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Submerged production of pectolytic enzymes by Aspergillus niger : effect of different aeration/agitation regimes

Submerged production of pectolytic enzymes by Aspergillus niger : effect of different... 253 31 31 5 6 Jožica Friedrich Aleksa Cimerman Walter Steiner Boris Kidrič Institute of Chemistry Hajdrihova 19 Ljubljana Yugoslavia Institut für Biotechnologie Technische Universität Graz 9 Schlögelgasse Austria Summary The production of a pectolytic enzyme complex in a 10-l strirred tank bioreactor was studied using the Aspergillus niger mutant A 138. A time course of the fermentation showed that the enzyme synthesis is not associated with growth. Maximal activity was reached after 95 h and from that time on it remained constant. Redox potential and pH values proved to be valuable indicators of the initiation and end of enzyme synthesis. The specific morphology of the fungus, growing in distinct pellets with long peripheral hyphae, resulted in a very dense and viscous broth. It represented a special problem for heat and mass transfer. An attempt was made to overcome this problem by different agitation and aeration regimes. These parameters did not change the morphology but had a marked influence on enzyme synthesis. When, at the time of maximal growth rate, aeration was increased from 0.5 vvm to 1.2 vvm, and agitation from 300 rpm to 500 rpm, the depectinizing activity was doubled in comparison with the results obtained when 0.5 vvm and 300 rpm were used throughout fermentation. When more intensive agitation was employed from the beginning of the process, the depectinizing activity was lowered from 60 to 45 units/ml, together with the viscosity and polygalacturonase activity. However, at the same time, the pectin esterase and pectinlyase yields increased. The required fermentation time was reduced from 95 to 65 h. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Journals

Submerged production of pectolytic enzymes by Aspergillus niger : effect of different aeration/agitation regimes

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1989 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Chemistry; Biotechnology; Microbiology; Microbial Genetics and Genomics
ISSN
0175-7598
eISSN
1432-0614
DOI
10.1007/BF00270782
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253 31 31 5 6 Jožica Friedrich Aleksa Cimerman Walter Steiner Boris Kidrič Institute of Chemistry Hajdrihova 19 Ljubljana Yugoslavia Institut für Biotechnologie Technische Universität Graz 9 Schlögelgasse Austria Summary The production of a pectolytic enzyme complex in a 10-l strirred tank bioreactor was studied using the Aspergillus niger mutant A 138. A time course of the fermentation showed that the enzyme synthesis is not associated with growth. Maximal activity was reached after 95 h and from that time on it remained constant. Redox potential and pH values proved to be valuable indicators of the initiation and end of enzyme synthesis. The specific morphology of the fungus, growing in distinct pellets with long peripheral hyphae, resulted in a very dense and viscous broth. It represented a special problem for heat and mass transfer. An attempt was made to overcome this problem by different agitation and aeration regimes. These parameters did not change the morphology but had a marked influence on enzyme synthesis. When, at the time of maximal growth rate, aeration was increased from 0.5 vvm to 1.2 vvm, and agitation from 300 rpm to 500 rpm, the depectinizing activity was doubled in comparison with the results obtained when 0.5 vvm and 300 rpm were used throughout fermentation. When more intensive agitation was employed from the beginning of the process, the depectinizing activity was lowered from 60 to 45 units/ml, together with the viscosity and polygalacturonase activity. However, at the same time, the pectin esterase and pectinlyase yields increased. The required fermentation time was reduced from 95 to 65 h.

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Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySpringer Journals

Published: Oct 1, 1989

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