Enzymatic synergy in lignocellulase cocktail of a thermotolerant bacterial consortium enhances rice straw saccharification
摘要
Efficient lignocellulose degradation in the environment occurs through synergistic interactions between multiple biocatalytic systems. This study aims to utilize the synergy between the ligninases and cellulases of a bacterial co-culture for the saccharification of un/pretreated rice straw. A lignocellulolytic bacterial consortium, comprising equal proportions of the cellulolytic bacteria Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius NBCB1 and Aeribacillus composti XLN1 and the ligninolytic bacteria Micrococcus yunnanensis B4, showed increased cellulase production with a degree of synergism ~ 1.26, which was further augmented to ~ 1.48 upon optimization of cultural conditions through Response Surface Methodology. The triculture gave the highest cellulase production (115.68 ± 0.01 IU/mg) in minimal salt medium containing 3% rice straw, 0.56% D-sorbitol, 0.75% peptone, medium pH 6.1, upon incubation of 2.92 days. The lignocellulolytic biocatalysts derived from the consortium cultured in statistically optimized broth saccharified untreated, alkali- and peroxyacetic acid-pretreated rice straw with saccharification yields of ~ 82, ~ 170, and ~ 156 mg/g rice straw, which were ~ 137, ~ 53, and ~ 58% of the yields from commercial cellulase, respectively. A synergy existed between the lignocellulolytic enzymes in the consortium, which gave significantly high saccharification yields from un/pretreated rice straw. Alkali-pretreated and untreated rice straw gave ~ 86.73 and ~ 170.83% of the reported saccharification yields from un-/similarly pretreated rice straw saccharifed by consortia, while peroxyacetic acid-pretreated rice straw gave ~ 43.33% of the reported yield from similarly pretreated rice straw saccharifed by commercial enzymes. The thermotolerant nature of the enzymes along with the effective degradation of un/pretreated rice straw established the potential of the lignocellulolytic bacterial consortium for industrial applications.
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