Enzymatic hydrolysis of wastes associated with coffee production

This bachelor thesis is focused on study of potential production of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes by microorganisms – bacterium and moulds, which have been cultivated on spent coffee grounds. The theoretical part deals with characterization of coffee and utilization of coffee by-products. There are also subscribed microorganisms and enzymes which have been noticed. In experimental part coffee ground was used as the sole substrate for production of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes. Productions of protease, cellulase, mannase and lipase enzymes were observed. None-identified isolate of mould spontaneously contaminating spent coffee grounds was identified as the best producer of these enzymes. Subsequently the conditions of cultivation such as water content and shaking vs. static cultivation of this moulds were optimized. Further, we performed partial purification and pre-concentration of the enzyme cocktail by ultrafiltration, ultradialysis and PAGE-SDS characterization of extracellular enzymes was performed as well