiacetonitrila 2a, (±)-2-hidroxi-2-(4- hidroxifenil)acetonitrila 3a, (±)-2-hidroxibutanonitrila 4a, (±)-2-(4- fluorofenil)acetonitrila 5a, (±)-2-hidroxi-2-(4-metoxifenil)acetonitrila 6a, (±)-2-hidroxi- 2-(3-fenoxifenil)acetonitrila 7a e (±)-(E)-2-hidroxi-4-fenilbut-3-enonitrila 8a] e de álcoois organofluorados [(±)-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-feniletanol ±9a, ±±)-1-(2,4,5- trifluorofenil)etanol 10a, (±)-1-(3-bromofenil)-2,2,2-trifluoroetanol 11a, (±)-1-(4- bromofenil)-2,2,2-trifluoroetanol 12a e (±)-1-(2-trifluorometil)feniletanol 13a] utilizando a lipase imobilizada de Candida antarctica (CALB). As reações foram realizadas em agitador orbital por um período de tempo que variou entre 24-168 h de reação apresentando diferentes conversões e excessos enantioméricos: [(R)-álcool 1a (c = 51%, ee = 51%), (S)-acetato 1b (c = 49%, ee = 98%); (R)-álcool 2a (c = 42%, ee > 99%), (S)-acetato 2b (c = 58%, ee = 94%); (R)-álcool 3a (c = 34%), (S)-acetato 3b (c = 32%, ee = 28%); (R)-álcool 4a (c = 82%), (S)-acetato 4b (c = 18%, ee = 25%); (R)-álcool 5a (c = 5%), (S)-acetato 5b (c = 55%, ee = 97%); (R)-álcool 6a (c = 44%), (S)-acetato 6b (c = 56%, ee = 99%); (R)-álcool 7a (c = 53%), (S)-acetato 7b (c = 47%, ee = 92%); (R)-álcool 8a (c = 40%), (S)-acetato 8b (c = 60%, ee = 80%); (R)-álcool 9a (c = 51%, ee = 62%), (S)- acetato 9b (c = 49%, ee > 99%); (S)-álcool 10a (c = 50%, ee > 99%), (R)-acetato 10b (c = 50%, ee > 99%); (R)-álcool 11a (c = 49%, ee = 61%), (S)-acetato 11b (c = 51%, ee = 82%); (R)-álcool 12a (c = 51%, ee = 72%), (S)-acetato 12b (c = 49%, ee > 99%); (S)-álcool 13a (c = 88%), (R)-acetato 13b (c = 12%, ee > 99). Os resultados por irradiação micro-ondas para os compostos obtidos apresentaram menores tempos de reação (1-14 h) comprovando a sua eficiência na resolução quimio-enzimática de compostos organofluorados e ciano-hidrinas: [(R)-álcool 1a (c = 60%, ee = 89%), (S)-acetato 1b (c = 40%, ee = 92%); (R)-álcool 2a (c = 47%, ee = 82%), (S)-acetato 2b (c = 53%, ee = 90%); (R)-álcool 3a (c = 34%), (S)-acetato 3b (c = 17%, ee = 59%); (R)-álcool 5a (c = 4%, ee = 88%), (S)-acetato 5b (c = 50%, ee = 92%); (R)-álcool 6a (c = 44%, ee = 73%), (S)-acetato 6b (c = 56%, ee = 90%); (R)-álcool 7a (c = 50%, ee = 84%), (S)-acetato 7b (c = 50%, ee = 84%); (R)-álcool 8a (c = 41%, ee = 91%), (S)-acetato 8b (c = 59%, ee = 74%); (S)-álcool 9a (c = 95%), (R)-acetato 9b (c = 5%, ee > 99%); (R)-álcool 10a (c = 50%, ee >99%), (S)- acetato 10b (c = 50%, ee >99%); (R)-álcool 11a (c = 58%, ee = 43%), (S)-acetato 11b (c = 42%, ee = 78%); (S)-álcool 12a (c = 51%, ee = 70%), (R)-acetato 12b (c = 49%, ee = 98%); (S)-álcool 13a (c = 85%), (R)-acetato 13b (c = 15%, ee > 99)]. Em especial destaca-se, neste trabalho o uso de células microbianas utilizando a irradiação micro-ondas na redução de fluorocetonas. Sendo assim, foi realizada reações de biorredução da (±)- 2,2,2-trifluoroacetofenona 3 em agitador orbital e irradiação micro-ondas pelo fungo marinho Mucor racemosus CBMAI 847 nas concentrações de (2,9; 5,7; 8,5 e 14 mmol/L) em pH 8 e na concentração de 14 mmol/L em pH 5. Após 6 h de reação obtiveram-se conversões entre 39-100% e excessos enantioméricos entre 74-96% em agitador orbital e por irradiação micro-ondas obteve-se uma variação de 28-64% de conversão e excesso enantiomérico entre 73-96%. Também foram realizadas reações de biorredução com as bactérias termofílicas SPZSP005, SPZSP088, SPZSP051 e SPZSP055 para cetonas organofluoradas obtendo-se elevadas enantiosseletividades (>99%) e conversões (>99%). Esse estudo relata a primeira investigação da literatura frente ao uso de fungo e bactérias termofílicas por irradiação micro-ondas aplicada em biocatálise. Foram também realizadas reações de adição de aza-Michael entre a benzilamina e cetonas ?,β-insaturadas (ciclo-hexenona, 3-metil-2-ciclo-hexen-1-ona e a 2,5-dimetil-para-benzoquinona) utilizando a CALB em diferentes solventes orgânicos (EtOAc, CH2Cl2, n-hexano, MeOH, tolueno, éter etílico e THF) em agitador orbital e por irradiação micro-ondas. Através das reações de adição de aza-Michael foi obtido por adição-1,2 e adição-1,4 como adutos iminas, os quais foram caracterizadas por espectrometria de massas. Finalmente neste trabalho aplicou a irradiação micro-ondas em biocatálise via resolução cinética, redução de cetonas e adição de Michael. / In this study, enzymatic kinetic resolutions of cyanohydrins [(±)-mandelonitrile 1a, (±)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetonitrile 2a, (±)-2-hydroxy-2-(4- hydroxyphenyl)acetonitrile 3a, (±)-2-hydroxybutanenitrile 4a, (±)-2-(4- fluorophenyl)acetonitrile 5a, (±)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-metoxiphenyl)acetonitrile 