Comparison of batch and semicontinuous cultures for production of protein from mesquite wood byBrevibacterium sp. JM98A
- 1 December 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Biotechnology & Bioengineering
- Vol. 17 (12), 1749-1760
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.260171205
Abstract
The production of protein by a Brevibacterium sp. JM98A using mesquite wood as the substrate was compared in batch and semicontinuous cultures. A 14 liter glass fermentor with automatic pH, temperature, and foam control was used for the study. A pH range of 6.6 to 7.2 was optimum for the growth of JM98A. The batch and semicontinuous cultures were compared on the basis of viable cell counts, protein production, CMC-Ase (beta-1,4-glucanase) activity, and filter paper cellulase (beta-1,4-glucan cellobiohydrolyase) activity. Total hexose, cellulose, and reducing sugar consumption were measured. The semicontinuous process yielded 2.97 times as much protein in 72 hr as the batch cultures. Most of the biomass resulted from the utilization of soluble sugars rather than from the degradation of cellulose during the semicontinuous process.Keywords
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