EJPAU 2007. Robak M. , Rymowicz W. , Filipkowski P. EFFECT OF SODIUM ACETATE ON CITRIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM GLUCOSE BY <I>YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA</I>

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2007
Volume 10
Issue 4

Topic:

Biotechnology

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Robak M. , Rymowicz W. , Filipkowski P. 2007. EFFECT OF SODIUM ACETATE ON CITRIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM GLUCOSE BY YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA, EJPAU 10(4), #22.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume10/issue4/abs-22.html

EFFECT OF SODIUM ACETATE ON CITRIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM GLUCOSE BY YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA

Małgorzata Robak¹, Waldemar Rymowicz¹, Paweł Filipkowski²
¹ Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
² Department of Food Chemistry, Technology and Biotechnology, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

ABSTRACT

The effect of sodium acetate addition on citric acid (CA) biosynthesis in batch fermentation process from glucose by acetate non utilizing (acu^-) mutant Yarrowia lipolytica A-101.1.31 was studied. Acetate as co-substrate in glucose medium, has improved the specific production rate in the first 24 hours of process, yield and productivity. Among the tested doses (1, 2, 8, 16, 20 gL^-1) the addition of 2 gL^-1 of sodium acetate had the most positive effect on the CA biosynthesis by Y.lipolytica A-101.1.31. In the future, a study on a continuous addition of sodium acetate could be taken into consideration because acetate was rapidly metabolized.

Key words: Yarrowia lipolytica, acetate utilisation, citrate production .

Małgorzata Robak
Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology,
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
Chełmońskiego 37/41
51-630 Wrocław
Poland
email: malgorzata.robak@up.wroc.pl

Waldemar Rymowicz
Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology,
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
Norwida 25, 50-373 Wroclaw, Poland
Fax. 48-71-3284124
Phone: 48-71-3205143
email: rymowicz@ozi.ar.wroc.pl

Paweł Filipkowski
Department of Food Chemistry, Technology and Biotechnology,
Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
Narutowicza 11/12, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland

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