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Chinese Journal of Biotechnology ; (12): 868-881, 2022.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-927750

ABSTRACT

Ectoine is an amino acid derivative and an important natural product in halophilic microorganisms. It plays an important role in protecting cells and stabilizing biological macromolecules, and can be widely used in biomedical fields such as drug preparation adjuvants, organ transplantation and preservation, skin wound repair and cosmetics. Due to the medical value and commercial market demand of ectoine, this article summarized the recent advances in the microbial production of ectoine, including the mutation and breeding of hyper-producing strains, construction of genetically and metabolically engineered strains, optimization of fermentation processes, and extraction and purification processes. The application of multi-omics technologies and computational biology to develop an ectoine producing cell factory was prospected, with the aim to provide a reference for ectoine overproduction.


Subject(s)
Amino Acids, Diamino/metabolism , Fermentation
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Chinese Journal of Biotechnology ; (12): 796-806, 2022.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-927745

ABSTRACT

Ergothioneine (ERG) is a natural antioxidant that has been widely used in the fields of food, medicine and cosmetics. Compared with traditional plant extraction and chemical synthesis approaches, microbial synthesis of ergothioneine has many advantages, such as the short production cycle and low cost, and thus has attracted intensive attention. In order to engineer an ergothioneine high-yielding Escherichia coli strain, the ergothioneine synthesis gene cluster egtABCDE from Mycobacterium smegmatis and egt1 from Schizosaccharomyces pombe were introduced into E. coli BL21(DE3) to generate a strain E1-A1 harboring the ergothioneine biosynthesis pathway. As a result, (95.58±3.2) mg/L ergothioneine was produced in flask cultures. To further increase ergothioneine yield, the relevant enzymes for biosynthesis of histidine, methionine, and cysteine, the three precursor amino acids of ergothioneine, were overexpressed. Individual overexpression of serAT410STOP and thrA resulted in an ergothioneine titer of (134.83±4.22) mg/L and (130.26±3.34) mg/L, respectively, while co-overexpression of serAT410STOP and thrA increased the production of ergothioneine to (144.97±5.40) mg/L. Eventually, by adopting a fed-batch fermentation strategy in 3 L fermenter, the optimized strain E1-A1-thrA-serA* produced 548.75 mg/L and 710.53 mg/L ergothioneine in glucose inorganic salt medium and rich medium, respectively.


Subject(s)
Culture Media , Ergothioneine/metabolism , Escherichia coli/metabolism , Fermentation , Histidine/metabolism , Metabolic Engineering
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Chinese Journal of Biotechnology ; (12): 3334-3347, 2021.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-921429

ABSTRACT

Cordycepin is the key active component of medicinal fungus Cordyceps militaris, and it shows multiple functional activities such as anti-tumor and anti-virus. Cordycepin was conventionally produced by liquid fermentation of C. militaris, but the long production cycle and the low productivity constrained its development and application. In this study, two key genes for cordycepin biosynthesis (ScCNS1 and ScCNS2) were introduced into Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C, producing 67.32 mg/L cordycepin at 240 h. Analysis of gene expression profiles indicated that ZWF1, PRS4, ADE4, ScCNS1 and ScCNS2 which encode enzymes involved in pentose phosphate pathway, purine metabolism and cordycepin biosynthesis pathway, were significantly up-regulated in the late phage of fermentation. Optimization of fermentation medium determined that 50 g/L initial glucose followed by feeding, supplemented with 5 mmol/L Cu²⁺ and 1.0 g/L adenine were the best condition. Fed-batch fermentation using the engineered yeast in a 5 L stirred fermenter produced 137.27 mg/L cordycepin at 144 h, with a productivity up to 0.95 mg/(L·h) reached, which was 240% higher than that of the control.


