Mechanism of Fermentation Conversion from Polyalcohol Fermentation to Ethanol Fermentation by Pichia miso

A possible mechanism of fermentation conversion is described from polyalcohol fermentation to ethanol fermentation by Pichia miso. Little alcohol dehydrogenase activity was found in polyalcohol-producing cells, whereas higher enzyme activity was induced by ethanol-producing cells. The fermentation conversion may be caused by the different levels of alcohol dehydrogenase activity between polyalcohol- and ethanol-producing cells. It was also shown that yeast growth was inhibited and that yeast cells were lysed by ethanol (at 6g/100ml) that accumulated in 24 hr.     

Engineering Filamentous Fungi for Conversion of d-Galacturonic Acid to l-Galactonic Acid

d-Galacturonic acid, the main monomer of pectin, is an attractive substrate for bioconversions, since pectin-rich biomass is abundantly available and pectin is easily hydrolyzed. l-Galactonic acid is an intermediate in the eukaryotic pathway for d-galacturonic acid catabolism, but extracellular accumulation of l-galactonic acid has not been reported. By deleting the gene encoding l-galactonic acid dehydratase (lgd1 or gaaB) in two filamentous fungi, strains were obtained that converted d-galacturonic acid to l-galactonic acid. Both Trichoderma reesei Δlgd1 and Aspergillus niger ΔgaaB strains produced l-galactonate at yields of 0.6 to 0.9 g per g of substrate consumed. Although T. reesei Δlgd1 could produce l-galactonate at pH 5.5, a lower pH was necessary for A. niger ΔgaaB. Provision of a cosubstrate improved the production rate and titer in both strains. Intracellular accumulation of l-galactonate (40 to 70 mg g biomass⁻¹) suggested that export may be limiting. Deletion of the l-galactonate dehydratase from A. niger was found to delay induction of d-galacturonate reductase and overexpression of the reductase improved initial production rates. Deletion of the l-galactonate dehydratase from A. niger also delayed or prevented induction of the putative d-galacturonate transporter An14g04280. In addition, A. niger ΔgaaB produced l-galactonate from polygalacturonate as efficiently as from the monomer.     

休哈塔假丝酵母发酵木糖制乙醇过程研究

木质纤维素原料水解产物的主要成分是葡萄糖和木糖,其中葡萄糖很容易发酵,致使木糖成为木质纤维素发酵的关键,休哈塔假丝酵母(Candida shehatae)1766是自然界木糖发酵性能较好的天然酵母之一。研究了发酵温度、发酵时间、接种量、初始pH值、摇床转速等因素对休哈塔假丝酵母1766发酵木糖生产乙醇的影响,由正交试验初步确定了休哈塔假丝酵母发酵木糖制乙醇工艺的适宜条件为好氧条件,发酵时间为2d,发酵温度为28℃,摇床转速为150r/min,初始pH值为5,此时乙醇收率最高可达68.62%。     

Aerobic Fermentation of D-Xylose to Ethanol by Clavispora sp

Eleven strains of an undescribed species of Clavispora fermented D-xylose directly to ethanol under aerobic conditions. Strain UWO(PS)83-877-1 was grown in a medium containing 2% D-xylose and 0.5% yeast extract, and the following results were obtained: ethanol yield coefficient (ethanol/D-xylose), 0.29 g g⁻¹ (57.4% of theoretical); cell yield coefficient (dry biomass/D-xylose), 0.25 g g⁻¹; maximum ethanol concentration, 5.9 g liter⁻¹; maximum volumetric ethanol productivity, 0.11 g liter⁻¹ h⁻¹. With initial D-xylose concentrations of 40, 60, and 80 g liter⁻¹, maximum ethanol concentrations of 8.8, 10.9, and 9.8 g liter⁻¹ were obtained, respectively (57.2, 57.1, and 48.3% of theoretical). Ethanol was found to inhibit the fermentation of D-xylose (K_p = 0.58 g liter⁻¹) more than the fermentation of glucose (K_p = 6.5 g liter⁻¹). The performance of this yeast compared favorably with that reported for some other D-xylose-fermenting yeasts.     

Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Hydrothermal Pretreated Lignocellulosic Biomass: Evaluation of Process Performance Under Multiple Stress Conditions

Industrial lignocellulosic bioethanol processes are exposed to different environmental stresses (such as inhibitor compounds, high temperature, and high solid loadings). In this study, a systematic approach was followed where the liquid and solid fractions were mixed to evaluate the influence of varied solid loadings, and different percentages of liquor were used as liquid fraction to determine inhibitor effect. Ethanol production by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of hydrothermally pretreated Eucalyptus globulus wood (EGW) was studied under combined diverse stress operating conditions (30–38 °C, 60–80 g of liquor from hydrothermal treatment or autohydrolysis (containing inhibitor compounds)/100 g of liquid and liquid to solid ratio between 4 and 6.4 g liquid in SSF/g unwashed pretreated EGW) using an industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain supplemented with low-cost byproducts derived from agro-food industry. Evaluation of these variables revealed that the combination of temperature and higher solid loadings was the most significant variable affecting final ethanol concentration and cellulose to ethanol conversion, whereas solid and autohydrolysis liquor loadings had the most significant impact on ethanol productivity. After optimization, an ethanol concentration of 54 g/L (corresponding to 85 % of conversion and 0.51 g/Lh of productivity at 96 h) was obtained at 37 °C using 60 % of autohydrolysis liquor and 16 % solid loading (liquid to solid ratio of 6.4 g/g). The selection of a suitable strain along with nutritional supplementation enabled to produce noticeable ethanol titers in quite restrictive SSF operating conditions, which can reduce operating cost and boost the economic feasibility of lignocellulose-to-ethanol processes.     

Direct Fermentation of d-Xylose to Ethanol by Kluyveromyces marxianus Strains

Eight strains of Kluyveromyces marxianus were screened, and all of them were found to ferment the aldopentose d-xylose directly to ethanol under aerobic conditions. One of these strains, K. marxianus SUB-80-S, was grown in a medium containing 20 g of d-xylose per liter, and the following results were obtained: maximum ethanol concentration, 5.6 g/liter; ethanol yield, 0.28 g of ethanol per g of d-xylose (55% of theoretical); maximum specific growth rate, 0.12 h; 100% d-xylose utilization was completed in 48 h.     

Fermentation of d-Xylose to Ethanol by Genetically Modified Klebsiella planticola

d-Xylose is a plentiful pentose sugar derived from agricultural or forest residues. Enteric bacteria such as Klebsiella spp. ferment d-xylose to form mixed acids and butanediol in addition to ethanol. Thus the ethanol yield is normally low. Zymomonas spp. and most yeasts are unable to ferment xylose, but they do ferment hexose sugars to ethanol in high yield because they contain pyruvate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.1), a key enzyme that is absent from enteric bacteria. This report describes the fermentation of d-xylose by Klebsiella planticola ATCC 33531 bearing multicopy plasmids containing the pdc gene inserted from Zymomonas mobilis. Expression of the gene markedly increased the yield of ethanol to 1.3 mol/mol of xylose, or 25.1 g/liter. Concurrently, there were significant decreases in the yields of formate, acetate, lactate, and butanediol. Transconjugant Klebsiella spp. grew almost as fast as the wild type and tolerated up to 4% ethanol. The plasmid was retained by the cells during at least one batch culture, even in the absence of selective pressure by antibiotics to maintain the plasmid. Ethanol production was 31.6 g/liter from 79.6 g of mixed substrate per liter chosen to simulate hydrolyzed hemicellulose. The physiology of the wild-type of K. planticola is described in more detail than in the original report of its isolation.     

