Kinetics of kojic acid fermentation byAspergillus flavus link S44-1 using sucrose as a carbon source under different pH conditions

Kojic acid production byAspergillus flavus strain S44-1 using sucrose as a carbon source was carried out in a 250-mL shake flask and a 2-L stirred tank fermenter. For comparison, production of kojic acid using glucose, fructose and its mixture was also carried out. Kojic acid production in shake flask fermentation was 25.8 g/L using glucose as the sole carbon source, 23.6 g/L with sucrose, and 6.4 g/L from fructose. Reduced kojic acid production (13.5 g/L) was observed when a combination of glucose and fructose was used as a carbon source. The highest production of kojic acid (40.2 g/L) was obtained from 150 g/L sucrose in a 2 L fermenter, while the lowest kojic acid production (10.3 g/L) was seen in fermentation using fructose as the sole carbon source. The experimental data from batch fermentation and resuspended cell system was analysed in order to form the basis for a kinetic model of the process. An unstructured model based on logistic and Luedeking-Piret equations was found suitable to describe the growth, substrate consumption, and efficiency of kojic acid production byA. flavus in batch fermentation using sucrose. From this model, it was found that kojic acid production byA. flavus was not a growth-associated process. Fermentation without pH control (from an initial culture pH of 3.0) showed higher kojic acid production than single-phase pH-controlled fermentation (pH 2.5, 2.75, and 3.0).     

Isolation of a kojic acid-producing fungus capable of using starch as a carbon source

A fungal strain (S33-2), able to grow on cooked starch and produce a substantially high level of kojic acid, was isolated from morning glory flower ( Bixa orellana ). The fungus was characterized and identified as Aspergillus flavus. The effect of different types of starch (sago, potato and corn starch) on growth of strain S33-2 and kojic acid production was examined using shake flasks. It was found that strain S33-2 grew well on all types of starch investigated. However, kojic acid production was highest when corn starch was used, with the maximum kojic acid obtained being comparable to fermentation using glucose. The highest kojic acid production (19·2 g l⁻¹) was obtained when 75 g l⁻¹ corn starch was used. This gave a yield, based on starch consumed, and an overall productivity of 0·256 g g⁻¹ and 0·04 g l⁻¹ h⁻¹, respectively.     

短梗霉多糖发酵条件的研究

在摇瓶发酵条件研究的基础上。于16L自控发酵罐上进行了罐上发酵条件优化研究。发现以10％淀粉水解物为碳源时,淀粉水解物的最适DE值为40－50,发酵培养基中的硫酸铵最适用量不同于摇瓶发酵时的量,种龄和接种量、通气量、罐压、搅拌速度和搅拌叶轮挡数等均对多糖的产生有较大的影响。另外还进行了发酵过程的动力学的研究。     

5-酮基-D-葡萄糖酸发酵生产的工艺条件优化

葡萄糖酸氧化杆菌可将葡萄糖转化为5-酮基-D-葡萄糖酸(5-KGA),而5-KGA是重要食品添加剂L(+)-酒石酸的合成前体。为提高5-KGA产量及其对葡萄糖的转化率,对5-KGA发酵生产的工艺条件进行优化。在摇瓶水平最适的培养基和培养条件下,5-KGA最高产量为19.7 g/L,较优化前提高43.8%。在5 L发酵罐上控制恒定pH值5.5、溶氧浓度15%条件下,5-KGA产量达到46.0 g/L,较摇瓶最高产量提高1.3倍,应用葡萄糖流加工艺,5-KGA最高产量达到75.5 g/L,转化率超过70%,与已见报道的最高水平相比提高了32.0%,为实现微生物发酵生产5-KGA、进而合成L(+)-酒石酸的工业化提供了切实有效的途径。     

Improvement of kojic acid production in Aspergillus oryzae B008 mutant strain and its uses in fermentation of concentrated corn stalk hydrolysate

