Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Grain Science and Industry / Praveen V. Vadlani / The purpose of this study was to investigate micro- and macro-scale aspects of solid state fermentation (SSF) for production of cellulolytic enzymes using fungal cultures. Included in the objectives were investigation of effect of physicochemical characteristics of substrate on enzymes production at micro-scale, and design, fabrication and analysis of solid-state bioreactor at macro-scale. In the initial studies response surface optimization of SSF of soybeans hulls using mixed culture of Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus oryzae was carried out to standardize the process. Optimum temperature, moisture and pH of 30ºC, 70% and 5 were determined following optimization. Using optimized parameters laboratory scale-up in static tray fermenter was performed that resulted in production of complete and balanced cellulolytic enzyme system. The balanced enzyme system had required 1:1 ratio of filter paper and beta-glucosidase units. This complete and balanced enzyme system was shown to be effective in the hydrolysis of wheat straw to sugars. Mild pretreatments– steam, acid and alkali were performed to vary physicochemical characteristics of soybean hulls – bed porosity, crystallinity and volumetric specific surface. Mild nature of pretreatments minimized the compositional changes of substrate. It was explicitly shown that more porous and crystalline steam pretreated soybean hulls significantly improved cellulolytic enzymes production in T. reesei culture, with no effect on xylanase. In A. oryzae and mixed culture this improvement, though, was not seen. Further studies using standard crystalline substrates and substrates with varying bed porosity confirmed that effect of physicochemical characteristics was selective with respect to fungal species and cellulolytic activity. A novel deep bed bioreactor was designed and fabricated to address scale-up issues. Bioreactor’s unique design of outer wire mesh frame with internal air distribution and a near saturation environment within cabinet resulted in enhanced heat transfer with minimum moisture loss. Enzyme production was faster and leveled within 48 h of operation compared to 96 h required in static tray. A two phase heat and mass transfer model was written that accurately predicted the experimental temperature profile. Simulations also showed that bioreactor operation was more sensitive to changes in cabinet temperature and mass flow rate of distributor air than air temperature.

Devido as suas características funcionais, as proteínas vêm sendo cada vez mais utilizadas em diferentes áreas e atividades da sociedade humana como: alimentícia, indústria, têxtil, papel e celulose, química e médica. A produção industrial de proteínas de valor comercial para diversas aplicações, vem sendo cada vez mais conduzida através do desenvolvimento de sistemas de expressão em diferentes hospedeiros, como Saccharomyces cerevisiae. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo desenhar um sistema de expressão metabolicamente independente induzido pelo hormônio estradiol que, em S. cerevisiae, seja capaz de produzir e secretar com eficiência proteínas homólogas e/ou heterólogas de interesse industrial. Para tanto, foi desenhado e construído um plasmídeo regulador (que expressa o fator de transcrição quimérico c-mycGal4(DBD)hERα(LBD)VP16(AD) e um plasmídeo de expressão (que contém o promotor quimérico p5xUASGAL-UARcb1, o qual será induzido pelo fator de transcrição quimérico, regulando a expressão da proteína repórter celobiohidrolase I - cbh1 de Trichoderma reesei). Ambos plasmídeos foram utilizados para transformar a cepa ScW303-1A/pdr5Δ(construída neste trabalho) e induzido com diferentes concentrações de estradiol. Para analisar a habilidade do promotor em dirigir a expressão da proteína repórter cbh1, foi feito o teste de DNS, com os transformantes selecionados, utilizando carboximetilcelulose 1% como substrato. A maior atividade enzimática ocorre na indução do sistema com 5 μM de 17-β-estradiol e DES (dietilestilbestrol). Os resultados mostram que o sistema de expressão induzido por 17-β-estradiol e DES, funciona de forma eficiente em S. cerevisiae e que o mesmo pode ser utilizado na produção biotecnológica de outras proteínas de