| Abstract: | A covalent binding to cellulose granules of two yeast strains Candida tropicalis and Trichosporon cutaneum was achieved. The maximum activity for destroying furfural by the immobilized cells was obtained when the procedure conditions were: reaction medium at pH 5.0, 20°C and cell suspension concentration of 80 mg/ml. The continuous furfural transformation was studied using a growth medium in a fermenter with immobilized Trichosporon cutaneum in which a 84% bioconversion was achieved. The reduced values of furfural remained constant even after 10-fold transformation. |
