QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE INVESTIGATION OF CELLULOLYTIC ENZYMES PRODUCED BY SOME AEROBIC FUNGI ISOLATED FROM MICROFLORA OF IRAN

The cellulolytic activities of eighteen aerobic fungi, isolated from the microflora of Iran, with respect to Avecil were compared with the cellulolytic activity of Trichoderma reesei, CBS 383.78. The data indicated that the majority of the isolated microorganisms were capable of hydrolysing Avicel in the solid agar media to a better extent than Treesei. However, the hydrolylic activities of the same test microorganisms in the liquid media containing A vecil were less than the relevant activity of TReesei. Thin-layer chromatography analysis of the products formed by each fungi from whatman filter o paper (no. 1) at 50 C for two hours of hydrolysis, were mostly
consisted of small-size oligosaccharides, while the corresponding products formed by Treesei have higher molecular weights.