6a, (±)-2- hydroxy-2-(3-fenoxyphenyl)acetonitrile 7a and (±)-(E)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbut-3- enonitrile 8a], and organofluorine alcohols [(±)-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-phenylethanol 9a, (±)-1-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)ethanol 10a, (±)-1-(3-bromophenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 11a, (±)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 12a and (±)-1-(2- trifluoromethyl)phenylethanol 13a] were performed using immobilized lipase from Candida Antarctica (CALB). The reactions were performed on an orbital shaking for a period ranging from 24 to 168 h with different conversions and enantiomeric excesses. [(R)- alcohol 1a (c = 51%, ee = 51%), (S)-acetate 1b (c = 49%, ee = 98%); (R)- alcohol 2a (c = 42%, ee > 99%), (S)-acetate 2b (c = 58%, ee = 94%); (R)-alcohol 3a (c = 34%), (S)-acetate 3b (c = 32%, ee = 28%); (R)-alcohol 4a (c = 82%), (S)-acetate 4b (c = 18%, ee = 25%); R)-alcohol 5a (c = 5%), (S)-acetate 5b (c = 55%, ee = 97%); (R)-alcohol 6a (c = 44%), (S)-acetate 6b (c = 56%, ee = 99%); (R)-alcohol 7a (c = 53%), (S)-acetate 7b (c = 47%, ee = 92%); (R)-alcohol 8a (c = 40%), (S)-acetate 8b (c = 60%, ee = 80%); (R)- alcohol 9a (c = 51%, ee = 62%), (S)-acetate 9b (c = 49%, ee > 99%); (S)-alcohol 10a (c = 50%, ee > 99%), (R)-acetate 10b (c = 50%, ee > 99%); (R)-alcohol 11a (c = 49%, ee = 61%), (S)-acetate 11b (c = 51%, ee = 82%); (R)-alcohol 12a (c = 51%, ee = 72%), (S)- acetate 12b (c = 49%, ee > 99%); (S)-alcohol 13a (c = 88%), (R)-acetate 13b (c = 12%, ee > 99). The results obtained by microwave irradiation for the substrates showed shorter reaction times (1 to 14 h) demonstrating its efficiency in chemoenzymatic esterifications of organofluorine compounds and cyanohydrins [(R)-alcohol 1a (c = 60%, ee = 89%), (S)-acetate 1b (c = 40%, ee = 92%); (R)-alcohol 2a (c = 47%, ee = 82%), (S)-acetate 2b (c = 53%, ee = 90%); (R)-alcohol 3a (c = 34%), (S)-acetate 3b (c = 17%, ee = 59%); (R)-alcohol 5a (c = 4%, ee = 88%), (S)-acetate 5b (c = 50%, ee = 92%); (R)-alcohol 6a (c = 44%, ee = 73%), (S)-acetate 6b (c = 56%, ee = 90%); (R)-alcohol 7a (c = 50%, ee = 84%), (S)-acetate 7b (c = 50%, ee = 84%); (R)-alcohol 8a (c = 41%, ee = 91%), (S)-acetate 8b (c = 59%, ee = 74%); (S)-alcohol 9a (c = 95%), (R)-acetate 9b (c = 5%, ee > 99%); (R)- alcohol 10a (c = 50%, ee >99%), (S)-acetate 10b (c = 50%, ee >99%); (R)-alcohol 11a (c = 58%, ee = 43%), (S)-acetate 11b (c = 42%, ee= 78%); (S)-alcohol 12a (c = 51%, ee = 70%), (R)-acetate 12b (c = 49%, ee = 98%); (S)-alcohol 13a (c = 85%), (R)-acetate 13b (c = 15%, ee > 99)]. In particular, this thesis show the use of microbial cells in reduction of fluoroketones by microwave irradiation. Thus, bioreduction reactions of (±)-2,2,2- trifluoroacetophenone 3 was performed in orbital shaking and microwave irradiation by marine fungus Mucor racemosus CBMAI 847 in different concentrations (2.9, 5.7, 8.5 and 14 mmol/L) at pH 8 and in the concentration of 14 mmol/L at pH 5. In the reactions after 6 h were obtained a conversion of 39 to 100% and enantiomeric excess of 74-96%, in orbital shaking. The reaction on microwave irradiation gave an increase conversion of 28-64% and enantiomeric excess of 73-96%. Bioreduction reactions were also performed with the thermophilic bacteria SPZSP005, SPZSP088, SPZSP051 and SPZSP055 for organofluorine ketones obtaining high enantioselectivities (> 99%) and conversions (> 99%). This study describes the first investigation on the literature regarding the use of thermophilic bacteria and fungus by microwave irradiation applied to biocatalysis. Were also carried out reactions of aza-Michael addition of benzylamine and ?, β-unsaturated cyclohexenones (cyclo- hexenone, 3-methyl-2-cyclo-hexen-1-one and 2,5-dimethyl-para-benzoquinone) were investigated, using CALB in different organic solvents (EtOAc, CH2Cl2, n-hexane, MeOH, toluene, ethylic ether and THF) in orbital shaking and microwave irradiation. From aza-Michael addition reactions was possible to obtain by 1,2- and 1,4-adition the adduct imines, which were characterized by mass spectrometry. Finally this thesis applied the microwave irradiation in biocatalysis via kinetic resolution, reduction of ketones and aza-Michael addition.

