Kluyveromyces marxianus ATCC 16045 was cultivated in a batch on minimal medium to overproduce inulinase. The fermented broth was purified by fast protein liquid chromatography and ultrafiltration, and a pure enzyme fraction was obtained. SDS-PAGE electrophoresis allowed calculating molecular mass of 59 kDa, while nitrogen determination by the micro-Kjeldahl method allowed evaluating intrinsic i...

Protein content of any source is classically determined through the analysis of its nitrogen content done for more 100 years by the Kjeldahl method, and the obtained result is multiplied by a number named nitrogen conversion factor (NCF). The value of NCF is related to the amino acid composition of the protein source and to the eventual presence of side groups covalently bound to some amino aci...

Ammonia emitted from manure can have detrimental effects on health, environmental quality, and fertilizer value. The objective of this study was to measure the potential for reduction in ammonia volatilization from swine (Sus scrofa domestica) manure by temperature control, stirring, addition of nitrogen binder (Mohave yucca, Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies) or urease inhibitor [N-(n-butyl) t...

Fluxes of atmospheric ammonia-nitrogen (NH3-N, where NH3-N 5 (14/17)NH3) from an anaerobic ;2.5 ha (1 ha 5 10,000 m ) commercial hog waste storage lagoon were measured during the summer of 1997 through the spring of 1998 in order to study the seasonal variability in emissions of NH3-N and its relationship to lagoon physicochemical properties. Ammonia-nitrogen fluxes were measured during each se...

In the course of studies on the acid-soluble phosphorus compounds of liver and kidney, it became evident that the fraction comprising the nucleotides represented a complex mixture (1). In an attempt to isolate the individual nucleotides, methods designed to minimize the breakdown of labile phosphorus compounds were employed. The isolation of adenylic acid and of a material representing a mixtur...

Brazil is one of the most important countries in pork production worldwide, ranking third. This activity has an important role in the national economic scenario. However, the fast growth of this activity has caused major environmental impacts, especially in developing countries. The large amount of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds found in pig manure has caused ecological imbalances, with eutr...