17 results on '"Bankar, Sandip B."'
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2. Mixed Culture Cultivation in Microbial Bioprocesses.
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Khedkar M, Bedade D, Singhal RS, and Bankar SB
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Mixed culture cultivation is well renowned for industrial applications due to its technological and economic benefits in bioprocess, food processing, and pharmaceutical industries. A mixed consortium encompasses to achieve growth in unsterile conditions, robustness to environmental stresses, perform difficult functions, show better substrate utilization, and increase productivity. Hence, mixed cultures are being valorized currently and has also augmented our understanding of microbial activities in communities. This chapter covers a wide range of discussion on recent improvements in mixed culture cultivation for microbial bioprocessing and multifarious applications in different areas. The history of microbial culture, microbial metabolism in mixed culture, biosynthetic pathway studies, isolation and identification of strains, along with the types of microbial interactions involved during their production and propagation, are meticulously detailed in the current chapter. Besides, parameters for evaluating mixed culture performance, large-scale production, and challenges associated with it are also discussed vividly. Microbial community, characteristics of single and mixed culture fermentation, and microbe-microbe interactions in mixed cultures have been summarized comprehensively. Lastly, various challenges and opportunities in the area of microbial mixed culture that are obligatory to improve the current knowledge of microbial bioprocesses are projected., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.)
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- 2024
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3. Strategic intensification in butanol production by exogenous amino acid supplementation: Fermentation kinetics and thermodynamic studies.
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Nimbalkar PR, Khedkar MA, Kulkarni RK, Chavan PV, and Bankar SB
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- 1-Butanol, Acetone, Amino Acids, Butanols, Dietary Supplements, Ethanol, Fermentation, Kinetics, Thermodynamics, Clostridium acetobutylicum
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Amino acids are vital precursors in many biochemical production pathways in addition to efficient nitrogen source which could enhance microbial growth yields. Therefore, in present study, the effect of amino acids from aliphatic and aromatic family was comprehensively evaluated in batch and integrated fed batch fermentation system. Clostridium acetobutylicum NRRL B-527 was able to utilize 54.15 ± 1.0 g/L glucose to produce 12.43 ± 0.10 g/L butanol under batch cultivation. Interestingly, a significant step up in butanol titer (20.82 ± 0.33 g/L) was achieved by using fed-batch fermentation process integrated with liquid-liquid extraction module. Besides, mathematical modeling studies demonstrated the best fitting of experimental data with first order reaction kinetics. Overall, an enhancement in solvent titer by induction of essential cellular components coupled with advance bioprocess strategy was successfully utilized in this study for its further applications., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2019
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4. Enhanced Biobutanol Production in Folic Acid-Induced Medium by Using Clostridium acetobutylicum NRRL B-527.
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Nimbalkar PR, Khedkar MA, Chavan PV, and Bankar SB
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The conventional acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation process suffers from several key hurdles viz. low solvent titer, insufficient yield and productivity, and solvent intolerance which largely affect butanol commercialization. To counteract these issues, the effect of stimulator, namely, folic acid was investigated in the present study to improve butanol titer. Folic acid is involved in biosynthesis of a diverse range of cellular components, which subsequently alter the amino acid balance. Therefore, different concentrations of folic acid were screened, and 10 mg/L supplementation resulted in a maximum butanol production of 10.78 ± 0.09 g/L with total solvents of 18.91 ± 0.21 g/L. Folic acid addition at different time intervals was also optimized to get additional improvements in final butanol concentration. Overall, folic acid supplementation resulted in two-fold increase in butanol concentration and thus could be considered as a promising strategy to enhance solvent titers., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing financial interest.
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- 2019
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5. Stabilization of cutinase by covalent attachment on magnetic nanoparticles and improvement of its catalytic activity by ultrasonication.
