Optimization of milk-clotting enzyme production by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SP1 isolated from apple rhizosphere

Abstract

Background

Present study aims to isolate and optimize fermentation conditions of milk-clotting enzyme producing rhizobacteria Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SP1.

Results

A bacterium producing an extracellular milk-clotting enzyme (MCE) was isolated from the rhizosphere of the planted population of apple trees growing at Distt. Chamba of Himachal Pradesh, India. According to morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular characterization, isolate was identified as B. amyloliquefaciens. Single-factor testing was used to study the optimum physical conditions and nutritional parameters for production of the MCE per proteolysis activity which insures its usefulness as new source of milk coagulant for cheese making. The optimum conditions for production of the milk-clotting enzyme were: temperature, 30 °C; inoculum size, 1 %; and initial pH of the medium, 6.0. The maximum milk-clotting activity and milk-clotting activity per proteolysis activity were found using soyabean as nitrogen source and sucrose as carbon source.

Conclusion

These optimized conditions resulted in a 1.9-fold increase in production of the milk-clotting enzyme. This study reported a plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, i.e., B. amyloliquefaciens as source of milk-clotting enzyme which has potential as a calf rennet substitute.

Keywords

B. amyloliquefaciens / Milk-clotting enzyme / Protease / Optimization

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Funding

INSPIRE Fellowship