Le goéland leucophée endémique dans la région méditerranéenne française. Son mycobiote intestinal n'a jamais été étudié. Ce travail visait à décrire le rôle de ces oiseaux comme réservoir et disséminateur de champignons pathogènes pour l’homme. Nous avons collecté 177 guano de goélands dans cinq sites sur le littoral méditerranéen français; La Grande-Motte, Palavas-les-Flots, Pierre-Blanche, Frioul and Riou archipels. Nous avons identifié dix-sept espèces de levure; les plus fréquentes étant Candida krusei, Galactomyces geotrichum, C. glabrata et C. albicans. On notait d’une part une augmentation de la fréquence des espèces anthropiques de levures C. glabrata et C. albicans avec l’anthropisation des biotopes des colonies de goélands dont d’isolats résistants aux antifongiques. Nous avons analysé les communautés de champignons filamenteux aérocontaminants isolés à partir des mêmes échantillons. Nous avons identifié 16 genres de champignons filamenteux. la faible diversité et abondance de champignons filamenteux dans les zones urbaines par rapport aux suburbains ou à un environnement peu affecté par l'anthropisation et l’association claire entre certaines espèces fongiques et des environnements particuliers. nous avons analysé la génétique des populations de la levure C. glabrata. Nous avons typé par MLVA, 111 isolats de goélands et 79 isolats collectés chez des patients des hôpitaux de Nîmes, Montpellier et Marseille. Nous avons observé une diversité génétique similaire entre les populations de C. glabrata isolées chez le goéland ou chez l’homme. Les isolats de C. glabrata résistants au fluconazole se distribuaient uniformément dans les deux populations. / The yellow-legged gull is endemic in the French Mediterranean area. Their gut mycobiota has never been studied. This work aimed to describe their role in the spreading of potentially human pathogenic fungi with antifungal resistance. Therefore, we sampled 177 yellow-legged gull’s faecal samples in five sites along the Mediterranean littoral South of France; La Grande-Motte, Palavas-les-Flots, Pierre-Blanche, Frioul and Riou archipelagos. We identified seventeen yeast species; the most frequent were Candida krusei, Galactomyces geotrichum, C. glabrata, C. albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The frequency of the anthropic yeast species C. glabrata and C. albicans increased with the synanthropy of the gull’s colonies and antifungal resistance was found in each of the five most frequent yeast species. We further analyzed the airborne filamentous fungi species isolated from the same sample cultures. We identified 35 filamentous fungi species in 16 genera including 35 species. Both fungal diversity and abundance were low in urban area when compared to suburban ecocline or environments that were little affected by anthropogenic impact and particular fungal species were clearly associated with distinct environments. Finally, we analyzed the population genetic of the human pathogenic yeast C. glabrata, which were isolated from gulls (111 isolates) and from patients (79 isolates) in Nimes, Montpellier and Marseille hospitals, via MLVA analysis. We found that the C. glabrata populations isolated from gulls or humans shared a similar genetic diversity. Antifungal-resistant C. glabrata isolates were evenly distributed in both gull and human populations.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Quitosana é um polímero natural derivado da desacetilação da quitina, oriundo da parede celular de fungos e exoesqueletos de crustáceos. Devida a sua estrutura química a quitosana apresenta propriedades de grande importância biotecnológica com diversas aplicações nas áreas ambientais, agricultura, cosméticos entre outras. Para averiguar a produção de quitosana por micro-organismo, estudos foram realizados utilizando o fungo Mucor subtilíssimus UCP/WFCC 1262 isolado do solo da caatinga do estado de Pernambuco, através do planejamento fatorial completo de 23, por fermentação semisólida (FSS), utilizando batata doce (Ipomoea batatas L.) suplementada com milhocina (resíduo industrial) e extrato de levedura, sendo as variáveis respostas produção de biomassa e quitosana. Para a produção de biomassa o ensaio 5 cuja composição: 3g de batata doce, 8ml de milhocina, e não utilizando extrato de levedura apresentou o melhor resultado com 13,32g/L de biomassa, e para quitosana o ponto central com 120,96 g/100g de biomassa com seguinte composição: 20g de batata doce, 6ml de milhocina, 0,1ml de extrato de levedura. A caracterização da quitosana demonstrou um grau de desacetilação de 60%. A quitosana microbiológica obtida foi testada quanto a sua capacidade ambiental no processo de descoloração do corante catiônicao, azul de metileno (AM), empregado na indústria têxtil tendo como variáveis pH, tempo e temperatura . Os resultados obtidos sobre eficiências de descoloração do azul de metileno pela adsorção da quitosana demonstraram que o pH 6 foi mais eficiente na descoloração do AM com a biossorção de 92,73%, na