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APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app12020648
Keywords
glass beads; beta-glucan; mechanical disruption; spent brewer's yeast; Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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- Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania
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In this study, a rapid cell rupture method using glass beads was selected for the lysis of spent brewer's yeast to obtain beta-glucans. The optimal parameters for cell lysis were found to be a cell suspension concentration of 5%, a ratio of yeast/glass beads of 1:2, and a vortexing cycle of 3, with a disruption efficiency of 99.8%. The beta-glucan fraction extracted from the optimal sample showed a high content of beta-glucan.
beta-glucan extraction from spent brewer's yeast is a long process that starts with the lysis of yeast cells, this step lasting up to 36 h and can be disadvantageous when working on a small scale. In this study, a rapid cell rupture method was selected for the lysis of spent brewer's yeast to obtain beta-glucans. Optimal parameters were determined for the lysis of a cellular suspension of spent brewer's yeast by vortexing with glass beads. Thus, parameters such as the number of 10 min vortex cycles from 1 to 3, the concentration of cell suspension (5, 10, and 15%), and the ratio of yeast/glass beads (1:1, 1:2, and 1:3) were varied in a Box-Behnken design. A cell lysis mechanism using glass beads allows the cell to rupture and permits the removal of intracellular content. An increase in yeast suspension concentration decreased the disruption efficiency, while a proportional increase was observed with the yeast/glass beads ratio and the increasing number of vortexing cycles. The optimal parameters for cell lysis were found to be a cell suspension concentration of 5%, a ratio of yeast/glass beads of 1:2, and a vortexing cycle of 3, with a disruption efficiency of 99.8%. The beta-glucan fraction extracted from the optimal sample showed characteristic absorption bands at 1370.77 and 1153.92 cm(-1), the content of beta-glucan being 78.53%.
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