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    Production of poly (l-lactide)-degrading enzyme by Actinomadura keratinilytica strain T16-1 under solid state fermentation using agricultural wastes as substrate
    (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021) Sukhumaporn Krajangsang; Nuttanisa Dechsresawut; Thanasak Lomthong; Srisuda Samaimai; S. Samaimai; Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Dusit University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand; email: srisuda_sam@dusit.ac.th
    Poly (l-lactide) (PLLA) is an aliphatic polyester that can be obtained from renewable resources and degraded by various microorganisms. In previous reports, Actinomadura keratinilytica strain T16-1 demonstrated high ability to degrade PLLA under various conditions. PLLA-degrading enzyme production under solid state fermentation has been sparsely studied. PLLA-degrading enzyme production by A. keratinilytica strain T16-1 was investigated using agricultural wastes as substrate under solid state fermentation (SSF). Three agricultural wastes as soybean meal, cassava chips and duckweed were tested as substrates for PLLA-degrading enzyme production by statistical methods using mixture design. Results revealed that using duckweed as the substrate gave the highest enzyme production (138.66 ± 13.57 U/g dry substrate). Maximum enzyme activity of 391.24 ± 15.57 U/g dry substrate was obtained under 10Êg duckweed, 10% inoculum size, 7Êdays of cultivation time, pH 7.0, 2.8% PLLA powder, and 60% moisture content at 45Ê¡C. It can be concluded that duckweed is an inexpensive substrate, which reduces the costs of PLLA-degrading enzyme production, as an alternative to effective water weed management. © 2021, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.