Optimization of industrial medium for the production of erythritol by candida magnoliae

  • Kim, Seung-Bum (Department of Moecular Science and Technology, Ajou University) ;
  • Park, Sun-Young (Department of Moecular Science and Technology, Ajou University) ;
  • Seo, Jin-Ho (Department of Food Science and Technology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ryu, Yeon-Woo (Department of Moecular Science and Technology, Ajou University)
  • Published : 2003.10.22

Abstract

Experiments were carried out to investigate the selection of industrial medium and optimization of fermentation process for the production of erythritol by Candida magnoliae SR101. In the batch fermentation, light steep water(LSW) was the best nitrogen source for the industrial production of erythritol. For the optimization of culture condition, the batch culture was performed. When the concentration of LSW was 65 mL/L in the defined medium containing 250 g/L of glucose, 44% of erythritol yield with 110 g/L of erythritol concentration and 0.66 g/L-hr of productivity, respectively were obtained. Two-stage fed-batch culture was performed to improve the volumetric productivity of erythritol. High density cell culture in the growth stage was performed by batch type with 100 g/L glucose and 500 mL/L LSW concentration, respectively. The cell yield was 0.72 g-cell/g-glucose. Productivity of erythritol was increased and concentration of organic acids such as gluconic acid and acetic acid were decreased when initial pH of 6.5 controlled by 28% ammonia water For increasing yield of erythritol, glucose concentration in the production stage was tested. 37% of total erythritol yield with 186 g/L of erythritol concentration and 1.66 g/L-hr of erythritol productivity were obtained when 820 g of glucose powder was directly added for making up 450 g/L of glucose at production stage.

LSW는 유기질소원으로 가격이 가장 저렴하면서도 43.3 mL/L를 이용할 경우에 250 g/L의 glucose로부터 erythritol을 53%의 수율과 0.52 g/L-hr의 생산성 및 132 g/L의 농도로 생산이 가능하였다. 따라서 산업용 쓰이기에 충분한 가능성을 보였다. Erythritol의 생산성 향상을 위한 발효 조건의 최적화에 대한 실험을 수행한 결과 기본 발효배지에 65 mL/L의 농도로 LSW를 이용할 경우에 250 g/L의 glucose로부터 erythritol의 수율은 44% 약간 낮아졌지만, 생산성은 0.66 g/L-hr로 1.3배 증가하였다. Growth stage에서 고농도 균체를 얻기 위하여 glucose를 feeding 방법에 관한 연구에서는 glucose 100 g/L와 LSW 500 mL/L를 같이 넣고 배양하는 회분식 배양 방법을 통해 23시간만에 77.6 g/L의 균체를 얻을 수 있었다. Erythritol의 수율 향상을 위하여 production stage에서 최적의 glucose 농도에 대한 연구를 수행한 결과 발효조 내에서 glucose의 농도가 450 g/L 가 되도록 할 경우에 185.5 g/L의 erythritol을 37.3%의 생성 수율과 1.66 g/L-hr의 생산성으로 얻을 수 있었다. 따라서 산업용 질소원으로 선정된 LSW를 가지고 2단계 유가식 배양을 통하여 회분식 배양과 비교해 볼 때 수율은 1.1배정도 감소되었지만 erythritol의 생산성은 2.5 배 정도 향상시킬 수 있었다.

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