Subject(s)
Cordyceps , Culture Media , Deoxyadenosines , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics
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Electron. j. biotechnol ; 46: 55-64, jul. 2020. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1223246

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Ethanol concentration (PE), ethanol productivity (QP) and sugar consumption (SC) are important values in industrial ethanol production. In this study, initial sugar and nitrogen (urea) concentrations in sweet sorghum stem juice (SSJ) were optimized for high PE (≥10%, v/v), QP, (≥2.5 g/L·h) and SC (≥90%) by Saccharomyces cerevisiae SSJKKU01. Then, repeated-batch fermentations under normal gravity (NG) and high gravity (HG) conditions were studied. RESULTS: The initial sugar at 208 g/L and urea at 2.75 g/L were the optimum values to meet the criteria. At the initial yeast cell concentration of ~1 × 108 cells/mL, the PE, QP and SC were 97.06 g/L, 3.24 g/L·h and 95.43%, respectively. Repeated-batch fermentations showed that the ethanol production efficiency of eight successive cycles with and without aeration were not significantly different when the initial sugar of cycles 2 to 8 was under NG conditions (~140 g/L). Positive effects of aeration were observed when the initial sugar from cycle 2 was under HG conditions (180­200 g/L). The PE and QP under no aeration were consecutively lower from cycle 1 to cycle 6. Additionally, aeration affected ergosterol formation in yeast cell membrane at high ethanol concentrations, whereas trehalose content under all conditions was not different. CONCLUSION: Initial sugar, sufficient nitrogen and appropriated aeration are necessary for promoting yeast growth and ethanol fermentation. The SSJ was successfully used as an ethanol production medium for a high level of ethanol production. Aeration was not essential for repeated-batch fermentation under NG conditions, but it was beneficial under HG conditions.


Subject(s)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism , Sorghum/chemistry , Ethanol/metabolism , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/growth & development , Urea , Yeasts/growth & development , Aeration , Sorghum/microbiology , Ethanol/analysis , Sugars , Juices , Fermentation , Gravitation , Nitrogen
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Electron. j. biotechnol ; 26: 84-92, Mar. 2017. graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1008992

ABSTRACT

Background: Fermentation process development has been very important for efficient ethanol production. Improvement of ethanol production efficiency from sweet sorghum juice (SSJ) under normal gravity (NG, 160 g/L of sugar), high gravity (HG, 200 and 240 g/L of sugar) and very high gravity (VHG, 280 and 320 g/L of sugar) conditions by nutrient supplementation and alternative feeding regimes (batch and fed-batch systems) was investigated using a highly ethanol-tolerant strain, Saccharomyces cerevisiae NP01. Results: In the batch fermentations without yeast extract, HG fermentation at 200 g/L of sugar showed the highest ethanol concentration (PE, 90.0 g/L) and ethanol productivity (QE, 1.25 g/L·h). With yeast extract supplementation (9 g/L), the ethanol production efficiency increased at all sugar concentrations. The highest PE (112.5 g/L) and QE (1.56 g/L·h) were observed with the VHG fermentation at 280 g/L of sugar. In the fed-batch fermentations, two feeding regimes, i.e., stepwise and continuous feedings, were studied at sugar concentrations of 280 g/L. Continuous feeding gave better results with the highest PE and QE of 112.9 g/L and 2.35 g/L·h, respectively, at a feeding time of 9 h and feeding rate of 40 g sugar/h. Conclusions: In the batch fermentation, nitrogen supplementation resulted in 4 to 32 g/L increases in ethanol production, depending on the initial sugar level in the SSJ. Under the VHG condition, with sufficient nitrogen, the fed-batch fermentation with continuous feeding resulted in a similar PE and increased QP by 51% compared to those in the batch fermentation.