interesse. / Due to its functional characteristics, the proteins are being increasingly used in different areas and activities of human society: food, industry, textile, pulp and paper, chemical and medical. The industrial production of commercially valuable proteins for various applications is increasingly being conducted through the development of systems of expression in different hosts such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This study aimed to design a metabolically independent expression system induced by estradiol hormone in S. cerevisiae is able to produce and secrete effectively homologous proteins and / or heterologous of industrial interest. Thus, it was designed and built a regulatory plasmid (expressing the chimeric transcription factor c-myc-Gal4 (DBD) -hERα (LBD) - VP16 (AD) and an expression plasmid (which contains the chimeric promoter 5xUASGAL- UARcb1, which is induced by the chimeric transcription factor, regulating the expression of the reporter protein cellobiohydrolase I - cbh1 of Trichoderma reesei). Both plasmids were used to transform ScW303-1A / pdr5Δ strain (constructed in this work) and induced with different concentrations of estradiol. To analyze the ability of the promoter to direct the expression of the reporter protein cbh1, the DNS testing, with the selected transformants was done using 1% carboxymethylcellulose as a substrate. The highest enzymatic activity occurs in the induction system with 5 μM of 17-β-estradiol and DES (diethylstilbestrol). The results show that the expression system induced by 17-β-estradiol and DES operates efficiently in S. cerevisiae and that it can be used for the biotechnological production of other proteins of interest.

The family 1 cellulose-binding modules (CBM1) form a groupof small, stable carbohydrate-binding proteins. These modulesare essential for fungal cellulosedegradation. This thesisdescribes both functional studies of the CBM1s as well asprotein engineering of the modules for several objectives. The characteristics and specificity of CBM1s from theTrichoderma reeseiCel7A and Cel6A, along with severalother wild type and mutated CBMs, were studied using bindingexperiments and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Datafrom the binding studies confirmed that the presence of onetryptophan residue on the CBM1 binding face enhances itsbinding to crystalline cellulose. The twoT. reeseiCBM1s as well as the CBM3 from theClostridium thermocellumCipA were investigated by TEMexperiments. All three CBMs were found to bind in lineararrangements along the sides of the fibrils. Further analysesof the bound CBMs indicated that the CBMs bind to the exposedhydrophobic surfaces, the so called (200) crystalline face ofValoniacellulose crystals. The function and specificity of CBM1s as a part of an intactenzyme were studied by replacing the CBM from the exo-actingCel7A by the CBM1 from the endoglucanase Cel7B. Apart fromslightly improved affinity of the hybrid enzyme, the moduleexchange did not significantly influence the function of theCel7A. This indicates that the two CBM1s are analogous in theirbinding properties and function during cellulosehydrolysis. The CBM1 was also used for immobilization studies. Toimprove heterologous expression of a CBM1-lipase fusionprotein, a linker stability study was carried out inPichia pastoris. A proline/threonine rich linker peptidewas found to be stable for protein production in this host. Forwhole bacterial cell immobilization, theT. reeseiCel6A CBM1 was expressed on the surface of thegram-positive bacteria,Staphylococcus carnosus. The engineeredS. carnosuscells were shown to bind cellulosefibers. To exploit the stable CBM1 fold as a starting point forgenerating novel binders, a phage display library wasconstructed. Binding proteins against an amylase as well asagainst a metal ion were selected from the library. Theamylase-binding proteins were found to bind and inhibit thetarget enzyme. The metal binding proteins selected from thelibrary were cloned on the surface of theS. carnosusand clearly enhanced the metal bindingability of the engineered bacteria. <b>Keywords</b>: cellulose-binding, family 1carbohydrate-binding module, phage display, bacterial surfacedisplay, combinatorial protein library, metal binding, proteinengineering,Trichoderma reesei, Staphyloccus carnosus.

