The present work was undertaken to study the properties and varations in
the activities of castor bean lipase under different condition.
Enzymes were extracted from dormant seed by phosphate buffer, then
characterizations were conducted.
45 samples were collected from various sources (soil, degraded wood and
mushroom compost) from three cities (Damascus, Homs and Lattakia). 18
Trichoderma isolates were isolated and identified by microscope. These isolates
were screened using CMC m
edium with Congo red dy to identify their ability
to produce cellulase complex. The amount of enzyme production was
determined depending on the radius of clear zone around the colony. Results
showed that the most productive isolate was Tr with radius 7 ± 0.2 cm followed
by Tg and Ti. Optimization of cellulase production was performed using
response surface methodology (RSM). The optimal parameters were:
temperature 29.5 ˚C, pH = 6، incubation time 4 days, aeration speed 175 rpm
and wheat straw concentration 3%. All studied parameters had significant
effect on cellulase enzyme activity.
Ten isolates of fungi-producing amylase were isolated from six different
sources (different kinds of soils - air-spoilage bread) on malt extract agar
(MEA) and potato dextrose agar (PDA). Four isolates were identified in
Museum of Natural History
Paris- France and six isolates were identified in the
College of Agriculture, Damascus University.
The ability of fungal isolates for secretion aflatoxins B1, B2 and G1 was
detected by thin layer chromatography technique and the quantity of toxins
was determined by using electronic scanner in Syrian Atomic Agency by
comparison with similar standard toxins.
In this work we study the kinetic of Catalase and Guaiacol peroxidase and the effect of : pH, temperature, enzyme concentration and substrate concentration on the activity of these enzymes in the mesocotyles of Zea mays ( Ghoto82 ) 6 day old.