Subject(s)
Sorghum/metabolism , Ethanol/metabolism , Biofuels , Fermentation , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism , Dietary Supplements , Sorghum/chemistry , Batch Cell Culture Techniques , Gravitation , Nitrogen
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Chinese Journal of Biotechnology ; (12): 1877-1882, 2017.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-243663

ABSTRACT

L-tryptophan, one of the aromatic amino acids, is widely used in the fields of medicine, food and feed additives. The phosphoenolpyruvate-carbohydrate phosphotransferase system (PTS) plays an important role in glucose transport and phosphorylation in Escherichia coli. PTS-mediated regulation dominates the carbohydrates' uptake and metabolism in E. coli. We constructed L-tryptophan-producing bacteria containing two typical PTS mutations (ptsHIcrrglf⁻ glk⁺ and ptsG⁻) by Red homologous recombination system, and studied in 50 L jar fermenter using fed-batch fermentation. Both PTS system mutants had a great impact on the biomass (increasing 47.0% and 17.6%, respectively), L-tryptophan production (increasing 25.9% and 9.4%, respectively), glucose conversion rate (increasing 26.5% and 17.4%, respectively) and byproduct acetic acid generation (slightly increased and decreased,respectively).

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Electron. j. biotechnol ; 19(4): 81-89, July 2016. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-793957

ABSTRACT

Background: Antithrombin III (ATIII) is a protein that inhibits abnormal blood clots (or coagulation) by breaking down thrombin and factor Xa. ATIII helps to keep a healthy balance between hemorrhage and coagulation. The present work demonstrated the production, purification and characterization of recombinant human antithrombin (rhAT) from yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4741 was demonstrated. After expression of rhAT by S. cerevisiae, the biomass and rhAT concentration were analyzed through fed-batch fermentation process. Results: In fed-batch fermentation, the biomass (maximum cell dry weight of 11.2 g/L) and rhAT concentration (312 mg/L) of the expressed rhAT were achieved at 84 h of cultivation time. The maximum cell lysis efficiency (99.89%) was found at 8 s sonication pulse and 7 mL lysis buffer volume. The rhAT protein solution was concentrated and partially purified using cross-flow filtration with the recovery yield and purity of 95 and 94%, respectively. The concentrated solution was further purified by the single step ion exchange chromatography with the recovery yield and purity of 55 and >98%, respectively. The purified rhAT was characterized by various analytical techniques, such as RP-HPLC, FT-IR, CD, SDS-PAGE, western blotting, and Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis. The biological activity of rhAT was analyzed as heparin cofactor to meet the therapeutic grade applications. Conclusions: The simple, cost-effective and economically viable nature of the process used in the present study for the production of rhAT will be highly beneficial for the healthcare sector. This may also be used to produce other value-added therapeutic recombinant proteins expressed in S. cerevisiae, with greater effectiveness and ease.


Subject(s)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism , Recombinant Proteins/isolation & purification , Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis , Antithrombin III/isolation & purification , Antithrombin III/biosynthesis , Blotting, Western , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Bioreactors , Fermentation , Filtration
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Electron. j. biotechnol ; 18(4): 273-280, July 2015. ilus, graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-757863

ABSTRACT

Background In the field of microbial fermentation technology, how to optimize the fermentation conditions is of great crucial for practical applications. Here, we use artificial neural networks (ANNs) and support vector machine (SVM) to offer a series of effective optimization methods for the production of iturin A. The concentration levels of asparagine (Asn), glutamic acid (Glu) and proline (Pro) (mg/L) were set as independent variables, while the iturin A titer (U/mL) was set as dependent variable. General regression neural network (GRNN), multilayer feed-forward neural networks (MLFNs) and the SVM were developed. Comparisons were made among different ANNs and the SVM. Results The GRNN has the lowest RMS error (457.88) and the shortest training time (1 s), with a steady fluctuation during repeated experiments, whereas the MLFNs have comparatively higher RMS errors and longer training times, which have a significant fluctuation with the change of nodes. In terms of the SVM, it also has a relatively low RMS error (466.13), with a short training time (1 s). Conclusion According to the modeling results, the GRNN is considered as the most suitable ANN model for the design of the fed-batch fermentation conditions for the production of iturin A because of its high robustness and precision, and the SVM is also considered as a very suitable alternative model. Under the tolerance of 30%, the prediction accuracies of the GRNN and SVM are both 100% respectively in repeated experiments.


