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Bio-detoxification of Phorbol Esters and Other Anti-nutrients of Jatropha curcas Seed Cake by Fungal Cultures Using Solid-State Fermentation

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Jatropha seed cake, a byproduct after biodiesel extraction, has several anti-nutrients and toxins. Solid-state fermentation was carried out for the detoxification of the Jatropha seed cake (JSC) using different fungal cultures. The reduction in the anti-nutritional components such as tannins, phytates, saponins, lectin and protease inhibitor, and phorbol esters on 6th, 9th, and 12th day of fermentation was analyzed. The phorbol ester content in the unfermented JSC was 0.83 mg/g, and the maximum degradation of phorbol esters to the extent of 75 % was observed in the case of JSC fermented with Cunninghamella echinulata CJS-90. The phytate degradation in the fermented JSC was in the range of 65–96 %. There was a gradual reduction of saponin content in the JSC from 6th to 12th day, and the reduction of saponin was in the range of 55–99 % after solid-state fermentation. The trypsin inhibitor activity and lectin were 1,680 trypsin inhibitor units (TIU) per gram and 0.32 hemagglutinating unit in the unfermented JSC, respectively. Trypsin inhibitor activity and lectin could not be detected in JSC after 12th day of solid-state fermentation. Tannins accounted for 0.53 % in unfermented JSC, and there was a marginal increase of tannins after solid-state fermentation. The results indicate that biological detoxification could be a promising method to reduce anti-nutritional compounds and toxins in the JSC.

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Authors gratefully acknowledge the financial grant provided by Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi, India, for carrying out this research work. Authors thank Dr. M.S. Thakur, Dr. H.K. Manonmani, Scientists, FTBE Dept, and Prof. Ram Rajasekharan, Director, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore for their encouragement and support.

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Sharath, B.S., Mohankumar, B.V. & Somashekar, D. Bio-detoxification of Phorbol Esters and Other Anti-nutrients of Jatropha curcas Seed Cake by Fungal Cultures Using Solid-State Fermentation. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 172, 2747–2757 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-013-0698-9

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