Effect of oxygen supply on metabolism of immobilized and suspended Escherichia coli

The effect of reduced oxygen supply on the production of a recombinant protein (plasmid-encoded beta-galactosidase) was investigated in Escherichia coli. A novel modified bubble tank reactor was used to provide a direct comparison between immobilized and suspended cells in identical environments except for the immobilization matrix. Decreased oxygen supply led to increased beta-galactosidase synthesis by both immobilized and suspended cells. Immobilized cells produced similar amounts of beta-galactosidase as the suspended cells. Lactose consumption and acetate production, on a per cell basis, were significantly higher in immobilized cells, suggesting that immobilized cells utilized fermentative metabolism. However, a transport analysis of the immobilized cell system showed that immobilized cells were not subject to either external or internal mass transfer gradients.     

盾叶薯蓣悬浮培养细胞生长及薯蓣皂苷元合成

研究了盾叶薯蓣细胞悬浮培养过程中细胞生长、薯蓣皂苷元合成、蔗糖和磷酸盐的吸收利用以及酸性磷酸酶活性与薯蓣皂苷元合成的关系。结果表明,对数生长期细胞最大比生长速率μm为0.19 d-1;倍增时间为3.68 d;薯蓣皂苷元的形成与细胞的生长相关,培养6 d时薯蓣皂苷元质量分数和产量分别为0.20%和25.93 mg/L;蔗糖利用率达到95.65%,磷酸盐吸收率达到最大,为90.36%。盾叶薯蓣细胞悬浮培养过程中酸性磷酸酶活性动态变化规律与薯蓣皂苷元的动态合成规律基本一致。此外,研究还发现在相同供磷水平下,酸性磷酸酶活性高低与薯蓣皂苷元合成能力呈正相关;而在不同供磷水平下,酸性磷酸酶活性高低与薯蓣皂苷元合成能力没有相关性。     

Improved diosgenin production in Dioscorea deltoidea cell cultures by immobilization in polyurethane foam

Dioscorea deltoidea Wall (Dioscoreaceae) cell cultures were entrapped by passive invasion into reticulate polyurethane foam cubes. Immobilization of cells grown in medium containing 3% sucrose reduced the lag phase in growth and thereby reduced the time required to reach maximum diosgenin concentration by 36% compared to cells in suspension culture. Immobilization also increased the total diosgenin produced by 40%. Increased efficiency in diosgenin production was greatest in 3% sucrose; higher concentrations inhibited diosgenin production.     

Kinetic parameters of continuous cultures of Bacillus thermoleovorans sp. A2 degrading phenol at 65 degrees C

In this paper, we report on the kinetics of phenol degradation and cell growth in continuous cultures of suspended cells of Bacillus thermoleovorans sp. A2 at 65 degrees C. A high yield coefficient of Y(x/s)=0.84 g cell dry weight g(-1) phenol was measured at a dilution rate of 0.5 h(-1). At the same dilution rate the coefficient for maintenance metabolism (m(s)) was determined to be 0.045 g phenol g(-1) cell dry weight h(-1). The maximal growth rate (wash-out) determined at a phenol inlet concentration of 188 mg l(-1) was 0.9 h(-1). Up to 7 g phenol l(-1) per day were degraded in a continuously operated 2-l stirred tank reactor with suspended cells (feed concentration 660 mg l(-1)). Additionally, yield coefficients for oxygen and ammonium are reported.     

Rosmarinic acid production by Lavandula vera MM cell-suspension culture

The time courses of growth and rosmarinic acid production by Lavandula vera MM cell suspension were investigated. The uptake of the main nutrients (sucrose, nitrogen, phosphorus, K, Ca, Mg) was followed during cultivation and the data on the physiology of the L. vera MM cell culture are presented. It was established that the cell culture synthesizes rosmarinic acid during the linear phase of growth for a relatively short period (between the 4th and 8th days of cultivation). The influence of sucrose concentration in the nutrient medium on cell growth and accumulation of rosmarinic acid by L. vera MM cell culture was investigated. The results showed that 7% sucrose in the nutrient medium ensured a steady growth of the cell suspension and increased the yield of rosmarinic acid (29.2 g/l dry biomass and 507.5 mg/l rosmarinic acid compared to 13.0 g/l dry biomass and 68.6 mg/l rosmarinic acid for the control cultivation with 3% sucrose). Received: 17 September 1996 / Received revision: 31 January 1997 / Accepted: 1 February 1997     

