Levan production by Zymomonas mobilis in batch and continuous fermentation systems
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2014
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Levan production in batch and continuous fermentation systems by Zymomonas mobilis B-14023 was investigated. The culture medium used in both of the fermentation systems contained sucrose and various organic nitrogen sources. Maximum concentration of levan was produced with yeast extract among the nitrogen sources tested. Response surface methodology was used to investigate the effects of three factors on the concentration of levan in batch cultures of Z. mobilis. Maximum levan concentration was 40.2 g/L and this concentration was reached at the optimum levels of process variables, which were 299.1 g/L initial substrate concentration, 42.3 h incubation time, and initial pH 6.0. Continuous fermentation experiments were done in packed bed bioreactor using Ca-alginate immobilized Z. mobilis cells. The highest levan concentration (31.8 ± 0.21 g/L) was obtained at a dilution rate of 0.14 h-1 while maximum volumetric productivity (6.556 g/(L h)) was obtained at a dilution rate of 0.22 h-1. Increasing the dilution rate resulted in decreased levan and increased residual sugar concentrations. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Alginates , Batch Cell Culture Techniques , Bioreactors , Cells, Immobilized , Complex Mixtures , Culture Media , Ethanol , Factor Analysis, Statistical , Fermentation , Fructans , Glucose , Glucuronic Acid , Hexuronic Acids , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Nitrogen , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Sucrose , Zymomonas , Bacteria (microorganisms) , Zymomonas mobilis , Alginate , Batch cell culture , Calcium , Nitrogen , Packed beds , Polysaccharides , Radioactive waste vitrification , Surface properties , Calcium alginate , Immobilization , Levan , Polysaccharide , Response surface methodology , Z. mobilis , alcohol , alginic acid , calcium alginate , fructan , glucose , glucuronic acid , hexuronic acid , levan , nitrogen , polysaccharide , sucrose , Calcium alginate , Continuous fermentation systems , Levan , Organic nitrogen sources , Response surface methodology , Substrate concentrations , Volumetric productivity , Z. mobilis , article , batch cell culture , bioreactor , biosynthesis , chemistry , culture medium , drug mixture , factorial analysis , fermentation , immobilization , immobilized cell , metabolism , pH , response surface method , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Z. mobilis , Zymomonas , Fermentation