Improved Mannanase Production from Penicillium occitanis by Fed-Batch Fermentation Using Acacia Seeds

Table 2

Mannanase activities obtained by several fungi under submerged fermentation.

Organism	Carbon source	Activity (U/ml)	References
Aspergillus niger gr	Copra meal	1.966	[14]
A. flavus gr	Copra meal	1.325	[14]
A. niger	Palm kernel cake	2.48	[24]
Sclerotium rolfsii	Palm kernel cake	3.16	[24]
Trichoderma harzianum T4	Wheat bran	8.20	[25]
Thermomyces lanuginosus	Corn cobs (coarse)	0.3	[10]
Schizophyllum commune	Corn cobs (coarse)	3.24	[10]
S. commune	Wheat bran	0.9	[10]
S. commune	Wheat straw	7.7	[10]
Penicillium occitanis	Acacia seed	7.9	This work