<p>The family 1 cellulose-binding modules (CBM1) form a groupof small, stable carbohydrate-binding proteins. These modulesare essential for fungal cellulosedegradation. This thesisdescribes both functional studies of the CBM1s as well asprotein engineering of the modules for several objectives.</p><p>The characteristics and specificity of CBM1s from the<i>Trichoderma reesei</i>Cel7A and Cel6A, along with severalother wild type and mutated CBMs, were studied using bindingexperiments and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Datafrom the binding studies confirmed that the presence of onetryptophan residue on the CBM1 binding face enhances itsbinding to crystalline cellulose. The two<i>T. reesei</i>CBM1s as well as the CBM3 from the<i>Clostridium thermocellum</i>CipA were investigated by TEMexperiments. All three CBMs were found to bind in lineararrangements along the sides of the fibrils. Further analysesof the bound CBMs indicated that the CBMs bind to the exposedhydrophobic surfaces, the so called (200) crystalline face of<i>Valonia</i>cellulose crystals.</p><p>The function and specificity of CBM1s as a part of an intactenzyme were studied by replacing the CBM from the exo-actingCel7A by the CBM1 from the endoglucanase Cel7B. Apart fromslightly improved affinity of the hybrid enzyme, the moduleexchange did not significantly influence the function of theCel7A. This indicates that the two CBM1s are analogous in theirbinding properties and function during cellulosehydrolysis.</p><p>The CBM1 was also used for immobilization studies. Toimprove heterologous expression of a CBM1-lipase fusionprotein, a linker stability study was carried out in<i>Pichia pastoris</i>. A proline/threonine rich linker peptidewas found to be stable for protein production in this host. Forwhole bacterial cell immobilization, the<i>T. reesei</i>Cel6A CBM1 was expressed on the surface of thegram-positive bacteria,<i>Staphylococcus carnosus</i>. The engineered<i>S. carnosus</i>cells were shown to bind cellulosefibers.</p><p>To exploit the stable CBM1 fold as a starting point forgenerating novel binders, a phage display library wasconstructed. Binding proteins against an amylase as well asagainst a metal ion were selected from the library. Theamylase-binding proteins were found to bind and inhibit thetarget enzyme. The metal binding proteins selected from thelibrary were cloned on the surface of the<i>S. carnosus</i>and clearly enhanced the metal bindingability of the engineered bacteria.</p><p><b>Keywords</b>: cellulose-binding, family 1carbohydrate-binding module, phage display, bacterial surfacedisplay, combinatorial protein library, metal binding, proteinengineering,<i>Trichoderma reesei, Staphyloccus carnosus</i>.</p>

Devido as suas características funcionais, as proteínas vêm sendo cada vez mais utilizadas em diferentes áreas e atividades da sociedade humana como: alimentícia, indústria, têxtil, papel e celulose, química e médica. A produção industrial de proteínas de valor comercial para diversas aplicações, vem sendo cada vez mais conduzida através do desenvolvimento de sistemas de expressão em diferentes hospedeiros, como Saccharomyces cerevisiae. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo desenhar um sistema de expressão metabolicamente independente induzido pelo hormônio estradiol que, em S. cerevisiae, seja capaz de produzir e secretar com eficiência proteínas homólogas e/ou heterólogas de interesse industrial. Para tanto, foi desenhado e construído um plasmídeo regulador (que expressa o fator de transcrição quimérico c-mycGal4(DBD)hER&#945;(LBD)VP16(AD) e um plasmídeo de expressão (que contém o promotor quimérico p5xUASGAL-UARcb1, o qual será induzido pelo fator de transcrição quimérico, regulando a expressão da proteína repórter celobiohidrolase I - cbh1 de Trichoderma reesei). Ambos plasmídeos foram utilizados para transformar a cepa ScW303-1A/pdr5&#916;(construída neste trabalho) e induzido com diferentes concentrações de estradiol. Para analisar a habilidade do promotor em dirigir a expressão da proteína repórter cbh1, foi feito o teste de DNS, com os transformantes selecionados, utilizando carboximetilcelulose 1% como substrato. A maior atividade enzimática ocorre