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Prospective production of fructose and single cell protein from date palm waste
Putra, Meilana Dharma; Abasaeed, Ahmed E; Al-Zahrani, Saeed M.
  • Putra, Meilana Dharma; Lambung Mangkurat University. Faculty of Engineering. Department of Chemical Engineering. Banjarbaru. ID
  • Abasaeed, Ahmed E; King Saud University. College of Engineering. Department of Chemical Engineering. Riyadh. SA
  • Al-Zahrani, Saeed M; King Saud University. College of Engineering. Department of Chemical Engineering. Riyadh. SA
Electron. j. biotechnol ; 48: 46-52, nov. 2020. graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1254708
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Fructose and single cell protein are important products for the food market. Abundant amounts of low-grade dates worldwide are annually wasted. In this study, highly concentrated fructose syrups and single cell protein were obtained through selective fermentation of date extracts by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

RESULTS:

The effect of air flow (0.1, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25 and 1.5 vvm) and pH (4.5, 4.8, 5, 5.3 and 5.6) was investigated. Higher air flow led to lower fructose yield. The optimum cell mass production of 10 g/L was achieved at air flow of 1.25 vvm with the fructose yield of 91%. Similar cell mass production was obtained in the range pH of 5.0­5.6, while less cell mass was obtained at pH less than 5. Controlling the pH at 4.5, 5.0 and 5.3 failed to improve the production of cell mass which were 5.6, 5.9 and 5.4 g/L respectively; however, better fructose yield was obtained.

CONCLUSIONS:

Extension of the modified Gompertz enabled excellent predictions of the cell mass, fructose production and fructose fraction. The proposed model was also successfully validated against data from literatures. Thus, the model will be useful for wide application of biological processes.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Phoeniceae / Fructose Type of study: Prognostic study / Risk factors Language: English Journal: Electron. j. biotechnol Journal subject: Biotechnology Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Indonesia / Saudi Arabia Institution/Affiliation country: King Saud University/SA / Lambung Mangkurat University/ID

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Phoeniceae / Fructose Type of study: Prognostic study / Risk factors Language: English Journal: Electron. j. biotechnol Journal subject: Biotechnology Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Indonesia / Saudi Arabia Institution/Affiliation country: King Saud University/SA / Lambung Mangkurat University/ID