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Muley AB, Chaudhari SA, Bankar SB, and Singhal RS
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This paper reports on stabilization of serine cutinase activity by immobilizing it through cross linking with glutaraldehyde on magnetic nanoparticles (Fe-NPs) and intensification of catalytic activity by ultrasonic treatment. The optimum parameters were cross linking with 10.52 mM glutaraldehyde for 90 min using 1:2 (w/w) ratio of enzyme:Fe-NPs. The characterization of cutinase-Fe-NPs was done by different instrumental analysis. Ultrasonic power showed a beneficial effect on the activity of free and immobilized cutinase at 5.76 and 7.63 W, respectively, after 12 min. Immobilization and ultrasonic treatment led to increments in kinetic parameters (K
m and Vmax ) along with noticeable changes in the secondary structural fractions of cutinase. Cutinase-Fe-NPs showed augmented pH (4-8) and thermal stability (40-60 °C). Considerably higher thermal inactivation kinetic constants (kd , t1/2 and D-value) and thermodynamic constants (Ed , ΔH°, ΔG° and ΔS°) highlighted superior thermostability of cutinase-Fe-NPs. Cutinase-Fe-NPs and ultrasound treated cutinase-Fe-NPs retained 61.88% and 38.76% activity during 21-day storage, and 82.82 and 80.69% activity after fifth reusability cycle, respectively., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2019
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6. Role of Trace Elements as Cofactor: An Efficient Strategy toward Enhanced Biobutanol Production.
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Nimbalkar PR, Khedkar MA, Parulekar RS, Chandgude VK, Sonawane KD, Chavan PV, and Bankar SB
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Metabolic engineering has the potential to steadily enhance product titers by inducing changes in metabolism. Especially, availability of cofactors plays a crucial role in improving efficacy of product conversion. Hence, the effect of certain trace elements was studied individually or in combinations, to enhance butanol flux during its biological production. Interestingly, nickel chloride (100 mg L
-1 ) and sodium selenite (1 mg L-1 ) showed a nearly 2-fold increase in solvent titer, achieving 16.13 ± 0.24 and 12.88 ± 0.36 g L-1 total solvents with yields of 0.30 and 0.33 g g-1 , respectively. Subsequently, the addition time (screened entities) was optimized (8 h) to further increase solvent production up to 18.17 ± 0.19 and 15.5 ± 0.13 g L-1 by using nickel and selenite, respectively. A significant upsurge in butanol dehydrogenase (BDH) levels was observed, which reflected in improved solvent productions. Additionally, a three-dimensional structure of BDH was also constructed using homology modeling and subsequently docked with substrate, cofactor, and metal ion to investigate proper orientation and molecular interactions., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing financial interest.- Published
- 2018
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7. New Insight into Sugarcane Industry Waste Utilization (Press Mud) for Cleaner Biobutanol Production by Using C. acetobutylicum NRRL B-527.
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Nimbalkar PR, Khedkar MA, Gaikwad SG, Chavan PV, and Bankar SB
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- Fermentation, Green Chemistry Technology, Hydrolysis, Biotechnology methods, Butanols metabolism, Clostridium acetobutylicum metabolism, Industrial Waste, Saccharum chemistry
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In the present study, press mud, a sugar industry waste, was explored for biobutanol production to strengthen agricultural economy. The fermentative production of biobutanol was investigated via series of steps, viz. characterization, drying, acid hydrolysis, detoxification, and fermentation. Press mud contains an adequate amount of cellulose (22.3%) and hemicellulose (21.67%) on dry basis, and hence, it can be utilized for further acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) production. Drying experiments were conducted in the temperature range of 60-120 °C to circumvent microbial spoilage and enhance storability of press mud. Furthermore, acidic pretreatment variables, viz. sulfuric acid concentration, solid to liquid ratio, and time, were optimized using response surface methodology. The corresponding values were found to be 1.5% (v/v), 1:5 g/mL, and 15 min, respectively. In addition, detoxification studies were also conducted using activated charcoal, which removed almost 93-97% phenolics and around 98% furans, which are toxic to microorganisms during fermentation. Finally, the batch fermentation of detoxified press mud slurry (the sample dried at 100 °C and pretreated) using Clostridium acetobutylicum NRRL B-527 resulted in a higher butanol production of 4.43 g/L with a total ABE of 6.69 g/L.
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- 2017
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8. Cauliflower waste utilization for sustainable biobutanol production: revelation of drying kinetics and bioprocess development.