condição 8,30mg do adsorvente para 20 mg de AM em solução aquosa, sugerindo seu emprego em processos de biorremediação de efluentes têxteis. / Chitosan is a natural polymer derived from deacetylation of chitin, derived from the cell wall of fungi and exoskeletons of crustaceans. Due to its chemical structure exhibits properties of chitosan great biotechnological importance with many applications in the environmental fields, agriculture, cosmetics, among others. To check chitosan production by micro-organism, studies were performed using the fungus Mucor subtilíssimus UCP / WFCC 1262 isolated from soil of the savanna of the state of Pernambuco, through full factorial design of 23, by solid state fermentation (FSS) using sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) supplemented with corn steep liquor (industrial waste) and yeast extract, and the response variables biomass and chitosan. For biomass production testing 5 whose composition 3g sweet potato, 8ml milhocina, and not using yeast extract showed the best result with 13.32 g / L of biomass, chitosan and the center point with 120.96 g / 100g biomass with the following composition: 20 g sweet potatoes, 6ml of corn steep liquor, 0.1 ml of yeast extract. The characterization of chitosan showed a degree of deacetylation of 60%. Microbiological chitosan obtained was tested for its environmental capacity in the discoloration of catiônicao dye, methylene blue (MB), process used in the textile industry having variables such as pH, time and temperature. Results obtained with efficiencies discoloration of methylene blue adsorption of the chitosan showed that the pH 6 was more efficient in bleaching AM biosorption with 92.73% under the condition of 8.30 mg to 20 mg of adsorbent in solution PM aqueous, suggesting its use in bioremediation processes of textile effluents.

Dans le contexte fromager, les champignons filamenteux du genre Mucor ont un rôle ambivalent. En fonction du fromage considéré, ils peuvent être assimilés à des microorganismes d’altération responsables de défauts de fabrication ou au contraire contribuer au développement des qualités organoleptiques des produits. Dans le cadre de ce travail, nous avons souhaité confirmer et objectiver la dichotomie classiquement faite en industrie fromagère entre espèces technologiques et espèces contaminantes, et investiguer les mécanismes d’adaptation potentiels mis en oeuvre chez les espèces technologiques. La morphologie et la croissance radiale de 7 souches représentatives d’espèces technologiques, contaminantes et non-fromagères (endophyte) de Mucor ont été étudiées sur différents milieux (synthétique, mimant le fromage et fromager) en fonction de facteurs clés du processus de production des fromages (température, aw, pH). Les valeurs cardinales de croissance ont été déterminées sur milieu synthétique, un modèle prédictif a été proposé et validé sur matrices fromagères pour le facteur température et la meilleure faculté de croissance des souches technologiques sur milieux fromagers par rapport au milieu synthétique a été démontrée. Une approche de protéomique comparée a permis de décrire les voies métaboliques mises en jeu par 4 de ces souches dans les deux types d’environnement, fromager et non-fromager, et 35 protéines spécifiquement surexprimées par la souche technologique M. lanceolatus UBOCC-A-109153 sur milieu mimant le fromage ont été identifiées. Les avantages compétitifs associés à ces potentiels marqueurs d’adaptation vont faire l’objet d’investigations complémentaires. / In the cheese industry context, Mucor species exhibit an ambivalent behavior, as some species are essential technological organisms contributing to the required organoleptic characteristics of some cheeses while some others can be spoiling agents. The present study aimed at better understanding this ambivalence and investigating the putative adaptation mechanisms to cheese existing in Mucor technological species. Morphology and radial growth of 7 representative Mucor species: technological, contaminant and non-cheese related (plant endophyte) species were monitored on different media (synthetic, cheese-mimicking media and cheese) in function of key parameters for cheese manufacture (temperature, aw, pH). Cardinal values were determined on synthetic medium and as a result a predictive model was proposed and validated on cheese matrices for the temperature parameter. Interestingly, cheese technological species exhibited higher optimal growth rates on cheese related matrices than on synthetic media, while the opposite was observed for non-technological species. A comparative proteomic approach allowed unraveling the main metabolic pathways playing a role in growth of 4 of the 7 studied strains on both synthetic medium and cheese-mimicking medium. This proteomic study also highlighted the occurrence of 35 proteins specifically expressed by the technological strains M. lanceolatus UBOCC-A-109153 on the cheese-mimicking medium. Putative competitive and adaptative advantages of these hypothetical adaptation markers will be tested through additional investigations.