Subject(s)
Peptides, Cyclic , Neural Networks, Computer , Algorithms , Fermentation , Batch Cell Culture Techniques , Support Vector Machine
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Br Biotechnol J ; 2015 5(1): 24-36
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-174585

ABSTRACT

Aims: To evaluate the effect of volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient on the production of xylitol by Debaryomyces nepalensis and to enhance the yield and productivity of xylitol by fed-batch fermentation using xylose as substrate. Place and Duration of Study: All experiments were performed at the Applied and Industrial Microbiology Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, from March 2013 to May 2014. Methodology: Batch cultivations were carried out in a 7.5 L fermentor under various oxygen transfer coefficients in the range 12 to 39.6 h-1 in order to understand the effect of oxygen on xylitol production. Fed-batch studies were performed in 2.5 L bioreactor with a working volume of 1 L. The cultures were initially grown as batch cultures. Feed containing xylose and nitrogen source was added to the medium intermittently. Samples were periodically collected at regular intervals of time and the concentrations of xylose, xylitol and glycerol were determined by HPLC. Results: Maximal xylitol yield (0.64 g/g) and productivity (0.43 g/L·h) were obtained at kLa 13.68 h-1. The effect of pH was also studied at this kLa. A pH value of 6.0 was found to be favorable for xylitol accumulation. Fed-batch fermentation involving feeding of xylose and nitrogen source was used for xylitol production by D. nepalensis. Within the fed-batch phase, the yield of xylitol was 0.83 g/g and the productivity was increased to 0.83 g/L.h with a final product concentration of 90 g/L. Conclusion: Higher kLa favors biomass production whereas product formation was favored at lower kLa. Fed-batch process resulted in enhancement of final product concentration by 73%.

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Electron. j. biotechnol ; 16(3): 9-9, May 2013. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-684007

ABSTRACT

Background: Recombinant proteins, including antibodies and antibody fragments, often contain disulfide bond bridges that are necessary for their folding, stability and function. Production of disulfide-bond-containing proteins in the periplasm of Escherichia coli has been very useful, due to unique characteristics of the periplasm, for obtaining fully active and correctly folded products and for alleviating downstream processing. Results: In this study, fed-batch cultivation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) for production of Fab D1.3, which is an anti-hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) antibody fragment was carried out at 37ºC, and the bacterial cells were induced by adding 0.1 mM IPTG to the culture medium. Fermentor was sampled over the course of fermentation; the bacterial cells were centrifugally separated from the culture broth and subjected to osmotic shock (with excluding HEWL) and sonication procedures. The resulting fractions were analysed for Fab using a combination of ELISA, SDS-PAGE and Western blotting and changes in product titre, location, and form was assessed throughout growth. It was shown that osmotic shock released the Fab from the periplasm very efficiently and its efficacy was 20-45% more than sonication. This study demonstrates that, at high cell density cultivation in fermentor, target product can appear inside and outside the cells, depending on the time of induction. The maximum amount of Fab (47 mg/l) in the periplasm was reached at 14 hrs cultivation (4 hrs post induction), being suitable time for cell harvest, selective periplasmic extraction and downstream capture. The Fab increasingly leaked into the culture medium, and reached its maximum culture medium titre of ~78 mg/l after 6 hrs post induction. After 16 hrs cultivation (6 hrs post induction) the amount of Fab remained constant in different locations within and outside the cells. Western blot analysis of cell fractions showed that certain amount of the Fab was also produced in the cells as insoluble form. Conclusions: In this work we showed that the production of Fab in the periplasm during high cell density cultivation of E. coli in fermentor can be challenging as the product may appear in various locations within and outside the cells. To exploit the advantages of the periplasmic expression systems for purification in downstream processing, bacterial cells should be harvested when they maintain the majority of the target protein in their periplasmic space (i.e. 4 hrs post induction).