Establishment of callus and cell suspension cultures of Corydalis saxicola Bunting, a rare medicinal plant

An efficient procedure has been developed for callus induction and cell suspension cultures of C. saxicola for the first time. Explant selection was carried out among leaf, stem and root to select a suitable type of explants capable of higher callus formation. Leaf explants thus selected showed maximum response to callus induction (67.1%). Modified B5 medium supplemented with 0.5 mg l(-1) 2,4-D plus 2 mg l(-1) BA was the most favorable medium for callus formation with the highest induction rate (94.8%) and greatest fresh weight of callus (1.7 g per explant). Cell suspension cultures were established by transferring 2-8 g fresh callus to 80 ml liquid B5 medium. An inoculum size of 8 g produced the greatest biomass accumulation, dehydrocavidine and berberine productions, which was 13.1 g l(-1), 8.0 mg l(-1) and 4.1 mg l(-1), respectively. In response to various sucrose concentrations from 10 g l(-1) to 80 g l(-1), cultures with 60 g sucrose l(-1) not only produced the highest dry biomass (18.5 g l(-1)) but also the highest formation of dehydrocavidine (11.6 mg l(-1)) and berberine (7.6 mg l(-1)). These prepared cell suspension cultures provided a useful material for further regulation of alkaloid biosynthesis and for enhanced production of valuable alkaloids on a large scale.     

Optimization of fermentation conditions for production of exopolysaccharide by Bacillus polymyxa

Production of exopolysaccharide (EPS) from a strain of Bacillus polymyxa was studied. Sucrose and potassium nitrate were found to be efficient carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively, for the production of the EPS. EPS production increased with the increase of sucrose concentration, probably due to the facilitated carbon uptake. Optimal pH was 7–8, and a sufficient supply of oxygen was needed for the EPS production. It was noted that the EPS synthesis by this B. polymyxa was growth-associated, indicating that a sufficient supply of nutrients was required for a high production of the EPS. As high as 54?g/l of EPS with a yield of 63% (g EPS/g sucrose) was obtained in 48?h of fed-batch cultivation with intermittent feeding of sucrose and potassium nitrate.     

Pilot scale exponential growth of Escherichia coli W to high cell concentration with temperature variation

An efficient method to grow Escherichia coli W to high cell concentrations on the pilot scale is described and discussed. The method involves growth linked introduction of glucose; and ammonia to the culture, sparing with oxygen, and maintenance of aerobic conditions by gradually decreasing the temperature in the culture in order to keep the oxygen demand within the limits of the capacity of supply. Under these conditions the linear rate of cell mass production is actually the result of exponential growth with a gradually decreasing growth-rate constant. About 10 kg packed cells were produced in a 50 liter working-volume fermentor in one run of 13 hr. The concentration of the cells at the end of the growth was about 47 g dry cells/liter. The expenditure for nutrients was minimal and the controls were of simple automatic nature. From the determined yield constants for glucose, nitrogen, phosphorus, and oxygen it may be inferred that the cells grown by this method are similar to those grown exponentially at constant temperature.     

Effect of oxygen supply on passaging, stabilising and screening of recombinant Hansenula polymorpha production strains in test tube cultures

Twenty-four Hansenula polymorpha transformants were passaged and stabilised in glucose medium and screened in glycerol medium for recombinant phytase in shaken test tubes. The cultivations were performed under either limited or non-limited oxygen supply. Maximum oxygen transfer capacities of test tubes were assessed by sulfite oxidation. Oxygen-limited glucose cultures resulted in a partially anaerobic metabolism and formation of 4.1 g ethanol l(-1), which was subsequently aerobically metabolised. Non-limited oxygen supply led to overflow metabolism and to accumulation of 2.1 g acetic acid l(-1), reducing the biomass yield. The use of glycerol in the screening main cultures prevented by-product formation irrespective of oxygen supply. Preculturing in glucose medium under non-limited oxygen supply resulted in a 20-h lag phase of the screening main culture. This lag phase was not observed when preculturing was performed under oxygen limitation. Phytase activity was on average 25% higher in cultures passaged, stabilised and screened under limited oxygen supply than in cultures under non-limited oxygen supply.     

