正十二烷强化氧传递促进法夫酵母虾青素的合成

对虾青素的氧载体强化氧传递双液相发酵进行了研究。实验结果表明,添加正十二烷(作为氧载体)可提高法夫酵母发酵时的溶氧水平,促进虾青素的合成:添加正十二烷 0.5-1.0%(w/v),虾青素产量随正十二烷添加量逐步提高,最高时达到3.0mg/L,对照组虾青素产率为2.15mg/L;当正十二烷浓度大于2%时,对虾青素的合成表现出明显抑制作用;而正十二烷的添加对细胞的干重没有表现出促进作用。因此虾青素产量的提高是单位质量细胞的虾青素合成效率提高的结果。罐上实验结果表明,发酵开始后的12-24 h时段的溶氧水平对于虾青素的整个合成周期的合成活性至关重要,为发酵供氧进行分段控制提供了依据。根据法夫酵母虾青素合成活性与细胞呼吸活性之间的关系,推测法夫酵母合成虾青素过程对氧的依赖可能与柠檬酸生产菌有着相似的机制。

APPLICATION OF N-DODECANE TO PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA CULTIVATION FOR STIMULATING ASTAXANTHIN PRODUCTION

Astaxanthin accumulation by Phaffia rhodozyma is strongly dependent on the dissolved oxygen concentration. Two-phase fermentation system with the addition of oxygen vector was applied to enhance oxygen transfer. The addition of oxygen carrier, n-dodecane, obviously improved the astaxanthin yield, whereas higher concentration of carrier showed somewhat inhibition to the yeast growth and astaxanthin formation. The results suggested that the the higher astaxanthin yield did not resulted from the improvement of biomass of the yeast, but directly from the oxygen transfer improvement derived from the addition of oxygen vector.