Subject(s)
Immunoglobulin Fragments/biosynthesis , Escherichia coli/metabolism , Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Cell Fractionation , Blotting, Western , Biomass , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel/methods , Fermentation , Batch Cell Culture Techniques
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Braz. arch. biol. technol ; 55(6): 921-926, Nov.-Dec. 2012. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-660341

ABSTRACT

The objective of this work was to study the production of GSH by Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 7754 in a fermentor (5 L) using a cell recycle system with magnets. The fermentation conditions were 20°C, 500 rpm, 5% (v/v) of inoculum, pHinitial 5, 1.1 vvm aeration and total fermentation time of 72 h. The time of application of MF ranged from 24, 48 or 72 h. In comparison to the control experiment, the best results were obtained with 72 h of application of MF. The cell concentration reached 19.5 g/L and GSH concentration was 271.9 mg/L that corresponded to an increase of 2.63 and 32.1% compared to the control experiment, respectively.

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Braz. j. microbiol ; 43(3): 1042-1050, July-Sept. 2012. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-656673

ABSTRACT

Total 95 isolates of Aureobasidium pullulans were isolated from different flowers and leaves samples, out of which 11 thermotolerant strains produced pullulan. One thermotolerant non-melanin pullulan producing strain, designated as RG-5, produced highest pullulan (37.1±1.0 g/l) at 42ºC, pH 5.5 in 48h of incubation with 3% sucrose and 0.5% ammonium sulphate in a non-stirred fed batch fermentor of 6 liters capacity. The two liters of initial volume of fermentation medium was further fed with the 2 liters in two successive batches at 5 h interval into the fermentor. The sterile air was supplied only for 10h at the rate of 0.5 vvm.


Subject(s)
Plant Structures/enzymology , Fermentation , Flowers/enzymology , Plant Leaves/enzymology , Fungicides, Industrial/analysis , Mitosporic Fungi/enzymology , Mitosporic Fungi/isolation & purification , Yeasts/isolation & purification , Polysaccharides/analysis , Incubators , Methods
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Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-163804

ABSTRACT

Lactic acid bacteria were isolated from dairy food. They were identified on the basis of their morphological, cultural and biochemical characterastics.The cell free supernatant of lactic acid bacteria were able to inhibit the growth of E.coli, Klebsiella aerogens, Salmonella spp. , S.aureus, P.mirabilies and Ps .aeruginosa. The probiotic properties of isolate of lactic acid bacteria (LAB-VI) were investigated. The LAB-VI was susceptible to antibiotics like ampicillin, gentamycin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin and streptomycin. Maximum biomass of LAB – VI was obtained at pH: 5, inoculum size 4% v/v & incubation period 48 hrs. Efficacy of coconut extract medium (Type I and Type II) on growth, lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide production by LABVI was studied using laboratory bioreactor in batch fermentation. The type II coconut extract medium gave higher biomass yield than type I (coconut extract medium). The biomass production from MRS was more than coconut extract medium. The formulated coconut extract medium (Type II) should be used to substitute MRS, since the substrate is economical, readily available and reduce quantity of the expensive supplements. The bacteriocin activity of the bacteriocin from fermented Type I & Type II coconut extract media were 1:6 & 1:8 respectively. The bacteriocin activity was tested against Klebsiella aerogens.

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Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-162856

