Department of Biotechnology, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, Haryana 136 119, India
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An alkaline lipase producing strain of Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from soil and optimum conditions for lipase production under solid substrate fermentation (SSF) were determined. Maximum lipase production occurred after 96 h at 30°C in medium containing natural substrates and having initial pH 8. Among various combinations of natural substrates, mixture of rice bran, rice husk and gram hull in a ratio of 5:3:2 was found most suitable.
Aspergillus fumigatus, alkaline lipase and solid substrate, fermentation, rice, bran, wheat, gram and husk
