OPTIMUM ACTIVITY TEMPERATURES OF FPASES FROM PSYCHROTOELRENT (PENICILLIUM CANESCENS AND RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA) AND PSYCHROPHYLIC (PSEUDOGYMNOASCUS ROSEUS) FUNGI

FPAses have been isolated and studied from psychrotolerant yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa BPT1, Penicillium canescens BPF4 Pseudogymnoascus roseus BPF6. BPT1 showed 100% activity at 4ºC, 30ºC 50ºC, while that BPF6 maximal 60ºC 40ºC respectively. The enzyme three peak activities, single activity. While FPAse low temperature i.e. rendering it very useful enzyme. both the other fungi also more than 60% residual cold temperatures. cold-activity of enzymes makes them potential for application in simultaneous saccharification fermentation industries especially food processing ones.