Caracterização das amilases produzidas por isolados de rizóbios e mutantes de Bacillus sp. provenientes de solos amazônicos

Abstract

One of the biggest successes of Brazilian agriculture is the Pro-Alcohol, whose base of support is the culture of sugar cane, which leaves a lapse of activity in the offseason. In view of this, several alchool industries have been investing in other cultures, where the starch is the primary source for the alcohol production. The pursuit of amylase in thermotolerant Bacillus sp. And rhizobia from Amazonian soils is a strategy to be used for the bio-industries to reduce or stop importing them. Mutation was made from two Bacillus sp. containing amylases by exposure to ultraviolet light. Also tested were 40 strains of rhizobia for the presence of thermophilic amylases. Enzyme assays were performed to check for amylase activity at different temperatures, times, pHs, thermal shock and thermal stability. The Bacillus sp. ITAAM 023M mutant showed higher amylolyse than mutant ITAAM 010M. The amylases of the two Bacillus sp mutants and rhizobias proved quite diverse as their characteristics, indicating they are different from each other. The temperature with higher amylase activity of the mutants ITAAM 010M and ITAAM 023M was 100 ˚C. Amylase from the mutant ITAAM 010M showed greater activity in pH 4.5, and from the ITAAM 023M at pH 7.5. Their amylases showed high sensitivity to thermal shock. Amylase from mutant ITAAM 010M showed high thermostability at temperature of 90 ˚C. The amylase from ITAAM 023M, at a temperature of 80˚C. The highest activity shown by ITAAM 010M amylase was 1.6 U / ml and the ITAAM 023M, 1.5 U / mL. From the 40 rhizobia, 17 grew well in culture medium containing starch, 19 produced amylolytic halo, and 11 proved to be thermophiles. Rhizobia INPA INPA R001 and INPA R020 showed the highest rates of amylolyse. Their amylase showed greater activity at 90˚C. Amylase of INPA R001 showed higher activity at 100˚C, and from INPA R020, 30˚C. Amylase from INPA R001 showed greater activity at pH 4.5 and from INPA R020, at pH 7.5. Their amylases showed high sensitivity to thermal shock. Amylase from INPA R020 showed higher thermostability at 90 °C and from INPA R001 at 100˚C. The higher activity shown by amylase of rhizobia INPA R001 was 1.6 U/mL, and from INPA R020, 7.5 U/mL