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2017-07-28T13:17:05Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) DISSERTAÇÃO.pdf: 1904426 bytes, checksum: 881aba48363b69adb462f39f38edbbe8 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-28T13:17:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) DISSERTAÇÃO.pdf: 1904426 bytes, checksum: 881aba48363b69adb462f39f38edbbe8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-23 / As proteases são enzimas com a capacidade de hidrolisar proteínas em peptídeos menores ou aminoácidos livres, sendo essenciais para animais, plantas e micro-organismos devido à sua atuação na regulação metabólica. As proteases são utilizadas com diversas finalidades, no processo industrial da fabricação de detergentes, na indústria farmacêutica e de alimentos, além de ser utilizada na recuperação e aproveitamento de resíduos e subprodutos. Em virtude da grande importância das proteases este trabalho teve como objetivo comparar a produção de proteases produzidas por Mucor subtilissimus UCP 1262 em fermentação em estado sólido (FES) e submersa (FS), bem como extrair em Sistema de duas fases aquosas (SDFA) PEG/Fosfato, as colagenases oriundas de ambas as fermentações. O meio de produção da FES e FS no qual o micro-organismo foi cultivado era constituído principalmente de farelo de soja e farinha de soja. As determinações enzimáticas e dosagem proteica foram realizadas após 72h de fermentação. Para montagem do SDFA foram realizados dois planejamentos fatoriais 23, o primeiro planejamento foi realizado com amostras da FES e o segundo com amostras da FS. Neste sistema foi analisada a influência de três variáveis no processo de extração: massa molar do PEG (200, 550 e 1000 g/mol), concentração do PEG (17,5; 20 e 22,5%) e concentração do sal fosfato de sódio (15; 17,5 e 20%). A maior produção de proteases (362,66 U/ml) ocorreu na FES, enquanto que na FS obteve-se apenas 26,33 U/ml. Dentre as atividades proteásicas específicas: colagenolítica, fibrinolítica e queratinolítica, os melhores resultados foram obtidos para a atividade colagenolítica, sendo esta de: 179,81 U/ml, em FES. A colagenase presente no extrato bruto obtida nos processos fermentativos foram particionadas para fase rica em PEG do SDFA. O maior valor para a variável resposta Fator de purificação (FP=3,49) foi obtido no sistema que utilizou o extrato obtido por FES. Com base nas condições estudadas, os dois sistemas mostraram-se viáveis para a extração de colagenase, pois além de ser um processo que pode ser utilizado em larga escala é constituído por componentes de baixo custo e as condições utilizadas no SDFA favoreceram a extração desta enzima. Todavia, a extração da colagenase oriunda da FES foi mais promissora em virtude da maior concentração da enzima de interesse encontrada nesse tipo de fermentação. / Proteases are enzymes with the ability to hydrolyze proteins into smaller peptides and free amino acids. They are vital for animals, plants and micro-organisms due to their role in metabolic regulation. Proteases have been used in various purposes, in the industrial process of detergents, pharmaceutical and food industry, as well as being used in the recovery and utilization of waste and by-products. Due to their economic feasibility and great medical and farmaceutical importance this study aimed to compare the production of proteases produced by Mucor subtilissimus UCP 1262 in solid state fermentation (SSF) and submerged fermentation (SF) as well as extract collagenolytic proteases using Aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) -PEG/Phosphate from both fermentations. The medium composition for the fungal fermentation in SSF and SF was based in soybean flour. Enzymatic determinations and protein levels were performed after 72 hours of fermentation. To mount the ATPS were two 23 factorial design, the first planning was carried out with samples of SSF and the second with samples of SF. In this system was analyzed the influence of three variables in the extraction process: PEG molar mass (200, 550 and 1000), the PEG concentration (17,5; 22,5 and 20%) and sodium phosphate salt concentration (15; 17,5 and 20%). The higher proteolytic activity (362,66 