na indução do sistema com 5 &#956;M de 17-&#946;-estradiol e DES (dietilestilbestrol). Os resultados mostram que o sistema de expressão induzido por 17-&#946;-estradiol e DES, funciona de forma eficiente em S. cerevisiae e que o mesmo pode ser utilizado na produção biotecnológica de outras proteínas de interesse. / Due to its functional characteristics, the proteins are being increasingly used in different areas and activities of human society: food, industry, textile, pulp and paper, chemical and medical. The industrial production of commercially valuable proteins for various applications is increasingly being conducted through the development of systems of expression in different hosts such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This study aimed to design a metabolically independent expression system induced by estradiol hormone in S. cerevisiae is able to produce and secrete effectively homologous proteins and / or heterologous of industrial interest. Thus, it was designed and built a regulatory plasmid (expressing the chimeric transcription factor c-myc-Gal4 (DBD) -hER&#945; (LBD) - VP16 (AD) and an expression plasmid (which contains the chimeric promoter 5xUASGAL- UARcb1, which is induced by the chimeric transcription factor, regulating the expression of the reporter protein cellobiohydrolase I - cbh1 of Trichoderma reesei). Both plasmids were used to transform ScW303-1A / pdr5&#916; strain (constructed in this work) and induced with different concentrations of estradiol. To analyze the ability of the promoter to direct the expression of the reporter protein cbh1, the DNS testing, with the selected transformants was done using 1% carboxymethylcellulose as a substrate. The highest enzymatic activity occurs in the induction system with 5 &#956;M of 17-&#946;-estradiol and DES (diethylstilbestrol). The results show that the expression system induced by 17-&#946;-estradiol and DES operates efficiently in S. cerevisiae and that it can be used for the biotechnological production of other proteins of interest.

Fossil fuel is an important energy source, but is unavoidabiy running out. Since the cellulosic material is the most abundant source of organic matter, the ethanol, which is produced from cellulosic waste materials, is gaining more and more attention. These materials are cheap, renewable and their availability makes them superior compared to other raw materials. The cellulose must be hydrolyzed to glucose before it can be fermented to ethanol. The enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose using cellulase enzymes is the most widely used method. The production cost of cellulase enzymes is the major cost in ethanol manufacture. To optimize the cost of ethanol production, enzyme stability needs to be improved through maintaining the activity of the enzymes and by optimizing the production of the cellulase. The aim of researchers, engineers and industrials is to get more biomass for the same cost. The filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei has a long history in the production of the cellulase enzymes. This production can be influenced strongly by varying the growth media and culture conditions (pH, temperature, DO, agitation,... ). At present, it is my opinion that no modelling study has included both the hydrodynamic and kinetic aspects to investigate the effect of shear and mass transfer on the morphology of microorganisms that influence the rheology of the broth and production of cellulase. This thesis presents the development of a mathematical model for cellulase production and the growth of biomass in an airlift bioreactor. The kinetic model is coupled with the methodology of two-phase flow using mathematical models based on the bubble break-up and coalescence to predict mass transfer rate, which is one of the critical factor in the fermentation. A comparison between the results obtained by the developed model and the experimental data is given and discussed. The design proposed for the airlift geometry by Ahamed and Vermette enables us to get a high mass transfer and production rate. The results are very promising with respect to the potential of such a model for industrial use as a prediction tool, and even for design.

