Thermoascus aurantiacus CBHI/Cel7A production in Trichoderma reesei on alternative carbon sources.

To develop functional enzymes in cellulose hydrolysis at or above 70 degrees C the cellobiohydrolase (CBHI/Cel7A) of Thermoascus aurantiacus was cloned and expressed in Trichoderma reesei Rut-C30 under the strong cbh1 promoter. Cellulase production of the parental strain and the novel strain (RF6026) was examined in submerged fermentation experiments using various carbon sources, which were lactose, Solka Floc 200 cellulose powder, and steam pretreated corn stover. An industrially feasible production medium was used containing only distiller's spent grain, KH(2)PO(4), and (NH(4))(2)SO(4).