U/ml) was produced using SSF, while in the FS was obtained 26,33 U/ml. Among the specific proteolytic activities: collagenolytic, fibrinolytic and keratinolytic, the best results were obtained for the collagenolytic activity, this being: 179,81 U / ml in the SSF. The Collagenase present in the crude extract obtained in the fermentative processes partitioned preferencially to the PEG-rich phase. The highest value for the variable response Purification Factor (PF = 3,49) was obtained in the system that used SSF crude extract. According with the showed results, both extraction systems seemed to be feasible for collagenase extraction, as well as being a process that can be used in large scale, constituted by low cost components and conditions used in this ATPS favored the enzyme extraction. Furthermore, the collagenase extraction from the SSF was more promising because of the higher interest enzyme concentration found in this type of fermentation.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:20:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 maria_rosangela_calheiros_alves.pdf: 3828211 bytes, checksum: 8f88ed401400b2866cfb1cd4b380fa2c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05-13 / Chitosan is a natural polymer derived from deacetylation of chitin, derived from the cell wall of fungi and exoskeletons of crustaceans. Due to its chemical structure exhibits properties of chitosan great biotechnological importance with many applications in the environmental fields, agriculture, cosmetics, among others. To check chitosan production by micro-organism, studies were performed using the fungus Mucor subtilíssimus UCP / WFCC 1262 isolated from soil of the savanna of the state of Pernambuco, through full factorial design of 23, by solid state fermentation (FSS) using sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) supplemented with corn steep liquor (industrial waste) and yeast extract, and the response variables biomass and chitosan. For biomass production testing 5 whose composition 3g sweet potato, 8ml milhocina, and not using yeast extract showed the best result with 13.32 g / L of biomass, chitosan and the center point with 120.96 g / 100g biomass with the following composition: 20 g sweet potatoes, 6ml of corn steep liquor, 0.1 ml of yeast extract. The characterization of chitosan showed a degree of deacetylation of 60%. Microbiological chitosan obtained was tested for its environmental capacity in the discoloration of catiônicao dye, methylene blue (MB), process used in the textile industry having variables such as pH, time and temperature. Results obtained with efficiencies discoloration of methylene blue adsorption of the chitosan showed that the pH 6 was more efficient in bleaching AM biosorption with 92.73% under the condition of 8.30 mg to 20 mg of adsorbent in solution PM aqueous, suggesting its use in bioremediation processes of textile effluents. / Quitosana é um polímero natural derivado da desacetilação da quitina, oriundo da parede celular de fungos e exoesqueletos de crustáceos. Devida a sua estrutura química a quitosana apresenta propriedades de grande importância biotecnológica com diversas aplicações nas áreas ambientais, agricultura, cosméticos entre outras. Para averiguar a produção de quitosana por micro-organismo, estudos foram realizados utilizando o fungo Mucor subtilíssimus UCP/WFCC 1262 isolado do solo da caatinga do estado de Pernambuco, através do planejamento fatorial completo de 23, por fermentação semi sólida (FSS), utilizando batata doce (Ipomoea batatas L.) suplementada com milhocina (resíduo industrial) e extrato de levedura, sendo as variáveis respostas produção de biomassa e quitosana. Para a produção de biomassa o ensaio 5 cuja composição: 3g de batata doce, 8ml de milhocina, e não utilizando extrato de levedura apresentou o melhor resultado com 13,32g/L de biomassa, e para quitosana o ponto central com 120,96 g/100g de biomassa com seguinte composição: 20g de batata doce, 6ml de milhocina, 0,1ml de extrato de levedura. A caracterização da quitosana demonstrou um grau de desacetilação de 60%. A quitosana microbiológica obtida foi testada quanto a sua capacidade ambiental no processo de descoloração do corante catiônicao, azul de metileno (AM), empregado na indústria têxtil tendo como variáveis pH, tempo e temperatura . Os resultados obtidos sobre eficiências de descoloração do azul de metileno pela adsorção da quitosana demonstraram que o pH 6 foi mais eficiente na descoloração do AM com a biossorção de 92,73%, na condição 8,30mg do adsorvente para 20 mg de AM em solução aquosa, sugerindo seu emprego em processos de biorremediação de efluentes têxteis.

