Terrasan, César R. F.Temer, Beatriz [UNESP]Sarto, CamilaSilva Júnior, Francides G.Carmona, Eleonora C. [UNESP]2014-05-272014-05-272013-02-01BioResources, v. 8, n. 1, p. 1292-1305, 2013.1930-2126http://hdl.handle.net/11449/74549Extracellular xylanase and β-xylosidase production by a Penicillium janczewskii strain were investigated in liquid cultures with xylan from oat spelts under different physical and chemical conditions. The selected conditions for optimized production of xylanase and β-xylosidase were 7 days, pH 6.5, at 30 °C and 8 days, pH 5.0, at 25 °C, respectively. The xylanase exhibited optimal activity in pH 5.0 at 50 °C and the β- xylosidase in pH 4.0 at 75 °C. The xylanase was more stable at pH 6.0 to 9.5, while the β-xylosidase remained stable at pH ranging from 1.6 to 5.5. The xylanase half-life (T50) at 40, 50, and 60 °C was 183, 15, and 3 min, respectively. β-xylosidase half-life was 144, 8, and 4 min at 50, 65, and 75 °C, respectively. When applied to the biobleaching of Eucalyptus kraft pulp, xylanase dosages of 2 and 4 U/g dried pulp reduced, respectively, kappa number by 3.0 and 3.3 units after 1 h treatment, demonstrating that the use of P. janczewskii xylanases in this process is quite promising. The pulp viscosity was not altered, confirming the absence of cellulolytic enzymes in the fungal extract.1292-1305engEnzyme characterizationEnzyme productionPenicillium janczewskiiPulp biobleachingXylanolytic enzymesBiobleachingBast fibersChemical propertiesKraft pulpOptimizationEnzyme activityChemical PropertiesEnzymesFibersKraft PulpsPhloemArtigoAcesso aberto2-s2.0-848761224432-s2.0-84876122443.pdf