ISSN: 0973-7510

E-ISSN: 2581-690X

B. Boboye and Y. Oigiangbe
Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 704, Akure, Ondo State (Nigeria)
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2008;2(1):57-62
© The Author(s). 2008
Received: 08/02/2008 | Accepted: 12/03/2008 | Published: 30/04/2008
Abstract

Some media were composed namely: cassava-groundnut extract (CGE), maize-groundnut extract (MGE), sweet potato-groundnut extract (SPGE), soybean extract (SBE) and sucrose-locust bean extract (SLBE). Effect of these media on the growth of Candida versatalis strain ‘Bol 1’ was determined. The fungus was mutated chemically with hydroxylamine. The wild-type strain and the mutants were tested for their ability to synthesize sucrose-degrading-enzyme when grown in nutrient broth (NB) and sucrose-minimal-medium (SMM). They were assessed for leavening property in bread making relative to a commercial (instant) baker’s yeast. The yeast grew best in MGE with optical density of 1.85 at 670 nm followed by SBE, SLBE, SPGE and CGE in decreasing order of cell density. The rate at which the mutation occurred was 2.2% survived cells. The mutants and wild yeast showed varying levels of sucrose-degrading-enzyme activity. Some mutants synthesized the enzyme in both NB and SMM. The baker’s yeast leavened the bread dough best followed by the wild-type strain and mutant numbers 50 and 20.

Keywords

Composed media and Mutation effects, Candida versatalis strain ‘Bol 1

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