Role of nutrient supply on cell growth in bioreactor design for tissue engineering of hematopoietic cells

In the present study, a dynamic mathematical model for the growth of granulocyte progenitor cells in the hematopoietic process is developed based on the principles of diffusion and chemical reaction. This model simulates granulocyte progenitor cell growth and oxygen consumption in a three-dimensional (3-D) perfusion bioreactor. Material balances on cells are coupled to the nutrient balances in 3-D matrices to determine the effects of transport limitations on cell growth. The method of volume averaging is used to formulate the material balances for the cells and the nutrients in the porous matrix containing the cells. All model parameters are obtained from the literature. The maximum cell volume fraction reached when oxygen is depleted in the cell layer at 15 days and is nearly 0.63, corresponding to a cell density of 2.25 x 10(8) cells/mL. The substrate inhibition kinetics for cell growth lead to complex effects with respect to the roles of oxygen concentration and supply by convection and diffusion on cell growth. Variation in the height of the liquid layer above the cell matrix where nutrient supply is introduced affected the relative and absolute amounts of oxygen supply by hydrodynamic flow and by diffusion across a gas permeable FEP membrane. Mass transfer restrictions of the FEP membrane are considerable, and the supply of oxygen by convection is essential to achieve higher levels of cell growth. A maximum growth rate occurs at a specific flow rate. For flow rates higher than this optimal, the high oxygen concentration led to growth inhibition and for lower flow rates growth limitations occur due to insufficient oxygen supply. Because of the nonlinear effects of the autocatalytic substrate inhibition growth kinetics coupled to the convective transport, the rate of growth at this optimal flow rate is higher than that in a corresponding well-mixed reactor where oxygen concentration is set at the maximum indicated by the inhibitory kinetics.     

A small marine biosphere in the Proterozoic

The riverine supply of the globally limiting nutrient, phosphorus, to the ocean accounts for only a few percent of nutrient supply to photosynthetic organisms in surface waters. Recycling of marine organic matter by heterotrophic organisms provides almost all of the phosphorus that drives net primary production in the modern ocean. In the low‐oxygen environments of the Proterozoic, the lack of free oxygen would have limited rates of oxic respiration, slowing the recycling of nutrients and thus limiting global rates of photosynthesis. A series of steady‐state mass balance calculations suggest that the rate of net primary production in the ocean was no more than 10% of its modern value during the Proterozoic eon, and possibly less than 1%. The supply of nutrients in such a world would be dominated by river input, rather than recycling within the water column, leading to a small marine biosphere found primarily within estuarine environments.     

细胞培养生产人参寡糖素降低成本的途径

在人参（Ｐａｎａｘｇｉｎｓｅｎｇ）细胞悬浮培养中,以无离子水代替重蒸馏水,细胞生长速率和寡糖素产率分别降低２．３％和２．９％。用白糖代替蔗糖,细胞生长速率和寡糖素产生率分别降低１．７４％和１．２３％。综合上述两方面结果,以无离子水和白糖分别替代原培养基中的重蒸馏水和蔗糖组成替代培养基,用替代培养基培养人参培养细胞,其生长速率可达０．５０９ｇＤＷ／Ｌ．ｄ．寡糖素产率可达１．４４３ｇ／Ｌ,和原培养基相     