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Khedkar MA, Nimbalkar PR, Chavan PV, Chendake YJ, and Bankar SB
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- Biofuels, Brassica chemistry, Butanols metabolism, Clostridium acetobutylicum growth & development, Refuse Disposal methods
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Efficient yet economic production of biofuel(s) using varied second-generation feedstock needs to be explored in the current scenario to cope up with global fuel demand. Hence, the present study was performed to reveal the use of cauliflower waste for acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) production using Clostridium acetobutylicum NRRL B 527. The proximate analysis of cauliflower waste demonstrated to comprise 17.32% cellulose, 9.12% hemicellulose, and 5.94% lignin. Drying of cauliflower waste was carried out in the temperature range of 60-120 °C to investigate its effect on ABE production. The experimental drying data were simulated using moisture diffusion control model. The cauliflower waste dried at 80 °C showed maximum total sugar yield of 26.05 g L
-1 . Furthermore, the removal of phenolics, acetic acid, and total furans was found to be 90-97, 10-40, and 95-97%, respectively. Incidentally, maximum ABE titer obtained was 5.35 g L-1 with 50% sugar utilization.- Published
- 2017
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9. Sustainable biobutanol production from pineapple waste by using Clostridium acetobutylicum B 527: Drying kinetics study.
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Khedkar MA, Nimbalkar PR, Gaikwad SG, Chavan PV, and Bankar SB
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- Acetone metabolism, Ananas metabolism, Cellulose analysis, Cellulose metabolism, Desiccation, Ethanol metabolism, Fermentation, Food Industry, Fruit chemistry, Hydrolysis, Kinetics, Lignin analysis, Lignin chemistry, Models, Theoretical, Monosaccharides metabolism, Polysaccharides analysis, Polysaccharides metabolism, 1-Butanol metabolism, Ananas chemistry, Biotechnology methods, Clostridium acetobutylicum metabolism, Industrial Waste
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Present investigation explores the use of pineapple peel, a food industry waste, for acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) production using Clostridium acetobutylicum B 527. Proximate analysis of pineapple peel shows that it contains 35% cellulose, 19% hemicellulose, and 16% lignin on dry basis. Drying experiments on pineapple peel waste were carried out in the temperature range of 60-120°C and experimental drying data was modeled using moisture diffusion control model to study its effect on ABE production. The production of ABE was further accomplished via acid hydrolysis, detoxification, and fermentation process. Maximum total sugar release obtained by using acid hydrolysis was 97g/L with 95-97% and 10-50% removal of phenolics and acetic acid, respectively during detoxification process. The maximum ABE titer obtained was 5.23g/L with 55.6% substrate consumption when samples dried at 120°C were used as a substrate (after detoxification)., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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10. Interaction of carbohydrates with alcohol dehydrogenase: Effect on enzyme activity.
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Jadhav SB, Bankar SB, Granström T, Ojamo H, Singhal RS, and Survase SA
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- Alcohol Dehydrogenase chemistry, Enzyme Inhibitors chemistry, Enzyme Inhibitors metabolism, Enzyme Inhibitors pharmacology, Glucose chemistry, Glucose pharmacology, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Kinetics, Oxidation-Reduction, Pectins chemistry, Pectins pharmacology, Protein Binding, Spectrometry, Fluorescence, Starch chemistry, Starch pharmacology, Sulfhydryl Compounds metabolism, Alcohol Dehydrogenase antagonists & inhibitors, Alcohol Dehydrogenase metabolism, Glucose metabolism, Pectins metabolism, Starch metabolism
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Alcohol dehydrogenase was covalently conjugated with three different oxidized carbohydrates i.e., glucose, starch and pectin. All the carbohydrates inhibited the enzyme. The inhibition was studied with respect to the inhibition rate constant, involvement of thiol groups in the binding, and structural changes in the enzyme. The enzyme activity decreased to half of its original activity at the concentration of 2 mg/mL of pectin, 4 mg/mL of glucose and 10 mg/mL of starch within 10 min at pH 7. This study showed oxidized pectin to be a potent inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase followed by glucose and starch. Along with the aldehyde-amino group interaction, thiol groups were also involved in the binding between alcohol dehydrogenase and carbohydrates. The structural changes occurring on binding of alcohol dehydrogenase with oxidized carbohydrates was also confirmed by fluorescence spectrophotometry. Oxidized carbohydrates could thus be used as potential inhibitors of alcohol dehydrogenase., (Copyright © 2015 The Society for Biotechnology, Japan. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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11. Chaotropicity: a key factor in product tolerance of biofuel-producing microorganisms.
