Concurrently Produce a Novel High-Potency Sweetener (Glycyrrhetic Acid 3-O-Mono-β-D-glucuronide) and Lignocellulolytic Enzymes using Plant Entophytic Chaetomium Globosum DX-THS3 by Solid-State Fermentation

Abstract

Licorice straw was used for the first time as a medium for glycyrrhetic acid 3-O-mono-β-D-glucuronide (GAMG) and lignocellulosic enzyme production via solid-state fermentation (SSF) of endophytic fungus Chaetomium globosum DX-THS3. Under optimal fermentation conditions, the percent conversion of glycyrrhizin reached 90% in 15 days, whereas the control needed 35 days to achieve the same result. The productivity of optimization (P=2.1 mg•g-1•day-1) was 2.33-fold that of non-optimization (P=0.9 mg•g-1•day-1). Meanwhile, high activities of filter paper enzyme (FPase) (234.6 U/g), carboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase) (29.25 U/g), xylanase (72.52 U/g), and β-glucuronidase activity (264.17 U/g) were obtained faster than those in the control during SSF. Our study provides a novel and efficient strategy for GAMG production and indicates C. globosum DX-THS3 as a potential producer of lignocellulolytic enzymes.