A strain designated M866, producing kojic acid with a high yield, was obtained by combining induced mutation using ion beam implantation and ethyl methane sulfonate treatment of a wild type strain of Aspergillus oryzae B008. The amount of kojic acid produced by the strain M866 in a shaking flask was 40.2 g/L from 100 g/L of glucose, which was 1.7 times higher than that produced by wild strain (23.58 g/L). When the mixture of glucose and xylose was used as carbon source, the resulting kojic acid production was raised with the increasing of glucose ratios in the mixture. With concentrations of glucose at 75 g/L and xylose at 25 g/L mixed in the medium, the production of kojic acid reached 90.8 %, which was slightly lower than with glucose as the sole source of carbon. In addition, the kojic acid fermentation of the concentrated hydrolysate from corn stalk was also investigated in this study, the maximum concentration of kojic acid accumulated at the end of the fermentation was 33.1 g/L and this represents the yield based on reducing sugar consumed and the overall productivity of 0.36 g/g and 0.17 g/L/h, respectively.     

Cultivation characteristics of immobilized Aspergillus oryzae for kojic acid production

Aspergillus oryzae in situ grown from spores entrapped in calcium alginate gel beads was used for the production of kojic acid. The immobilized cells in flask cultures produced kojic acid in a linear proportion while maintaining the stable metabolic activity for a prolonged production period. Kojic acid was accumulated up to a high concentration of 83 g/L, at which the kojic acid began to crystallize, and, thus, the culture had to be replaced with fresh media for the next batch culture. The overall productivities of two consecutive cultivations were higher than that of free mycelial fermentation. However, the production rate of kojic acid by the immobilized cells was suddenly decreased with the appearance of central cavernae inside the immobilized gel beads after 12 days of the third batch cultivation.     

氮源对重组大肠杆菌发酵产L-精氨酸的影响

考察有机氮源种类、蛋白胨用量以及(NH4)2SO4用量对重组E.coli发酵产L-精氨酸的影响.结果表明:以蛋白胨作为有机氮源且用量在10 g/L,( NH4 )2SO4用量在15 g/L时,摇瓶发酵产L-精氨酸产量最高,达到9.4g/L.在5L发酵罐进行补料分批培养,通过补加(NH4)2 SO4,L-精氨酸产量可以达到18.8 g/L,比未补加提高了108.9％.     

羊肚菌液态发酵的研究*

通过摇瓶正交试验研究了圆锥羊肚菌液体发酵的条件,选出最佳培养基配方、接种量、培养温度、pH、通气量,培养时间等参数。在此基础上,应用VIRTIS公司生产的2L－自控发酵罐进行了分批发酵,摸索到了羊肚菌液态深层发酵的基本规律,然后分别以淀粉和玉米粉为碳源进行了补料分批发酵,获得其干细胞产量为25．4g／L和27．4g／L,生长速率为0．45g／（L·h）和0．51g／（L·h）,以碳源为基准的产量得率系数（yx／s）为0.72（g／g）和0.75（g／g）等数据。实验结果表明,羊肚菌的液态深层发酵已达到了真菌菌丝液态发酵的正常水平。     

An industrial medium for improved production of carotenoids from a mutant strain of Phaffia rhodozyma

A medium based on less expensive nutrient sources, such as corn starch hydrolyzate (hydrol), corn steep liquor (CSL), urea and potassium phosphate was used for the growth of the yeast Phaffia rhodozyma 2A2N strain. A central composite experimental design has been employed to derive a statistical model on the effect of hydrol and CSL on carotenoid production. An initial concentration of sugars as glucose equivalent 73?g/l in hydrol and 43?g/l CSL were found optimal for the maximization of final carotenoid production in shake flask cultures. The carotenoid production was increased by adding urea and phosphate sources. Laboratory scale fermentation was performed with the optimized medium and total carotenoid production of 52.4?mg/l was obtained using constant fed-batch culture.     

Efficient production of cellulase in the culture of Acremonium cellulolyticus using untreated waste paper sludge

Cellulase was produced by Acremonium cellulolyticus using untreated waste paper sludge (PS) as the carbon source. The clay present in PS did not show any inhibitory effect on cellulase production but did alter the pH during fermentation. On the flask scale, the maleate buffer concentration and pH were key factors that affected the efficiency of cellulase production from PS cellulose. Optimum cellulase production in a 3-L fermentor of working volume 1.5 L was achieved by controlling the pH value at 6.0 using 2 M NaOH and 2 M maleic acid, and the productivity reached 8.18 FPU/mL. When 40.89 g/L PS cellulose, 2.2 g/L (NH(4) )(2) SO(4) , and 4.4 g/L urea were added to a 48-h culture, the cellulase activity was 9.31 FPU/mL at the flask scale and 10.96 FPU/mL in the 3-L fermentor. These values are ～80% of those obtained when pure cellulose is used as the carbon source. The method developed here presents a new route for the utilization of PS.     

