Abstract:Screening high yielding mutants of trichodermin production by protplast mutagenesis with resistance of target metabolite trichodermin was developed. Trichoderma taxi wild strain ZJUF0986 was grown in N15 medium for 20h and mycelium was harvested. Mycelium was treated with mixed enzyme combined with 15mg/mL driselase, 30mg/mL helicase and 30mg/mL lywallzyme at ratio of mycelium∶ enzyme=1∶ 2.5 (w/v), the optimal condition of protoplast release was at 30℃, 100r/min for 90 min and protoplast production reached 9.42×108/mL. Protoplast of ZJUF0986 was mutated with lithium chloride solution and UV. The mutation rate and positive mutation rate were the highest on 60s UV radiation dose. A high yield mutant strain UL60-11 was screened, which increased 67.3% of fermentation efficiency than wild strain ZJUF0986.