In vitro Evaluation of Feed Enzyme Compound Produced by Aspergillus sulphureus in Solid-state Fermentation

Three trials were conducted to analyze a multi-enzyme compound produced by Aspergillus sulphureus in solid-state fermentation (SSF) as a potential feed additive.The results of the first trial showed that there were at least 5 non-starch polysaccharide enzymes:xylanase,β-glucanase,pectinase,mannase and carboxy methyl cellulase (CMCase) contained in the compound.Xylanase and β-glucanase showed good activities at pH 2.5-7.0,which were in the range of 649-1046 U/g and 444-648 U/g,respectively.Pectinase showed good activity in acidic solution (pH 2.5-3.0),which ranged from 195 to 917 U/g.Mannase showed high activity of 235-298 U/g at pH 3.5-4.5 and the activity of CMCase was relatively constant at pH 2.5-7.0,which was in the range of 38.2-78.6 U/g.The second trial was aimed to test the stability of the enzymes in gastric liquor (pH 2.6) of finishing pigs and Na2HPO4-gastric liquor (pH 5.5).After 6 h incubation at 40℃ in gastric liquor,the retained activity of xylanase,β-glucanase,pectinase,mannase and CMCase was 26.3%,65.0%,71.0%,74.8% and 85.6%,respectively.While after 6 h incubation at 40℃ in Na2HPO4-gastric liquor,the retained activity of xylanase,β-glucanase,pectinase,mannase and CMCase was 87.9%,91.1%,92.3%,95.0%,and 97.5%,respectively.The third trial was carried out in a jejunum liquor (pH 5.8,200 mL),which contained 0.2 g of the multi-enzyme compound and 10 g of soybean hull or wheat bran,respectively.After 8 h incubation at 40℃,18.7% of soybean hull and 20.1% of wheat bran could be degraded to soluble saccharide,respectively.Compared with the traditional methods for feed enzyme testing which involve feeding animals for 1-3 months,enzyme assay in this way was relatively convenient.