High yield and cost‐effective production of poly(γ‐glutamic acid) with Bacillus subtilis

Poly(γ‐glutamic acid) (γ‐PGA) is a promising biopolymer with many potential industrial and pharmaceutical applications. To reduce the production costs, the effects of yeast extract and L ‐glutamate in the substrate for γ‐PGA production were investigated systematically at shake flask scale. The results showed that lower concentrations of yeast extract (40 g/L) and L ‐glutamate (30 g/L) were beneficial for the cost‐effective production of γ‐PGA in the formulated medium. By maintaining the glucose concentration in the range of 3–10 g/L via a fed‐batch strategy in a 10‐L fermentor, the production of γ‐PGA was greatly improved with the highest γ‐PGA concentration of 101.1 g/L, a productivity of 2.19 g/L·h and a yield of 0.57 g/g total substrate, which is about 1.4‐ to 3.2‐fold higher than those in the batch fermentation. Finally, this high‐density fermentation process was successfully scaled up in a 100‐L fermentor. The present work provides a powerful approach to produce this biopolymer as a bulk chemical in large scale.     

乳糖诱导重组尿酸酶基因在大肠杆菌中的表达

对用乳糖替代异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导重组产朊假丝酵母尿酸酶基因在E.coli JM109(DE3)中表达进行了研究,拟建立一种高效低成本的生产重组尿酸酶的工艺路线。通过摇瓶试验对诱导所采用的乳糖浓度,诱导时机和诱导持续时间进行了优化,并考察在乳糖诱导下的目的产物表达动力学,随后在5 L发酵罐上进行扩大化培养以验证摇瓶优化的结果,进一步将乳糖作为诱导剂应用于高密度发酵过程。实验结果表明乳糖诱导的最佳浓度为5 g/L,最佳诱导时机是对数生长期中后期,诱导持续时间为9~10h;按照优化的条件在摇瓶和5 L发酵罐上进行分批培养,重组尿酸酶最大表达量可达菌体总蛋白的26%左右,可溶性蛋白的36%左右,略高于IPTG的诱导效果;高密度发酵过程菌体终密度达到OD600值40以上,尿酸酶表达量占菌体总蛋白25%左右。     

代谢工程改造大肠杆菌合成丙二酸

丙二酸是一种重要的有机二元羧酸,其应用价值遍及化工、医药、食品等领域。本文以大肠杆菌为底盘细胞,过表达了ppc、aspC、panD、pa0132、yneI和pyc基因,成功构建了丙二酸合成重组菌株大肠杆菌BL21(TPP)。该菌株在摇瓶发酵条件下,丙二酸产量达到0.61 g/L。在5 L发酵罐水平,采用间歇补料的方式丙二酸的积累量达3.32 g/L。本研究应用了融合蛋白技术,将ppc和aspC、pa0132和yneI分别进行融合表达,构建了工程菌BL21(SCR)。在摇瓶发酵水平,该菌株丙二酸的积累量达到了0.83 g/L,较出发菌株BL21(TPP)提高了36%。在5 L发酵罐中,工程菌BL21(SCR)的丙二酸产量最高达5.61 g/L,较出发菌株BL21(TPP)提高了69%。本研究实现了丙二酸在大肠杆菌中的生物合成,为构建丙二酸合成的细胞工厂提供了理论依据和技术基础,同时也对其他二元羧酸的生物合成具有启发和指导意义。     

Production of carboxylic acids from hydrolyzed corn meal by immobilized cell fermentation in a fibrous-bed bioreactor