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Aims: To investigate the effect of cell immobilization on amylase production by the moderately halophilic bacterium, Bacillus sp. strain TSCVKK and to compare the properties of the amylase produced under immobilized conditions with the enzyme produced by the free cells. Study Design: Cell immobilization. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry Lab, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, between Jan 2009 and March 2009. Methodology: Bacillus sp. strain TSCVKK was immobilized in alginate, agar, polyacrylamide and gelatin. Production of amylase was determined using 3, 5- dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS). Effect of NaCl, pH, temperature on the activity of amylase was determined and compared with the amylase produced by the free cells. Results: Maximum production of 832 mU/ml was achieved with an initial cell load of 1.2% (w/v; wet weight) of 24 h grown cells immobilized in 2% agar of 4 mm3 block size using GSL-2 medium containing 10% NaCl and 1.5% dextrin at pH 8.0 at 30ºC after 36 h of growth. Amylase production was lower when the cells were immobilized in alginate (211 mU/ml) or with the free cells of same biomass concentration as used for immobilization (333 mU/ml). Amylase was not produced when gelatin or polyacrylamide was used as the immobilization matrix. The immobilized cells in 2% agar could be used up to 5 cycles without much reduction in amylase production. Amylase produced through cell immobilization retained all the properties that were shown by amylase produced under submerged fermentation. Conclusion: Agar was the suitable matrix to immobilize Bacillus sp. strain TSCVKK for amylase production. Amylase produced under immobilization conditions retained its temperature, salt and pH requirements. Immobilized cells were used for 5 cycles without much decrease in production.

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Mycobiology ; : 35-41, 2012.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-729359

ABSTRACT

A repeated batch fermentation system was used to produce ethanol using Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain (NCIM 3640) immobilized on sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) pieces. For comparison free cells were also used to produce ethanol by repeated batch fermentation. Scanning electron microscopy evidently showed that cell immobilization resulted in firm adsorption of the yeast cells within subsurface cavities, capillary flow through the vessels of the vascular bundle structure, and attachment of the yeast to the surface of the sugarcane pieces. Repeated batch fermentations using sugarcane supported biocatalyst were successfully carried out for at least ten times without any significant loss in ethanol production from sugarcane juice and molasses. The number of cells attached to the support increased during the fermentation process, and fewer yeast cells leaked into fermentation broth. Ethanol concentrations (about 72.65~76.28 g/L in an average value) and ethanol productivities (about 2.27~2.36 g/L/hr in an average value) were high and stable, and residual sugar concentrations were low in all fermentations (0.9~3.25 g/L) with conversions ranging from 98.03~99.43%, showing efficiency 91.57~95.43 and operational stability of biocatalyst for ethanol fermentation. The results of the work pertaining to the use of sugarcane as immobilized yeast support could be promising for industrial fermentations.


Subject(s)
Adsorption , Capillaries , Ethanol , Fermentation , Immobilization , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Molasses , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Saccharum , Sprains and Strains , Yeasts
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Electron. j. biotechnol ; 14(6): 4-4, Nov. 2011. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-640521

ABSTRACT

The batch fermentation of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) by Klebsiella pneumoniae SU6 at different crude glycerol concentration (40-100 g l-1), pH (6.5-7.5) and temperature (31-40ºC) combined with two-phase pH-controlled strategy was investigated. Effect of feeding rate (0.10-0.15 L h-1) was studied in fed-batch fermentation. In batch fermentation, the optimal condition was 60 g l-1 crude glycerol, pH control at 6.5 and cultivation temperature at 37ºC. The maximum 1,3-PD of 20 g l-1, the yield of 0.34 g 1,3-PD g-1 glycerol consumed and the productivity of 1.25 g l-1 h-1 were achieved at 16 hrs cultivation. The by-products were acetic acid and succinic acid at 2.7 and 1.1 g l-1, respectively. Two-phase pH-controlled strategy gave better results (24.95 g l-1 1,3-PD and 1.78 g l-1 h-1 productivity) than constant pH-controlled strategy (20 g l-1 and 1.25 g l-1 h-1, respectively) at 16 hrs incubation. In fed-batch fermentation, the maximum 1,3-PD of 45.35 g l-1 was achieved at constant feeding rate of 0.1 L h-1. The yield and productivity were 0.44 g g-1 and 1.94 g l-1 h-1, respectively. The fed-batch fermentation with constant feeding at 0.1 L h-1 with two-phase pH-controlled strategy gave 2.2 folds higher 1,3 PD concentration than the batch fermentation with two-phase pH-controlled strategy. This demonstrated the great impact of combination of pH control and feeding strategies in fed-batch fermentation on enhancing 1,3-propanediol production.