<p>The hydrolysis kinetics of bacterial cellulose and its derivatives by <i>Trichoderma reesei</i> cellulases was studied. The cellulose surface erosion model was introduced to explain the gradual and strong retardation of the rate of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose. This model identifies the decrease in apparent processivity of cellobiohydrolases during the hydrolysis as a major contributor to the decreased rates. Both enzyme-related (non-productive binding) and substrate-related (erosion of cellulose surface) processes contribute to the decrease in apparent processivity. Furthermore, the surface erosion model allows, in addition to conventional endo-exo synergism, the possibility for different modes of synergistic action between cellulases. The second mode of synergism operates in parallel with the conventional one and was found to be predominant in the hydrolysis of more crystalline celluloses and also in the synergistic action of two cellobiohydrolases. </p><p>A mechanism of substrate inhibition in synergistic hydrolysis of bacterial cellulose was proposed whereby the inhibition is a result of surface dilution of reaction components (bound cellobiohydrolase and cellulose chain ends) at lower enzyme-to-substrate ratios. </p><p>The inhibition of cellulases by the hydrolysis product, cellobiose, was found to be strongly dependent on the nature of the substrate. The hydrolysis of a low molecular weight model substrate, such as para-nitrophenyl cellobioside, by cellobiohydrolase I is strongly inhibited by cellobiose with a competitive inhibition constant around 20 μM, whereas the hydrolysis of cellulose is more resistant to inhibition with an apparent inhibition constant around 1.5 mM for cellobiose.</p>

The hydrolysis kinetics of bacterial cellulose and its derivatives by Trichoderma reesei cellulases was studied. The cellulose surface erosion model was introduced to explain the gradual and strong retardation of the rate of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose. This model identifies the decrease in apparent processivity of cellobiohydrolases during the hydrolysis as a major contributor to the decreased rates. Both enzyme-related (non-productive binding) and substrate-related (erosion of cellulose surface) processes contribute to the decrease in apparent processivity. Furthermore, the surface erosion model allows, in addition to conventional endo-exo synergism, the possibility for different modes of synergistic action between cellulases. The second mode of synergism operates in parallel with the conventional one and was found to be predominant in the hydrolysis of more crystalline celluloses and also in the synergistic action of two cellobiohydrolases. A mechanism of substrate inhibition in synergistic hydrolysis of bacterial cellulose was proposed whereby the inhibition is a result of surface dilution of reaction components (bound cellobiohydrolase and cellulose chain ends) at lower enzyme-to-substrate ratios. The inhibition of cellulases by the hydrolysis product, cellobiose, was found to be strongly dependent on the nature of the substrate. The hydrolysis of a low molecular weight model substrate, such as para-nitrophenyl cellobioside, by cellobiohydrolase I is strongly inhibited by cellobiose with a competitive inhibition constant around 20 μM, whereas the hydrolysis of cellulose is more resistant to inhibition with an apparent inhibition constant around 1.5 mM for cellobiose.

Submitted by Lucienne Costa (lucienneferreira@ufcg.edu.br) on 2017-12-13T17:26:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 CARLOS ALBERTO BISPO DE SOUSA - TESE (PPGEP) 2014.pdf: 2633408 bytes, checksum: 80087f7d1097f18a52b312e44cfc57af (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-12-13T17:26:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 CARLOS ALBERTO BISPO DE SOUSA - TESE (PPGEP) 2014.pdf: 2633408 bytes, checksum: 80087f7d1097f18a52b312e44cfc57af (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-11-28 / Capes / A demanda por fontes de energia renovável tem crescido em todo o mundo. Nesse contexto, o bioetanol obtido a partir da hidrólise de materiais