Corn meal hydrolyzed with amylases was used as the carbon source for producing acetic, propionic, and butyric acids via anaerobic fermentations. In this study, corn meal, containing 75% (w/w) starch, 20% (w/w) fibers, and 1.5% (w/w) protein, was first hydrolyzed using amylases at 60 degrees C. The hydrolysis yielded approximately 100% recovery of starch converted to glucose and 17.9% recovery of protein. The resulting corn meal hydrolyzate was then used, after sterilization, for fermentation studies. A co-culture of Lactococcus lactis and Clostridium formicoaceticum was used to produce acetic acid from glucose. Propionibacterium acidipropionici was used for propionic acid fermentation, and Clostridium tyrobutylicum was used for butyric acid production. These cells were immobilized on a spirally wound fibrous matrix packed in a fibrous-bed bioreactor (FBB) developed for multi-phase biological reactions or fermentation. The bioreactor was connected to a stirred-tank fermentor that provided pH and temperature controls via medium circulation. The fermentation system was operated at the recycle batch mode. Temperature and pH were controlled at 37 degrees C and 7.6, respectively, for acetic acid fermentation, 32 degrees C and 6.0, respectively, for propionic acid fermentation, and 37 degrees C and 6.0, respectively, for butyric acid production. The fermentation demonstrated a yield of approximately 100% and a volumetric productivity of approximately 1 g/(1 h) for acetic acid production. The propionic acid fermentation achieved an approximately 60% yield and a productivity of 2.12 g/(1 h), whereas the butyric acid fermentation obtained an approximately 50% yield and a productivity of 6.78 g/(1 h). These results were comparable to, or better than those fermentations using chemically defined media containing glucose as the substrate, suggesting that these carboxylic acids can be efficiently produced from direct fermentation of corn meal hydrolyzate. The corn fiber present as suspended solids in the corn meal hydrolyzate did not cause operating problem to the immobilized cell bioreactor as is usually encountered by conventional immobilized cell bioreactor systems. It is concluded that the FBB technology is suitable for producing value-added biochemicals directly from agricultural residues or commodities such as corn meal.     

Itaconic acid production using sago starch hydrolysate by Aspergillus terreus TN484-M1

Sago starch was hydrolyzed using either chemical agents, or enzymes at various pH and concentrations. Hydrolysis using 5000 AUN/ml (0.5%, w/v) glucoamylase exhibited the highest itaconic acid yield up to 0.36 g/g sago starch, whereas hydrolysis using nitric acid at pH 2.0 yielded 0.35 g/g sago starch. The medium was optimized and the composition was (g/l) 140 sago starch, 1.8 corn steep liquor, 1.2 MgSO(4).7H(2)O and 2.9 NH(4)NO(3). When the optimal conditions of hydrolysis and medium composition were applied to itaconic acid production in a 3-l jar fermentor, the itaconic acid production was 48.2 g/l with a yield of 0.34 g/g sago starch. This was filtered from the cultured broth and 37.1g of itaconic acid was recovered with a purity of 97.2%. This result showed that sago starch could be converted to a value-added product with only a simple pretreatment.     

出芽短梗霉产聚苹果酸发酵条件的优化

【背景】出芽短梗霉可发酵葡萄糖生成聚苹果酸,但存在转化率和转化效率低等瓶颈,阻碍其实现商业化生产。【目的】通过优化发酵培养条件,提高出芽短梗霉的聚苹果酸产量、糖酸转化率和生产强度。【方法】采用单因素试验优化适宜出芽短梗霉BK-10菌株产生聚苹果酸的培养条件,通过Plackett-Burman法对培养基组分筛选显著性影响因素,并对其培养基中无机盐进行正交试验优化,最后进行5 L发酵罐验证。【结果】最优培养基配方和培养条件:100 g/L葡萄糖,1.5 g/L尿素,0.20 g/L KH_2PO_4,0.20 g/L ZnSO_4,0.05 g/L MgSO_4,0.75 g/L KCl,30 g/L CaCO_3,0.01%吐温-80,发酵温度26°C,250 mL摇瓶装液量50 mL。【结论】通过优化,聚苹果酸的糖酸转化率达到0.71 g/g,生产强度达到0.89 g/(L·h),较优化前分别提高了18.33%和71.15%,为发酵葡萄糖合成聚苹果酸进而生产L-苹果酸工艺的工业化生产奠定经济性基础。     