Production of PHA from starchy wastewater via organic acids

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) was produced from a starchy wastewater in a two-step process of microbial acidogenesis and acid polymerization. The starchy organic waste was first digested in a thermophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor to form acetic (60-80%), propionic (10-30%) and butyric (5-40%) acids. The total volatile fatty acids reached 4000 mg l(-1) at a chemical oxygen demand (COD) loading rate of 25-35 g l(-1) day(-1). A carbon balance indicates that up to 43% of the organic carbon in the starchy waste went to the organic acids and the rest to biogas, volatile suspended solids and residual sludge accumulated in the reactor. The acid composition profile was affected by COD loading rate: a medium rate around 9 g l(-1) day(-1) gave a high propionic acid content (29% wt) and a high rate around 26 g l(-1) day(-1) led to a high butyric acid content (34% wt). The acids in the effluent solution after microfiltration were utilized and polymerized into PHA by bacterium Alcaligenes eutrophus in a second reactor. Fifty grams of PHA was produced from 100 g total organic carbon (TOC) utilized, a yield of 28% based on TOC, which is comparable with 55 g PHA per 100 g TOC of pure butyric and propionic acids used. PHA formation from individual acids was further investigated in a semi-batch reactor with three acid feeding rates. With a limited nitrogen source (80-100 mg NH(3) per liter), the active biomass of A. eutrophus, not including the accumulated PHA in cells, was maintained at a constant level (8-9 g l(-1)) while PHA content in the cell mass increased continuously in 45 h; 48% PHA with butyric acid and 53% PHA with propionic acid, respectively. Polyhydroxybutyrate was formed from butyric acid and poly(hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate) formed from propionic acid with 38% hydroxyvalerate.     

Enhancement of pyruvate production by Torulopsis glabrata using a two-stage oxygen supply control strategy

The effect of agitation speeds on the performance of producing pyruvate by a multi-vitamin auxotrophic yeast, Torulopsis glabrata, was investigated in batch fermentation. High pyruvate yield on glucose (0.797 g g(-1)) was achieved under high agitation speed (700 rpm), but the glucose consumption rate was rather low (1.14 g l(-1) h(-1)). Glucose consumption was enhanced under low agitation speed (500 rpm), but the pyruvate yield on glucose decreased to 0.483 g g(-1). Glycerol production was observed under low agitation speed and decreased with increasing agitation speed. Based on process analysis and carbon flux distribution calculation, a two-stage oxygen supply control strategy was proposed, in which the agitation speed was controlled at 700 rpm in the first 16 h and then switched to 500 rpm. This was experimentally proven to be successful. Relatively high concentration of pyruvate (69.4 g l(-1)), high pyruvate yield on glucose (0.636 g g(-1)), and high glucose consumption rate (1.95 g l(-1)h(-1)) were achieved by applying this strategy. The productivity (1.24 g l(-1) h(-1)) was improved by 36%, 23% and 31%, respectively, compared with fermentations in which agitation speeds were kept constant at 700 rpm, 600 rpm, and 500 rpm. Experimental results indicate that the difference between the performances for producing pyruvate under a favorable state of oxygen supply (dissolved oxygen concentration >50%) was caused by the different regeneration pathways of NADH generated from glycolysis.     

Production of monoclonal antibodies against human chorionic gonadotropin by hybridoma cultures in calcium alginate capsules

A new method of making microcapsules with calcium alginate gel was developed and the cultivation of the encapsulated hybridoma cells producing monoclonal antibodies against human chorionic gonadotropin was investigated. A high cell density of 2.0×10⁸ cells/cm³ in the capsules led to a high dilution rate of 0.68 per hour and resulted in the high volumetric monoclonal antibody productivity of 652.8 mg/l/day, which was 20–30 times higher than those of traditional continuous suspension cultures. However, long-term continuous culture was not achieved with this capsule system probably because of the limitation in nutrient supply and the accumulation of waste products. Also the analysis of oxygen transfer in this system showed that oxygen supply was not enough to support such a high cell density.     

Microbial modification of sugars as building blocks for chemicals

Summary Investigations on the microbial modification of sucrose to the corresponding 3-keto-derivative were carried out with resting cells of Agrobacterium tumefaciens NCPPB 396. This highly specific oxidation to yield the 3-keto-derivative has been analysed kinetically with varying substrate and cell mass concentrations. The formation of the corresponding 3-keto-derivative depended strongly on the reaction time and the aeration rate, and was maximal at aeration rates up to 11.5 volume air/cultivation volume per minute with resting cells. The product formation increased with increasing substrate concentrations. However, the product yield was maximal at substrate concentrations below 20 g/l. Data pertaining to the production of active cell mass as well as for maximal 3-keto-derivative formation are presented in this paper. Also included are some applications for these derivatives.     

