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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 15, Issue:2, February, 2026

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2026.15(2): 372-384
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2026.1502.028


Statistical Optimization of Medium Components for the Production of Chitinase by the Mimosa Pudica Root Nodule Isolate Paenibacillus yonginensis
Akshada Bhadane, Shlok Mishra, Sayli Mandavkar, Sneha Bidvi, Rajendra Choure and Rupendra Jadhav*
Department of Microbiology, Institute of Science, Mumbai, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Chitinases – the primary chitinolytic enzymes have gained great attention due to its industrial, environmental, agricultural, medicinal and biotechnological applications. Nevertheless, the industrial-scale production of this enzyme remains in its early stages due to low yielding strains and high cost of production. This study focuses on enhancing chitinase production from low- cost chitin substrate through cumulative optimization, harnessing a high-yielding novel chitinase-producing strain isolated from Mimosa pudica root nodules. Among the various isolates, the best chitinase producer, identified as Paenibacillus yonginensis, exhibited an inherent high chitinase activity of 1.08 U/100 ml. Using Minitab statistical software, contemporary statistical optimization techniques were applied to optimize the media for Paenibacillus yonginensis chitinase production. Through Plackett-Burman design, it was determined that various factors including substrate (colloidal chitin), incubation time and pH were notably significant. Further optimization with a central composite design (CCD) approach using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) resulted in improved medium composition that yielded chitinase production up to 2.22 U/100 ml. It would be advantageous to use a high chitinase producing isolate in conjunction with the inexpensive and reliable nature of chitin as a carbon source to produce constant enzyme yields.


Keywords: Chitinase, Response surface methodology, Plackett-Burman, Minitab software


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Akshada Bhadane, Shlok Mishra, Sayli Mandavkar, Sneha Bidvi, Rajendra Choure and Rupendra Jadhav. 2026. Statistical Optimization of Medium Components for the Production of Chitinase by the Mimosa Pudica Root Nodule Isolate Paenibacillus yonginensis.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 15(2): 372-384. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2026.1502.028
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