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Cray JA, Stevenson A, Ball P, Bankar SB, Eleutherio EC, Ezeji TC, Singhal RS, Thevelein JM, Timson DJ, and Hallsworth JE
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- Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents biosynthesis, Butanols metabolism, Ethanol metabolism, Fermentation, Humans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolism, Biofuels
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Fermentation products can chaotropically disorder macromolecular systems and induce oxidative stress, thus inhibiting biofuel production. Recently, the chaotropic activities of ethanol, butanol and vanillin have been quantified (5.93, 37.4, 174kJ kg(-1)m(-1) respectively). Use of low temperatures and/or stabilizing (kosmotropic) substances, and other approaches, can reduce, neutralize or circumvent product-chaotropicity. However, there may be limits to the alcohol concentrations that cells can tolerate; e.g. for ethanol tolerance in the most robust Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains, these are close to both the solubility limit (<25%, w/v ethanol) and the water-activity limit of the most xerotolerant strains (0.880). Nevertheless, knowledge-based strategies to mitigate or neutralize chaotropicity could lead to major improvements in rates of product formation and yields, and also therefore in the economics of biofuel production., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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12. Enhanced stability of alcohol dehydrogenase by non-covalent interaction with polysaccharides.
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Jadhav SB, Bankar SB, Granström T, Ojamo H, Singhal RS, and Survase SA
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- Enzyme Stability, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Kinetics, Protein Binding, Temperature, Alcohol Dehydrogenase chemistry, Alcohol Dehydrogenase metabolism, Gum Arabic metabolism
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Non-covalent interaction of alcohol dehydrogenase with polysaccharides was studied using three neutral and three anionic polysaccharides. The process of interaction of alcohol dehydrogenase with gum Arabic was optimized with respect to the ratio of enzyme to gum Arabic, pH, and molarity of buffer. Alcohol dehydrogenase-gum Arabic complex formed under optimized conditions showed 93% retention of original activity with enhanced thermal and pH stability. Lower inactivation rate constant of alcohol dehydrogenase-gum Arabic complex within the temperature range of 45 to 60 °C implied its better stability. Half-life of alcohol dehydrogenase-gum Arabic complex was higher than that of free alcohol dehydrogenase. A slight increment was observed in kinetic constants (K(m) and V(max)) of gum Arabic-complexed alcohol dehydrogenase which may be due to interference by gum Arabic for the binding of substrate to the enzyme. Helix to turn conversion was observed in complexed alcohol dehydrogenase as compared to free alcohol dehydrogenase which may be responsible for observed stability enhancement.
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- 2014
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13. The two stage immobilized column reactor with an integrated solvent recovery module for enhanced ABE production.
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Bankar SB, Survase SA, Ojamo H, and Granström T
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- Bioreactors microbiology, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Cells, Immobilized, Clostridium acetobutylicum cytology, Fermentation, Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Time Factors, Acetone metabolism, Biotechnology instrumentation, Biotechnology methods, Butanols metabolism, Clostridium acetobutylicum metabolism, Ethanol metabolism, Solvents isolation & purification
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The production of acetone, butanol, and ethanol (ABE) by fermentation is a process that had been used by industries for decades. Two stage immobilized column reactor system integrated with liquid-liquid extraction was used with immobilized Clostridium acetobutylicum DSM 792, to enhance the ABE productivity and yield. The sugar mixture (glucose, mannose, galactose, arabinose, and xylose) representative to the lignocellulose hydrolysates was used as a substrate for continuous ABE production. Maximum total ABE solvent concentration of 20.30 g L(-1) was achieved at a dilution rate (D) of 0.2h(-1), with the sugar mixture as a substrate. The maximum solvent productivity (10.85 g L(-1)h(-1)) and the solvent yield (0.38 g g(-1)) were obtained at a dilution rate of 1.0 h(-1). The maximum sugar mixture utilization rate was achieved with the present set up which is difficult to reach in a single stage chemostat. The system was operated for 48 days without any technical problems., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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14. Continuous two stage acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation with integrated solvent removal using Clostridium acetobutylicum B 5313.
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Bankar SB, Survase SA, Singhal RS, and Granström T
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- Bioreactors microbiology, Glucose metabolism, Acetone metabolism, Biotechnology methods, Butanols metabolism, Clostridium acetobutylicum metabolism, Ethanol metabolism, Fermentation, Solvents isolation & purification
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The objective of this study was to optimize continuous acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation using a two stage chemostat system integrated with liquid-liquid extraction of solvents produced in the first stage. This minimized end product inhibition by butanol and subsequently enhanced glucose utilization and solvent production in continuous cultures of Clostridium acetobutylicum B 5313. During continuous two-stage ABE fermentation, sugarcane bagasse was used as the cell holding material for the both stages and liquid-liquid extraction was performed using an oleyl alcohol and decanol mixture. An overall solvent production of 25.32g/L (acetone 5.93g/L, butanol 16.90g/L and ethanol 2.48g/L) was observed as compared to 15.98g/L in the single stage chemostat with highest solvent productivity and solvent yield of 2.5g/Lh and of 0.35g/g, respectively. Maximum glucose utilization (83.21%) at a dilution rate of 0.051/h was observed as compared to 54.38% in the single stage chemostat., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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15. Improved poly-ε-lysine biosynthesis using Streptomyces noursei NRRL 5126 by controlling dissolved oxygen during fermentation.