Effects of cultivation conditions on the production of natamycin with Streptomyces gilvosporeus LK-196

Natamycin is a very attractive antifungal agent with wide applications in medical and food industries. In order to improve the productivity of natamycin, the effects of cultivation conditions were investigated with Streptomyces gilvosporeus LK-196 in the shake flasks and 30-L fermentors. The results showed that dissolved oxygen and shear force would affluence the biosynthesis of natamycin significantly. The high concentration of natamycin (2.03g/L) was achieved under the suitable culture conditions in the shake flask scale. Further investigations in 30-L fermentors showed that the optimal pH was controlled at 6.0 during the whole bioprocess, and the dissolved oxygen level should be more than 30% by adjusting the aeration and agitation rates for high production of natamycin. Under these optimal conditions the high concentration of natamycin (3.94g/L) was achieved with Str. gilvosporeus LK-196 in the 30-L fermentor. Finally, the high-level fermentation process was successfully scaled up to 1000-L fermentors and 18,000-L fermentors in the pilot plant.     

Direct fermentation of gelatinized sago starch to acetone–butanol–ethanol by Clostridium acetobutylicum

Direct fermentation of gelatinized sago starch into solvent (acetone–butanol–ethanol) by Clostridium acetobutylicum P262 was studied using a 250 ml Schott bottle anaerobic fermentation system. Total solvent production from fermentation using 30 g sago starch/l (11.03g/l) was comparable to fermentation using corn starch and about 2-fold higher than fermentation using potato or tapioca starch. At the range of sago starch concentration investigated (10–80 g/l), the highest total solvent production (18.82 g/l) was obtained at 50 g/l. The use of a mixture of organic and inorganic nitrogen source (yeast extract + NH₄NO₃) enhanced growth of C. acetobutylicum, starch hydrolysis and solvent production (24.47 g/l) compared to the use of yeast extract alone. This gave the yield based on sugar consumed of 0.45 g/g. Result from this study also showed that the individual concentrations of nitrogen and carbon influenced solvent production to a greater extent than did carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratio.     

Ex situ product recovery for enhanced butanol production by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Clostridium beijerinckii</Emphasis>

In situ butanol recovery fermentation has been intensively studied as an effective alternative to conventional butanol production, which is limited due to the cellular toxicity of butanol. However, the low biocompatibility of adsorbents often leads to failure of in situ recovery fermentations. In this study, Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 was cultured in flasks without shaking and in situ recovery fermentation was performed by using an adsorbent L493. The amounts of acetone, butanol, and ethanol (ABE) increased by 34.4 % in the presence of the adsorbent. In contrast, cell growth and production of organic acids and ABE were retarded in the 7-L batch fermentations with in situ butanol recovery. Cell damage occurred in the fermentor upon agitation in the presence of the adsorbent, unlike in static flask cultures with in situ recovery. Ex situ recovery fermentation using circulation of fermentation broth after mid-exponential phase of cell growth was developed to avoid adsorbent-cell incompatibility. No apparent cell damage was observed and 25.7 g/L of ABE was produced from 86.2 g/L glucose in the fed-batch mode using 7 L fermentors. Thus, ex situ recovery fermentation with C. beijerinckii is effective for enhancing butanol fermentation.     

海洋中海藻糖产生菌的筛选及发酵条件优化

从180余份海水、海泥样品中筛选得到60株产海藻糖较高的菌株,编号为2-14的菌株海藻糖产量最高,为127.9mg/g cell。对2-14菌株进行形态特征、培养特征及生理生化试验,鉴定该菌株为红酵母属(Rhodotorula sp.)。研究摇瓶发酵条件对红酵母海藻糖产量的影响,结果为:初始pH5.5,发酵温度28℃,装液量75mL(250mL三角瓶中)。采用优化后发酵条件红酵母海藻糖产量为193.3mg/g cell,优化前对照值为132.1mg/g cell,优化后的结果是优化前的1.46倍。在5L发酵罐中培养得到最佳发酵时间为54h,发酵罐培养发酵液中海藻糖含量最高达2.5g/L,为摇瓶培养的1.6倍。