Abstract:
A study was conducted to determine optimum conditions for maximum enzyme production by Arachniotus spp. using cornstover as substrate. Maximum FPase, CMCase, Xylanase, a-amylase and Bamylase production were obtained in the culture supernatant after 96 hou!s at 32°C growth in the medium containing 6 per cent constover, 0.1 per cent KH2P04, 0.005 per cent MgS04.7H20 and 0.0075 per cent CaC12 at pH 4. These enzymes possessed the potential to saccharify crude fibre into reducing sugars.