Fermentation of d-Xylose and l-Arabinose to Ethanol by Erwinia chrysanthemi

Erwinia spp. are gram-negative facultative anaerobes within the family Enterobacteriacae which possess several desirable traits for the conversion of pentose sugars to ethanol, such as the ability to ferment a broad range of carbohydrates and the ease with which they can be genetically modified. Twenty-eight strains of Erwinia carotovora and E. chrysanthemi were screened for the ability to ferment d-xylose to ethanol. E. chrysanthemi B374 was chosen for further study on the basis of its superior (4%) ethanol tolerance. We have characterized the fermentation of d-xylose and l-arabinose by the wild type and mutants which bear plasmids containing the pyruvate decarboxylase gene from Zymomonas mobilis. Expression of the gene markedly increased the yields of ethanol (from 0.7 up to 1.45 mol/mol of xylose) and decreased the yields of formate, acetate, and lactate. However, the cells with pyruvate decarboxylase grew only one-fourth as fast as the wild type and tolerated only 2% ethanol. Alcohol tolerance was stimulated by the addition of yeast extract to the growth medium. Xylose catabolism was characterized by a high saturation constant K(s) (4.5 mM).     

固态发酵木薯酒精渣生产生物饲料菌种的筛选

目的:筛选获得能混合固态发酵木薯酒精渣生产生物饲料的真菌组合.方法:利用木薯酒精渣堵养基,初筛能在其上良好生长的植物内生真菌菌株,再将这些菌株两两组合进行固态混菌发酵、添加酵母混菌发酵,测定产物中粗蛋白和粗纤维的含量,获得能有效降低木薯酒精渣中粗纤维、提高粗蛋白含量的菌株组合.结果:菌株G4与C15、Q4与C32混菌发酵效果最好,可将粗蛋白质含最从底物的1.42%分别提高到产物的16.08%与18.54%(于基),粗纤维含量从底物的32.41%降低到27.57%与26.59%.添加酵母培养后,两个组合产物中粗蛋白质含量可进一步提高到21.79%与23.56%,而粗纤维含量几乎无变化.结论:菌株G4(黑曲霉)、C15(白地霉)与郎比可假丝酵母,Q4(黑曲霉)、C32(青霉)与季也蒙假丝酵母可用作混菌固态发酵木薯酒精渣生产生物饲料的菌种.     

酿酒酵母L610利用菊糖生产乙醇发酵条件的研究

以1株能够直接利用菊糖产乙醇的酿酒酵母L610为出发菌株,对其利用菊糖生产乙醇的发酵条件进行了一系列研究。结果表明,L610最适乙醇发酵温度为37℃,且40℃高温发酵对其产乙醇能力无显著影响;L610对酸性发酵环境有良好的耐受性,当发酵液p H值降至3.5时,其糖醇转化率及乙醇产量仍保持较高水平;以0.025~0.10 vvm的通气量通气12 h有利于L610发酵菊糖产乙醇;L610对350 g/L的高浓度菊糖有良好的转化率,乙醇浓度和生产强度分别达到129 g/L和1.35 g/(L·h);当直接以300 g/L菊芋粗粉为唯一底物进行发酵时,L610发酵产乙醇浓度达到89.6 g/L,为理论产量的78.1%。本研究所取得的成果为酿酒酵母一步法发酵菊芋生产乙醇的工业化发展提供参考。     

响应面法优化嗜热厌氧杆菌X514产乙醇合成培养基

嗜热厌氧杆菌X514(Thermoanaerobactersp.X514)能同时发酵五碳糖、六碳糖并产出乙醇,是纤维素乙醇生产中最具潜力的菌株之一。单因子试验证明,酵母提取物中对X514乙醇发酵起决定性影响的组分为B族维生素,并进一步确定了B族维生素中对乙醇发酵有影响作用的6种维生素。结合培养基中的其他影响因子,应用Plackett-Burman试验设计方法,筛选出X514乙醇发酵的极大影响因子为NH4Cl、烟酸及硫胺素。随后用最陡爬坡试验确定了影响因子最佳取值区域,并利用响应面方法优化合成培养基。优化结果显示,当以5 g/L葡萄糖为底物时,在NH4Cl、烟酸及硫胺素的浓度分别为1.05 g/L、6.4 mg/L及7.0 mg/L的条件下,X514的乙醇产出浓度达到最优理论值34.46 mmol/L。试验验证该条件下乙醇产出浓度为33.78 mmol/L。试验值与理论值接近,原始矿物质培养基中乙醇产出浓度的5.1倍,并与添加5 g/L的酵母提取物培养基的乙醇产出浓度(34.67 mmol/L)相当。     

Integrated Strategies to Enhance Cellulolytic Enzyme Production Using an Instrumented Bioreactor for Solid-State Fermentation of Sugarcane Bagasse

