Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Item Enzyme Production by Induratia spp. Isolated from Coffee Plants in Brazil(Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar, 2020) Monteiro, Mônica Cristina Pereira; Tavares, Dérica Gonçalves; Nery, Eduardo Mateus; Queiroz, Marisa Vieira de; Pereira, Olinto Liparini; Cardoso, Patrícia GomesEndophytic fungi belonging to the genus Muscodor now transferred to Induratia are known producers of bioactive volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with many industrial applications. However, the members of this genus have rarely been reported to produce non-volatile metabolites including enzyme. Enzymes of the endophytes are degraders of the polysaccharides available in the host plants and the knowledge of enzyme production by Induratia spp. may provide insights into their possible biotechnological applications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the activity of amylase, cellulase, lipase, pectinase, phytase, protease, endo β-1,4 glucanase and exo β-1,4 glucanase enzymes produced by fungi of the species Induratia coffeana, Induratia yucatanensis and Induratia sp. isolated from organic coffee plants. All Induratia spp. were able to produce the extracellular enzymes cellulase, pectinase, protease, and phytase. Eight fungi were able to produce lipase and four produced amylase. The specific activity of endo β-1, 4 glucanase and exo β-1,4 glucanase enzymes were detected for 9 and 8 endophytic fungi, respectively. This work demonstrated for the first time, the array of enzymes produced by Induratia spp. isolated from Coffea arabica in organic systems in Brazil.Item Production of extracellular protease by a brazilian strain of Beauveria bassiana reactivated on coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei(Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar, 2007-03) Ito, Eliana Tiemi; Pereira, Geni Varéa-; Miyagui, Dalva Tomoe; Pinotti, Maria Helena Pimenta; Neves, Pedro Manoel Oliveira JaneiroStudies were carried out on extracellular protease production by Beauveria bassiana CG432 in liquid medium containing glucose and yeast extract. B. Bassiana presented active growth after lag period of 24 h., produced 80% of the total of the extracellular protease activity in 48 h which was maximum on the 5 th culture day. The extracellular protease presented optimum activity at 60 o C, was stable up to 1M Cl - , maintained the stability during 15 day at 4 o C and -18 o C, but was not stable if frozen repeatedly.Item Coffee berry borer resistance in coffee genotypes(Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar, 2010-03) Sera, Gustavo Hiroshi; Sera, Tumoru; Ito, Dhalton Shiguer; Ribeiro Filho, Claudionor; Villacorta, Amador; Kanayama, Fabio Seidi; Alegre, Clayton Ribeiro; Grossi, Leandro DelThe aim of this study was to evaluate the coffee germplasm of the Paraná Agronomic Institute (IAPAR) for resistance to the coffee-berry-borer. Preliminary field evaluation was performed in August 2004 and the fruits of less damaged genotypes in the field were evaluated under controlled condition with obligated and free choice experiments established in a randomized complete design with three replications. The genotypes were evaluated fifteen days after infestation with one borer per fruit in Petri dishes. The data were analyzed by the Scott-Knott means test at 1 % and by the χ 2 test. Statistical analysis indicated that Coffea kapakata, Psilanthus bengalensis, C. eugenioides and genotypes with C. eugenioides genes were resistant. These genotypes presented low frequency of bored grains. C. eugenioides and C. kapakata could present resistance at epicarp level but not in the grain. P. bengalensis could present resistance also in the grains.Item An overview on molecular markers for detection of ochratoxigenic fungi in coffee beans(Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar, 2009-11) Fungaro, Maria Helena Pelegrinelli; Sartori, DanieleOchratoxin A (OTA) is one of the most abundant food-contaminating mycotoxins. Its occurrence in several agricultural commodities has been considered a worldwide problem. This toxin is mainly produced by Aspergillus species. OTA has nephrotoxic, immunosuppressive, and carcinogenic effects and consequently the contamination with this toxin represents a high risk for human and animal health. In the last 5 years, several investigators have applied molecular methods in order to develop PCR assays for identifying and quantifying OTA-producing fungi in coffee beans samples. The main objective is to allow the detection of microorganisms capable of producing OTA, preferentially prior to ochratoxin production and accumulation. In this contribution several of these attempts will be reviewed and discussed.