Oxygen transfer and consumption in a thiosulfate oxidizing bioreactor with sulfur production

AIMS: To evaluate the contribution of oxygen transfer and consumption in a sulfoxidizing system to increase the elemental sulfur yield from thiosulfate oxidation. METHODS AND RESULTS: A 10 l thiosulfate oxidizing bioreactor with suspended cells operating under microaerophilic conditions and a separated aerator with a variable volume of 0.8--1.7 l were operated with a consortium containing mainly Thiobacillus sp. that oxidizes several sulfide species to elemental sulfur and sulfate. From the gas-liquid oxygen balance, the k(L)a was estimated under different operation conditions. A k(L)a of around 200 h(-1) favoured elemental sulfur production and can serve as scale-up criterion. It was further shown that more than 50% of the oxygen fed to the system was consumed in the aerator. CONCLUSIONS: The performance of the sulfoxidizing system can be improved by controlling oxygen transfer. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The proposed method for the k(L)a determination was based on the oxygen balance, which incorporates the oxygen concentrations measured in the liquid in steady state, reducing the interference of the response time in the traditional non-steady state methods. This approach can be used to optimize reactors where microaerophilic conditions are desirable.     

Effect of oxygen transfer on glycerol biosynthesis by an osmophilic yeast Candida magnoliae I(2)B

The influence of oxygen on glycerol production by an osmophilic yeast, Candida magnoliae I(2)B, was studied in a bioreactor. Oxygen transfer rates (OTRs) and volumetric oxygen transfer coefficients (k(L)a) were determined at different aeration and agitation rates. Cell growth as well as glycerol production was strongly affected by oxygen supply. Improvement in OTRs resulted in increased cell growth and glycerol yield. However, at high OTRs, there was a reduction in glucose uptake rate, indicating Pasteur Effect, and glycerol accumulation was also reduced at k(L)a of 253 h(-1). The availability of oxygen per unit of cell mass was found to be the most important factor that controlled cell growth, glucose uptake, and glycerol yield. The overall productivity and yield of glycerol could be related with k(L)a. The biosynthesis of glycerol was found to both growth- and non-growth-associated, although glycerol was mainly produced in post-exponential phase.     

The Effect of Nutrient Medium Composition on the Growth Cycle of Catharanthus roseus G. Don Cells Grown in Batch Culture

Growth of C. roseus cell suspension culture was defined in termsof dry weight, cell number, mitotic index, and packed cell volume.Removal of major nutrients from the medium was monitored asa function of culture growth. Phosphate and sucrose were theonly macronutrients completely exhausted. Utilization of thesetwo nutrients occurred parallel with increments in dry weightand cell number. Increasing the nutrient medium levels of sucroseand phosphate prolonged growth of this culture; lag and exponentialphases were extended; cell number and dry weight yield weredoubled. Dry weight assimilation was enhanced by increasingthe nutrient medium level of sucrose, whereas increments incell number were related to phosphate level. Two alkaloid fractions(fractions 1 and 2) were identified in this cell line. Fraction2 alkaloid level declined as the nutrient medium supply of nitrogenwas depleted.     

流体动力对HEK293细胞的细胞团形成及细胞生长和代谢的影响

利用HEK293细胞在悬浮培养中具有聚集成团的体外培养特性,在250mL的Bellco的搅拌培养体系中,以HEK293细胞团的粒径、细胞数、细胞活力、葡萄糖比消耗率(qglc)、乳酸比产率(qlac)和乳酸转化率(Ylacglc)为观察指标,考察HEK293细胞在搅拌速度分别设置为25、50、75和100rmin的培养条件下的细胞团形成、粒径分布以及细胞生长和代谢。HEK293细胞在搅拌速度为50rmin和75rmin培养条件下所形成细胞团的粒径大小适中、离散度小。培养7d后,HEK293细胞团的平均粒径分别为201μm和175μm,其中粒径≥225μm的细胞团所占比例均低于10%;在整个培养过程中,细胞团中的HEK293细胞活力维持在90%以上,qglc、qlac和Ylacglc等反映HEK293细胞代谢的参数保持相对恒定。实验结果提示:合适的搅拌速度所产生的流体动力既可使细胞团的粒径控制在合适的范围内,也可为细胞团中的HEK293细胞提供基本满足其正常生长和代谢需要的物质传递效率。