lignocelulósicos tem merecido destaque. Porém, a produção das enzimas celulolíticas usadas nesse processo é de custo elevado, e este é o principal empecilho para a obtenção do etanol celulósico em grande escala. O objetivo deste estudo foi produzir enzimas celulolíticas destinadas a produção de bioetanol, a partir da fermentação semissólida da biomassa da palma forrageira pelo fungo filamentoso Trichoderma reesei LCB 48. O estudo da fermentação revelou que a melhor condição foi atingida com umidade inicial de 90% e suplementação de 1% de fonte de nitrogênio. A atividade máxima foi alcançada em 110 horas de processo, com produção de 6,45 U/gds. O estudo de lixiviação das enzimas produzidas revelou como as melhores condições do processo: a relação solvente/substrato de 20g/ml, agitação de 50rpm e tempo de contato de 15 minutos, na qual obteve-se extratos brutos com 15,14 U/gds expressa em carboximetilcelulase (CMCase). As enzimas recuperadas na lixiviação exibiram atividade CMCase ótima em temperatura de 55°C e pH ótimo entre 4,0 e 5,0. Estudos de estabilidade mostraram que a enzima é desativada em valores de pH superiores a 6,5 e temperaturas superiores a 50°C. Ensaios de hidrólise utilisando a própria biomassa da palma e o resíduo da fermentação como material lignocelulósico apresentaram respectivamente produtividade máxima de de 334,4 mg/L.h e 308 mg/L.h de glicose em 4 horas de processo. Foi realizado um estudo de partição das enzimas obtidas utilizando sistemas aquosos bifásicos. O SAB composto por 18% Peg 4000 e 12% citrato de sódio em pH 5,0 resultou em um fator de purificação de 5,31 para a CMCase e 61,4 para celobiase. Para FPase o fator de purificação foi de 2,29 quando a concentração de citrato usada foi de 16%. A biomassa da palma mostrou-se viável tanto para a obtenção das enzimas celulases quanto para a obtenção de açúcares fermentescíveis para produção de bioetanol. Os SABs mostraram-se promissores como etapa inicial de um processo de recuperação e purificação das celulases produzidas. / The demand for renewable energy has grown worldwide. In this context, bioethanol obtained from the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials has been highlighted . However, the production of cellulolytic enzymes used in the hydrolysis process is costly, and this is the main obstacle for obtaining cellulosic ethanol on a large scale. This study was designed to produce cellulolytic enzymes production of bioethanol from biomass semisolid fermentation of forage cactus by the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei LCB 48. The study revealed that the best fermentation condition was achieved with 90 % humidity and supplementation 1% of the nitrogen source . The maximum activity was achieved in 110 hours of process, with production of 6.45 U/gds . The study of leaching of enzymes produced revealed as the best process conditions: solvent substrate ratio of 20mL/ g , 50 rpm of agitation and contact time of 15 minutes , which was obtained in crude extracts with 15.14 U/gds expressed in carboxymethylcellulase ( CMCase ) . The crude extract was stable for up to 20 days when stored at room temperature. The enzymes recovered in the leaching exhibited CMCase activity at optimal temperature of 55 ° C and optimum pH between 4.0 and 5.0 . Stability studies showed that the enzyme is deactivated at pH values above 6.5 and temperatures above 50 ° C. Hydrolysis assays of pear cactus biomass itself and the residue fermenting lignocellulosic material presented as maximum yield of 334.4 mg/Lh and 308 mg/Lh of glucose in 4 process hours respectively. A study ds enzymes obtained using aqueous two-phase partition systems was carried out . SAB composed of 18 % PEG 4000 and 12% sodium citrate at pH 5.0 resulted in a purification factor of 5.31 to 61.4 for CMCase and cellobiase. FPase for the purification factor was 2.29 when the concentration of citrate used was 16% . Biomass palm proved to be feasible for both obtaining the cellulase enzymes as to obtain fermentable sugars to bioethanol production. The SABs proved promising as an initial step in a process of recovery and purification of cellulases produced .