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Bankar SB and Singhal RS
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- Bioreactors microbiology, Culture Media, Fermentation, Glycerol metabolism, Kinetics, Streptomyces classification, Streptomyces metabolism, Biotechnology methods, Oxygen metabolism, Polylysine biosynthesis, Streptomyces growth & development
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The growth kinetics of Streptomyces noursei NRRL 5126 was investigated under different aeration and agitation combinations in a 5.0 l stirred tank fermenter. Poly-epsilon-lysine biosynthesis, cell mass formation, and glycerol utilization rates were affected markedly by both aeration and agitation. An agitation speed of 300 rpm and aeration rate at 2.0 vvm supported better yields of 1,622.81 mg/l with highest specific productivity of 15 mg/l.h. Fermentation kinetics performed under different aeration and agitation conditions showed poly- epsilon-lysine fermentation to be a growth-associated production. A constant DO at 40% in the growth phase and 20% in the production phase increased the poly-epsilon-lysine yield as well as cell mass to their maximum values of 1,992.35 mg/l and 20.73 g/l, respectively. The oxygen transfer rate (OTR), oxygen utilization rate (OUR), and specific oxygen uptake rates (qO2) in the fermentation broth increased in the growth phase and remained unchanged in the stationary phase.
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- 2011
16. Optimization of poly-epsilon-lysine production by Streptomyces noursei NRRL 5126.
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Bankar SB and Singhal RS
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- Carbon pharmacology, Fermentation drug effects, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration drug effects, Models, Biological, Nitrogen pharmacology, Streptomyces drug effects, Temperature, Biotechnology methods, Polylysine biosynthesis, Streptomyces metabolism
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Poly-epsilon-lysine (epsilon-PL) is a non-toxic biopolymer with antimicrobial properties. The production of epsilon-PL by Streptomyces noursei NRRL 5126 shake-flask culture was optimized by identifying the most significant medium components which affect epsilon-PL production (glycerol, proteose peptone and ammonium sulphate) by Placket-Burman design and by application of an evolutionary operation (EVOP) to determine the optimal concentrations of these components. The epsilon-PL yield increased from 41.81 g/l in basal medium to 98.07 g/l in the EVOP-optimized medium containing 3% glycerol, 1% proteose peptone and 0.8% ammonium sulphate. Further improvements in media composition and culture conditions will be required to obtain yields comparable to those obtained with current commercial strains such as Streptomyces albulus., (Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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17. Glucose oxidase--an overview.
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Bankar SB, Bule MV, Singhal RS, and Ananthanarayan L
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- Bioreactors, Enzymes, Immobilized chemistry, Enzymes, Immobilized genetics, Enzymes, Immobilized metabolism, Kinetics, Recombinant Proteins chemistry, Recombinant Proteins genetics, Recombinant Proteins metabolism, Glucose Oxidase chemistry, Glucose Oxidase genetics, Glucose Oxidase metabolism
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Glucose oxidase (beta-D-glucose:oxygen 1-oxidoreductase; EC 1.1.2.3.4) catalyzes the oxidation of beta-D-glucose to gluconic acid, by utilizing molecular oxygen as an electron acceptor with simultaneous production of hydrogen peroxide. Microbial glucose oxidase is currently receiving much attention due to its wide applications in chemical, pharmaceutical, food, beverage, clinical chemistry, biotechnology and other industries. Novel applications of glucose oxidase in biosensors have increased the demand in recent years. Present review discusses the production, recovery, characterization, immobilization and applications of glucose oxidase. Production of glucose oxidase by fermentation is detailed, along with recombinant methods. Various purification techniques for higher recovery of glucose oxidase are described here. Issues of enzyme kinetics, stability studies and characterization are addressed. Immobilized preparations of glucose oxidase are also discussed. Applications of glucose oxidase in various industries and as analytical enzymes are having an increasing impact on bioprocessing.
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- 2009
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