Thesis (MScEng (Process Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Filamentous fungi have been employed for production of heterologous proteins such as enzymes, antibiotics and vaccines due to their good secretion capacities and effective posttranslational modifications of these proteins. With an improvent in recombinant DNA technologies it has become possible to express many useful proteins in species such as the Aspergilli. However the submerged cultivation of filamentous fungi is complicated by the difficulties in mixing and oxygen and nutrient transfer in the highly viscous culture fluids that result. The purpose of the project was to investigate the potential of simultaneous control of morphology and production of enzymes in the dimorphic fungus, Mucor circinelloides, in order to overcome problems associated with the submerged cultivation of filamentous fungi. Dimorphic M. circinelloides, a zygomycete in the order Mucorales, occurs in a filamentous form or a yeast-like morphology in response to environmental conditions. Recently, advances were made in transformation of Mucor, and it has become possible to transform M. circinelloides to express heterologous proteins. The first example of a strong, regulated promoter from M. circinelloides being used for recombinant protein production was the expression of the glucose oxidase gene (from Aspergillus niger) under the control of the glyceradehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gpd1) promoter. Glucose oxidase (GOX) is an enzyme used to prevent oxidation of foods to extend shelf-life, to produce low-kilojoule beverages and to measure glucose levels in medical diagnostic applications. The scope of this project was to establish the conditions for yeast and filamentous growth of M. circinelloides in order to allow control of morphology, and to evaluate enzyme production under these conditions. Enzyme production of the GOX producing mutant strain, that was recently constructed, was compared to that of a wild type M.circinelloides strain. M. circinelloides was cultured in two-stage batch fermentations, firstly a yeast stage and then a filamentous stage. The yeast morphology was induced by anaerobic conditions while the filamentous morphology was achieved by exposure to air. The enzyme, biomass and metabolite production of the glucose-oxidase producing mutant strain and the wild type were monitored during the two-stage fermentations. GOX from the mutant and native amylase activity levels from the wild type were compared to each other and to other production systems for these enzymes. The morphology could be maintained in a yeast form under N2 with addition of ergosterol and Tween 80. The GOX activity levels in the culture fluid were comparable to some of the unoptimized GOX production systems in literature, but much lower than the optimized, recombinant GOX production systems that employ certain yeasts, or Aspergilli or Penicillium. The intracellular GOX levels were almost 6-fold higher than the extracellular levels which was unexpected as GOX is usually well-secreted. The morphological control improved the morphology for the initial yeast-stage of the fermentation but did not improve the morphology during the filamentous, enzyme-producing stage and it decreased the biomass yield and enzyme production by 50%. The constraint of Mucor to its yeast-like form did not improve the broth homogeneity or enzyme production and increased the time required for enzyme production. In this study M. circinelloides did not perform that well against other species already used to produce these enzymes. However, M. circinelloides could be used to produce enzymes from zygomycetes that systems such as A. niger do not produce well.

For the citrus processing industry the disposal of fresh peels has become a major concern for manyfactories. Orange peels are the major solid by-product. Dried orange peels have a high content ofpectin, cellulose and hemicellulose, which make it suitable as fermentation substrate when hydrolyzed.The present work aims at utilizing orange peels for the production of ethanol by using the fungusMucor indicus. Hence, producing a valuable product from the orange peel waste. The biomass growthwas also examined, since the biomass of the fungus can be processed into chitosan, which also is avaluable material.The work was first focused on examining the fungus ability to assimilate galacturonic acid and severalother sugars present in orange peel hydrolyzate (fructose, glucose, galactose, arabionose, and xylose).Fructose and glucose are the sugars which are consumed the fastest whereas arabinose, xylose andgalacturonic acid are assimilated much slower.One problem when using orange peels as raw material is its content of peel oils (mainly D-limonene),which has an immense antimicrobial effect on many microorganism even at low concentrations. Inorder to study M. indicus sensitivity to peel oil the fungus was grown in medium containing differentconcentrations of D-limonene.At very low limonene concentrations the fungal growth was delayed only modestly, hence a couple ofhours when starting from spores and almost nothing when starting with biomass. Increasing theconcentration to 0.25% (v/v) and above halted the growth to a large extent. However, the fungus wasable to grow even at a limonene concentration of 1.0%, although, at very reduced rate. Cultivationsstarted from spore-solution were more sensitive than those started with biomass.Orange peels were hydrolyzed by two different methods to fermentable sugars, namely by dilute acidhydrolysis (0.5% (v/v) H2SO4) at 150 °C and by enzymatic hydrolysis by cellulase, pectinase and β-glucosidase. The fungus was able to produce ethanol with a maximum yield of about 0.36 g/g after 24h when grown on acid hydrolyzed orange peels both by aerobic and anaerobic cultivation. Apreliminary aerobic cultivation on enzymatic hydrolyzed orange peels gave a maximum ethanol yieldof 0.33 g/g after 26 h.The major metabolite produced during the cultivations was ethanol. Apart from ethanol, glycerol wasthe only component produced in significant amounts. In cultivations performed aerobically on acidandenzymatic hydrolyzed orange peels the glycerol yields were 0.048 g/g after 24 h.Two different techniques were also examined in order to evaluate if the methods could be use asbiomass determining methods when solid particles are present in the culture medium. The problemwith solid particles is that they will be buried inside the fungal biomass matrix. Hence makingseparation impossible prior to dry weight determination in the ordinary way. However, none of themethods involving chitin extraction or chitosan extraction did show any good results.The results from the present work are rather clear, M. indicus was able to grow and produce bothethanol and biomass even when limonene was present in the culture medium. The maximum ethanolyield was achieved after about 24 h in cultivations performed on both acid hydrolyzed and enzymatichydrolyzed orange peels. However, in order to say if the method can be applicable at industrial scaleand made economically feasible the subject has to be investigated further.