Subject(s)
Fermentation , Glycerol/metabolism , Propylene Glycols/metabolism , Klebsiella pneumoniae , Bioreactors , Culture Media , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Temperature
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Braz. arch. biol. technol ; 53(3): 701-707, May-June 2010. graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-548594

ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted to investigate the influence of initial sucrose concentration, pH and aeration rate on biomass and inulinase production by Kluyveromyces marxianus var. bulgaricus in a stirred batch reactor. Maximum inulinase activity (15.29 UmL-1) was obtained at a sucrose concentration of 10 g L-1, pH 5.0 and aeration rate of 1 vvm. The 20 g L-1 sucrose concentration was suitable for cell growth; however, enzymatic activity at this concentration was inhibited due to catabolic repression. The increase in aeration rate caused a reduction in enzyme activity with no relevant biomass increase.


O estudo foi conduzido para investigar a influência da concentração inicial da sacarose, a taxa da aeração e do pH na biomassa e na produção da inulinase pela Kluyveromyces marxianus var. bulgaricus em um reator em batelada. A máxima atividade de inulinase, 15.29 UmL-1, foi obtida na concentração de 10 g L-1 de sacarose, no pH 5.0 e na taxa da aeração de 1 vvm. A concentração de sacarose de 20g L-1 foi apropriada para o crescimento celular, porém nesta concentração a atividade enzimática foi inibida, devido a repressão catabólica. O aumento na taxa da aeração propiciou redução da atividade enzimática, ao mesmo tempo em que não houve aumento considerável do biomassa.

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Braz. arch. biol. technol ; 51(3): 441-446, May-June 2008. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-487733

ABSTRACT

The volume of biomass in the fermenting medium may significantly affect the values of fermentation parameters calculated from the measured concentrations of the substrates and/or products. The corrections proposed in this paper should be evaluated and, depending on their magnitude, considered in order to obtain more representative results. A numerical example is presented.


O volume da biomassa no meio em fermentação pode afetar significativamente os parâmetros do processo calculados a partir das medidas das concentrações de substratos e/ou produtos. Correções propostas neste trabalho deveriam ser avaliadas e, dependendo de seus valores, consideradas a fim de obter resultados mais representativos. Apresenta-se um exemplo numérico.

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Electron. j. biotechnol ; 10(2): 230-239, Apr. 15, 2007. graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-499178

ABSTRACT

Acremonium chrysogenum NCIM 1069 was used for the biosynthesis of cephalosporin-C (CPC) in batch mode of cultivation. The effect of different medium constituents for better yield of CPC was thoroughly investigated. From the results of the fermentation, it was found that ammonium sulphate as inorganic nitrogen source and methionine at the concentration of 0.4 percent are most suitable for higher yield of antibiotic. The variation in the C/N ratio on the biosynthesis of CPC showed that a C/N ratio of 8.0 is most suitable for maximum production of CPC


Subject(s)
Acremonium/metabolism , Cephalosporins/biosynthesis , Bioreactors , Culture Media , Fermentation , Methionine/metabolism
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China Biotechnology ; (12)2006.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-595011

ABSTRACT

High cell density culture of Lactobacillus plantaru is a significant step of the preparation of lactic acid bacteria starter.Firstly,this experiment is designed to analyze the effects of different dissolved oxygen and pH on the batch fermentation of Lactobacillus plantarum.And then,on the base of the batch fermentation,fed-batch fermentation was studied,companied by chemic neutralization in the experiment to achieve the aim of high cell density cultivation.Finally,in the comparison of two kinds of feeding mode for fed-batch operation in 10L fermentor,it was demonstrated that two kinds of feeding mode made cell concentration increase differently,in which pH feedback feeding can control sucrose concentration within a certain lower range,therefore obtaining the maximum cell concentration.With the pH feedback feeding,the dry cell weight was up to 13.56g/L,which increased 90.05% over that of batch culture.

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