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No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseCF.pdf: 2944475 bytes, checksum: 0b8b7d83e1195e91eb572351858f7b93 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-28 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Currently, one of the major challenges for second generation ethanol is to reduce the cost of cellulolytic enzymes. Thus, the development of bioprocesses for the enzyme production on-site and strategies to increase the final yield of the enzymatic hydrolysis are required to ensure that biomass conversion to be economically feasible. Therefore, the objective of this work was to study the production and characterization of enzyme cocktails involved in the degradation of plant biomass by filamentous fungi Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus niger grown in sequential fermentation and evaluate the application of these cocktails in the saccharification process of sugarcane bagasse. Firstly, evaluation and validation of sequential fermentation cultivation methodology to different strains of Trichoderma. Cultivation were made using sugarcane bagasse "in natura" and pretreated by steam explosion, as a carbon source. The result more significantly was observed for T. reesei Rut C30, the endoglucanase production was 4.2-fold higher than the values obtained in conventional submerged fermentation. The enzyme extracts were characterized in terms of optimum pH and temperature and endoglucanase profile. The thermostability was directly influenced by the type of carbon source and type of cultivation method. Subsequently, the proteomic analysis were performed of enzyme cocktails from T. reesei Rut C30 and A. niger A12 produced by submerged and sequential fermentation in the presence of pretreated bagasse. The performance of the enzyme cocktail in saccharification of pretreated bagasse showed that the combination of enzyme cocktails from T. reesei and A. niger produced by sequential fermentation had a yield than 3-fold higher than the enzyme cocktails of submerged fermentation. In order to evaluate the action of the enzyme cocktails produced by T. reesei and A. niger in sugarcane bagasse saccharification, the last step of the work was to study the additives effects during the sugarcane bagasse hydrolysis aiming at reducing non-productive adsorption of enzymes into lignin. The saccharification results in the presence of soybean protein were 2-fold higher than the controls (no additive) to the enzyme cocktails of two fungi studied produced by solid state fermentation, indicating the potential use of soybean protein as an additive to minimize non-productive adsorption of the enzyme into lignin. Overall, this study presents an interesting final contribution in the cellulase production process and the application of the enzyme cocktail in the hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse. / Atualmente, um dos grandes desafios para a produção de etanol de segunda geração consiste em diminuir o custo das enzimas celulolíticas. Assim, o desenvolvimento de bioprocessos para produção das enzimas on-site e estratégias para aumentar o rendimento final da hidrólise enzimática são necessários para assegurar que a conversão de biomassa seja economicamente viável. Para tanto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a produção e caracterização de coquetéis enzimáticos envolvidos na degradação da biomassa vegetal pelos fungos filamentosos Trichoderma reesei e Aspegillus niger cultivados por fermentação sequencial, bem como avaliar a aplicação dos mesmos no processo de sacarificação do bagaço de cana-de-açúcar. Primeiramente foi realizada a avaliação e validação da metodologia de cultivo de fermentação sequencial para diferentes linhagens de Trichoderma. Os cultivos foram feitos utilizando o bagaço de cana “in natura” e prétratado por explosão a vapor, como fonte de carbono. O melhor resultado foi observado para T. reesei Rut C30, em que a produção de endoglucanase foi 4,2 vezes maior do que os valores obtidos em cultivo convencional de fermentação submersa. Os extratos enzimáticos foram caracterizados em termos de pH e temperatura ótimos e perfil de endoglucanase. A termo-estabilidade foi diretamente influenciada pelo tipo de fonte de carbono e tipo de cultivo. Posteriormente, foram realizadas as análises proteômicas dos coquetéis enzimáticos do T. reesei Rut C30 e A. niger A12 produzidos por fermentação submersa convencional e fermentação sequencial, na presença de bagaço de cana prétratado. A performance dos coquetéis enzimáticos na sacarificação do bagaço de cana pré-tratado mostraram que a combinação dos coquetéis enzimáticos de T. reesei e A. niger produzidos por fermentação sequencial tiveram um rendimento 3 vezes maior do que os coquetéis da fermentação submersa. A fim de explorar melhor a ação dos coquetéis enzimáticos produzidos por T. reesei e A. niger na sacarificação do bagaço, na última etapa do trabalho foi estudo o efeito de aditivos durante a hidrólise do bagaco de cana visando à redução da adsorção improdutiva de enzimas na lignina. Os resultados de sacarificação na presença da proteína de soja foram 2 vezes maiores do que os controles (sem aditivo) para os coquetéis enzimáticos dos dois fungos estudados produzidos por fermentação em estado sólido, indicando o potencial do uso da proteína de soja como aditivo para minimizar a adsorção improdutiva das enzimas na lignina. De modo geral, o presente trabalho conseguiu uma contribuição final interessante no processo de produção das celulases e a aplicação do coquetel enzimático na hidrólise do bagaço de cana.