Over the last few decades, ethanol production from renewable resources has been of interest as an alternative fuel to the current fossil fuel, due to the unstable oil market and in order to decrease net emission of carbon dioxide which leads to global warming. According to analyses of DG Transport and Energy (TREN), it is not possible to reach the current biofuels directive promoting 5,75 % biofuel by the year 2010, due to the markets and technologies, but by the year 2020 achievement of 6.9% is expected. This new law will increase biofuel demand by 3,1 %.Lignocelluloses materials, which are relatively cheap and plentiful, are considered to be the main source of feedstock’s for low-cost bio-ethanol production. The general procedure to convert lignocelluloses material to bioethanol is hydrolysis of the hemicelluloses and the cellulose to its monomer sugars, fermentation and distillation.Bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi are able to ferment hydrolysates from different plants and convert it to bioethanol.Mucor indicus is a filamentous fungus; it is able to utilize a wide range of hexoses, phentoses and disaccharides (cellobiose) in order to produce ethanol. The Ethanol yield and productivity of this microorganism from hexoses are as same as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. But the reason that it is one of the candidates for ethanol production is the fungus ability to utilize xylose. The cell wall of M.indicus contains significant quantity of chitosan/chitin which can be easily extracted. Chitosan is the deacetylated products of chitin. They have many applications in chemistry, biotechnology, medicine, veterinary, dentistry, agriculture, food processing, environmental protection, water purification, cosmetic and textile industries.The results of the current work show that the glucose concentration in the medium had a great impact on the lag phase, glucose consumption and ethanol production in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The lag phase increased as the initial concentration of glucose increased. While the glucose concentration increased above 190 g/l in the medium the glucose consumption and ethanol production decreased in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The glucose tolerance of M.indicus in both aerobic and anaerobic condition is about 190 g/l and in the anaerobic condition the ethanol tolerance of this fungus is around 70 g/. / Uppsatsnivå: D

Syftet med detta examensarbete är att finna exoenzymer från Rhizopus sp, Mucor indicus och Rhizomucor pusillus som kan användas vid förbehandling av organiskt avfall. Syftet är även att finna kolkällor/energikällor som tidigare inte använts inom forskningen i ämnet resursåtervinning vid Högskolan i Borås.För att kunna undersöka vilka kolkällor mikroorganismerna bryter ner odlas dessa upp på agarplattor innehållande minimal-medium samt en specifik kolkälla. Efter fyra dagars inkubering i 30oC studerar man agarplattorna för att se om mikroorganismerna vuxit eller inte. Kan man urskilja tillväxt har de lyckats bryta ner kolkällan samt producera motsvarande exoenzym. Då vissa resultat är oklara odlas mikroorganismerna även i skakflaskor, detta för att se om det är själva agarn i agarplattorna som påverkar mikroorganismernas tillväxt.Resultatet visar att vissa mikroorganismer växer bättre än andra. Detta kan bero på kolkällornas struktur, det vill säga om de är komplicerade eller ej. Studerar man mikroorganismerna var för sig skiljer de sig lite åt. Rhizopus sp växer bäst på galaktan vilket indikerar att den lyckas producera exoenzymet galaktas. Mikroorganismen saknar produktion av exoenzym när den odlas på kolkällorna cellulosa och kitin.Studerar man mikroorganismen Mucor indicus har den bäst tillväxt på galaktan och potatismjöl, vilket indikerar att den producerar exoenzymerna galaktas samt α-amylas. Den kolkällan som ger sämst tillväxt är cellulosa.Rhizomucor pusillus har bäst tillväxt på galaktan samt triglycerider och producerar då exoenzymerna galaktas och lipas. Den lyckas inte bryta ner cellulosa eller kitin och saknar då produktion av exoenzymen cellulas samt kitinas.Både xylan och galaktan testas var för sig för att kunna dra slutsatser om någon produktion av exoenzymet hemicellulas finns. Detta görs eftersom det inte finns tillgång till något rent ämne med hemicellulosa. Xylan testas även endast för exoenzymet xylanas.En av de kolkällorna som gett minst tillväxt för alla de testade mikroorganismerna var cellulosa. För att styrka detta resultat odlas mikroorganismerna upp i skakflaskor, där ingen tillväxt skedde. Den lilla tillväxt som erhölls på agarplattorna tyder på att mikroorganismerna växer med den tillsatta agarn som kolkälla och inte utnyttjar själva kolkällan. Varför mikroorganismerna inte kan tillgodo se sig cellulosa kan bero på att cellulosa har en komplex struktur som gör den svår att bryta ner utan förbehandling.