The conversion of agro-industrial residues, such as sugarcane bagasse, into high-value products and renewable energy, within the biorefinery concept, is a potential alternative towards the sustainable management of these resources. This work evaluates the production of cellulolytic enzymes by a selected strain of Aspergillus niger cultivated in sugarcane bagasse under solid-state fermentation using an instrumented lab-scale bioreactor. The effects of environmental factors including the type of substrate and medium composition, as well as the operational conditions (air flow rate, inlet air relative humidity, and initial substrate moisture content) on the production of the enzymatic complex were evaluated using statistical design tools. Significant increases in FPase, endoglucanase, and xylanase activities were achieved under the optimized conditions predicted by the models, with values of 0.88, 21.77, and 143.85 IU/g of dry solid substrate, respectively, representing around ten-, four-, and twofold increases compared to the activities obtained under the initial growth conditions. This demonstrates the importance of evaluating environmental and operational criteria in order to achieve efficient enzyme production. The crude enzymatic extract obtained under optimized conditions was employed for enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated sugarcane bagasse. Approximately 13 % of total reducing sugars, and a glucose concentration of 2.54 g/L, were obtained after 22 h of hydrolysis of steam exploded sugarcane bagasse, indicating that the enzymatic cocktail produced has good potential for use in the conversion of biomass.     

响应面分析法优化(R)-扁桃酸发酵培养基

采用响应面分析法对Bacillussp.HB20菌株合成(R)-扁桃酸的培养基成分进行优化。首先利用Plackett-Burman试验设计筛选出影响(R)-扁桃酸产率的三个主要因素:麦芽糖、蛋白胨和牛肉膏。在此基础上用最陡爬坡路径逼近最大响应区域,再利用Box-Behnken试验设计及响应面分析法进行回归分析。结果表明,麦芽糖、蛋白胨和牛肉膏浓度与(R)-扁桃酸产率存在显著的相关性,通过求解回归方程得到最佳质量浓度:蛋白胨11.507g/L,牛肉膏6.708g/L,麦芽糖10.907g/L,(R)-扁桃酸产率理论最大值达到66.87%。经模型验证,预测值与验证试验平均值接近,在优化条件下(R)-扁桃酸产率提高了25.87%。     

Detection and Identification of Wild Yeast Contaminants of the Industrial Fuel Ethanol Fermentation Process

Monitoring for wild yeast contaminants is an essential component of the management of the industrial fuel ethanol manufacturing process. Here we describe the isolation and molecular identification of 24 yeast species present in bioethanol distilleries in northeast Brazil that use sugar cane juice or cane molasses as feeding substrate. Most of the yeast species could be identified readily from their unique amplification-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fingerprint. Yeast of the species Dekkera bruxellensis, Candida tropicalis, Pichia galeiformis, as well as a species of Candida that belongs to the C. intermedia clade, were found to be involved in acute contamination episodes; the remaining 20 species were classified as adventitious. Additional physiologic data confirmed that the presence of these major contaminants cause decreased bioethanol yield. We conclude that PCR fingerprinting can be used in an industrial setting to monitor yeast population dynamics to early identify the presence of the most important contaminant yeasts.     

Conversion of Glycerol to Dihydroxyacetone by Immobilized Whole Cells of Acetobacter xylinum

Enzymatic production of dihydroxyacetone (DHA) was studied by immobilization of the whole cells of acetic acid bacteria capable of oxidizing glycerol to DHA. Acetobacter xylinum A-9 cells immobilized in a polyacrylamide gel were selected as the most favorable enzyme preparation. The enzymatic properties of immobilized cells converting glycerol to DHA were investigated and compared with those of intact cells. The optimum pH for the immobilized cells was broad (4.0 to 5.5), whereas the intact cells had a narrow pH optimum at 5.5. The thermal stability of the immobilized cells was somewhat higher than that of the intact cells. Apparent K_m values for glycerol with both intact and immobilized cells were about equal, 6.3 × 10⁻² to 6.5 × 10⁻² M. The complete conversion of glycerol to DHA was achieved within 40 h under optimum conditions, and pure crystalline DHA was readily isolated from the reaction mixture with over 80% yield.     

