Harnessing Filamentous Fungi for Enzyme Cocktail Production Through Rice Bran Bioprocessing.

ABSTRACT: Valorization of agri-food residues has garnered significant interest for obtaining value-added compounds such as enzymes or bioactive molecules. Rice milling by-products, such as rice bran, have limited commercial value and may pose environmental challenges. Filamentous fungi are recognized for their ability to grow on residues and for their capacity to produce large amounts of metabolites and enzymes of industrial interest. Here, we used filamentous fungi to produce enzyme cocktails from rice bran, which, due to its polysaccharide composition, serves as an ideal substrate for the growth of fungi producing cellulases and xylanases. To this end, sixteen fungal strains were isolated from rice bran and identified at the species level. The species belonged to the genera Aspergillus,

SUBMITTER: Yelamos AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11856480 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature