Sucrose utilization by Zymomonas mobilis: Levan production optimization using submerged fermentation
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2011
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Ernandes, Fernanda Maria Pagane Guereschi
Garcia-Cruz, Crispin Humberto [UNESP]
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Levan is an extracellular polysaccharide (EPS), constituted by linked fructose units β (2,6), obtained by transfructosilation reaction during fermentation of microorganisms in a sucrose rich culture medium. The bacterial levan production is a good alternative of fructose source, besides having certain functional characteristics in the human body, such as a hypocholesterolemic and an anticarcinogenic agent. In the food industry, the levan can be used to fix colors and flavors, as well as to thickening and stabilizing agent in foods. This work aimed to analyze the kinetic parameters for levan production by Zymomonas mobilis CCT 4494, using submerged fermentation. The response surface methodology (RSM), was utilized to predict the optimization of medium for exopolymer production and the independent variables studied were: initial pH, incubation temperature, sucrose, KCl, K2SO4, MgSO4 and CaCl2. It was observed that the bacterium Z. mobilis CCT 4494 well adapted in medium containing high concentrations of sucrose.
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exopolysaccharide, response surface methodology, submerged fermentation, sucrose, Zymomonas mobilis
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Journal of Engineering and Technology, v. 1, n. 2, p. 47-56, 2011.