Impact of balanced substrate flux on the metabolic process employing fuzzy logic during the cultivation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus thuringiensis</Emphasis> var.<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Galleriae</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">R?K?I?AndersonEmail author Kunthala?Jayaraman |
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Institution: | (1) TICEL Bio Park Ltd., Taramani Road, Taramani, 600 113 Chennai, India;(2) Department of Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, 632 014 Vellore, India |
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Abstract: | Summary The insecticidal crystal protein (ICP) synthesized at the onset of sporulation by Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleriae (Btg) is lethal against specific pests. Attempts were made to enhance the synthesis of biomass and ICP by Btg employing process optimization strategies. The process optimization was carried out with residual glucose concentration control in a bench scale bioreactor. A fuzzy logic-based feedback control system for maintaining the residual glucose concentration at a constant level during cultivation was developed in LabVIEW. This control system indicated the possibilities in providing a balanced substrate flux during cultivation. The identified optimum level of 2.72 g/l in residual glucose concentration was maintained by fed-batch cultivation with glucose and yeast extract fed at equal concentration with the above control system. High cell density of 16.0 g/l with specific growth rate of 0.69 h-1 was obtained during the cultivation. The balanced flux of substrate during cultivation has resulted in the enhanced synthesis of biomass and ICP. This optimized process could be commercially exploited by comparing the fluxes of basal compounds in different media sources used in fermentation. |
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Keywords: | subsp galleriae fed-batch fuzzy logic control insecticidal crystal protein LabVIEW online substrate monitoring process optimization |
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