(1) Department of Biotechnology, Center for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.B. 124, SE- 22100 Lund, Sweden;(2) Present address: Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract:
A flow injection system for the on-line detection of the intracellular enzyme lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) during fermentation has been developed. The system is comprised of an on-line cell disintegration part, an immobilised dye based expanded bed column for the affinity capture of LDH and a fluorimetric detection unit. The system with a linearity of 0.1–5.4 U LDH ml–1 was applied for the detection of intracellular accumulation of LDH during Lactococcus lactis subsp.lactis cultivation.