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- Title
Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase production by free cells of Bacillus circulans DF 9R in batch fermentation and by immobilized cells in a semi-continuous process.
- Authors
Costa, Hernán; Gastón, Jorgelina; Lara, Julia; Martinez, Camila; Moriwaki, Cristiane; Matioli, Graciette; Ferrarotti, Susana
- Abstract
Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase) catalyzes starch conversion into cyclic or linear oligosaccharides, important industrial products for the complexation of non-polar substances. In this work, conditions to increase CGTase production from Bacillus circulans strain DF 9R were optimized by two systems. On one hand, free cells were grown in batch fermentation experiments to optimize aeration and pH. The highest activity (1.47 ± 0.21 U ml) was achieved after 48 h of growth, aeration of 1.5 vvm and pH regulated to 7.6. On the other hand, bacterial cells were immobilized on loofa and synthetic sponge, and used for CGTase production in a semi-continuous process. An initial biomass of 30 mg of lyophilized cells and an immobilization time of 24 h with loofa or synthetic sponge were enough to achieve increased production of CGTase: 0.91 ± 0.10 and 0.95 ± 0.11 U ml, respectively. Sponges with immobilized bacteria were reused in 12 successive cycles. Besides, in our conditions, CGTase was not adsorbed onto the supports used for immobilization, which ensured the total recovery of the enzyme from the culture medium. The two CGTase production processes studied showed similar productivity and could be potentially scaled up.
- Subjects
CYCLODEXTRINS; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; BACILLUS circulans; FERMENTATION; OLIGOSACCHARIDE biotechnology
- Publication
Bioprocess & Biosystems Engineering, 2015, Vol 38, Issue 6, p1055
- ISSN
1615-7591
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00449-014-1347-6