基于活细胞量测量的利福霉素发酵过程氮源优化策略

在发酵生产利福霉素SV的过程中,其菌丝体的生长代谢情况及产物发酵合成都与有活力的菌丝量密切相关.介绍了在线活细胞传感仪测定活细胞量的方法,它利用细胞的介电特性,能够排除发酵液中固含物的干扰,测得的电容值与活细胞浓度呈线性相关,可以作为工艺优化过程中的关键参数.通过电容变化反映的前期生长出现的二次生长现象,进行了通过使用迟效氮源豆饼粉代替了原培养基中价格昂贵的速效氮源蛋白胨,成功消除了发酵前期由于氮源利用转换造成的生长停滞期,利用豆饼粉情况下培养前期的OUR和CER达到了14.8和15.3 mmol/L/h,明显高于利用速效氮源蛋白胨A组的8.6和11.3 mmol/L/h,保证了持续较高的比生长速率,对于促进菌体的氧消耗速率的增加和维持有着重要的作用,明显有利于利福霉素的合成与速率的维持,氮源替代组的发酵效价达到了5969±19 U/ml,与对照组(5030±17U/ml)相比显著提升发酵单位18.7%以上.     

响应面法优化普通小球藻混合营养培养基组成生产生物质

利用响应面法优化了混合营养培养普通小球藻生产生物质的培养基组成.首先采用Plackett-Burman设计对11个相关营养因素的效应进行了评价,并筛选出影响小球藻细胞生长的3个主要因素为KNO3、葡萄糖和NaC1;然后结合Box-Behnken设计建立了以小球藻浓度为响应值的二次回归方程模型,获得优化的培养基组成为KNO31.64g/L、葡萄糖45g/L、NaC1 1.57g/L;模型预测的最大浓度为5.28g/L,验证值为5.68g/L;验证结果表明,所建立模型预测精度较好,可用于优化小球藻的混养培养基组成.优化条件下混养小球藻细胞的蛋白质和色素含量较优化前降低,而可溶性糖和油脂含量提高,脂肪酸以棕榈酸和油酸为主;细胞组分分析结果显示,混养培养所得小球藻生物质具有作为生产微藻生物能源原料的潜力.     

Utilization of Xylan by Yeasts and Its Conversion to Ethanol by Pichia stipitis Strains

Yeasts able to grow on d-xylose were screened for the ability to hydrolyze xylan. Xylanase activity was found to be rare; a total of only 19 of more than 250 strains yielded a positive test result. The activity was localized largely in the genus Cryptococcus and in Pichia stipitis and its anamorph Candida shehatae. The ability to hydrolyze xylan was generally uncoupled from that to hydrolyze cellulose; only three of the xylan-positive strains also yielded a positive test for cellulolytic activity. Of the 19 xylanolytic strains, 2, P. stipitis CBS 5773 and CBS 5775, converted xylan into ethanol, with about 60% of a theoretical yield computed on the basis of the amount of d-xylose present originally that could be released by acid hydrolysis.     

Solid-State Fermentation: an Alternative to Improve the Nutritive Value of Coffee Pulp

Coffee pulp was subjected to a solid-state fermentation process, using Aspergillus niger. The initial moisture content of the pulp, as well as the fermentation time and temperature, had a significant effect on the increase in total amino acid content of the material. The increase in total amino acids showed a significant correlation with the dry matter recovered (r = −0.98) and the increase in pH during the process (r = 0.98). With a moisture content of 80%, a pH of 3.5, a temperature of 35°C, and an aeration of 8 liters/min per kg as fermentation conditions, it was found that the maximum concentration of total amino acids was attained after 43 h. The fermented product had a higher total amino acid content and a lower cell wall constituent value (primarily cellulose and hemicellulose) than the original pulp. A growing chicken's ration containing 10% of the fermented product had a feed efficiency (2.14) similar to that of the standard ration (2.19) and was significantly better than that of the diet containing 10% of the original pulp (2.53). The difference observed in feed intake and weight gain between the standard diet and that with 10% of the fermented product is considered to be due to palatability factors which should be studied further.