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WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 487-492Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-004-2612-7
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fermentation kinetics; invertase; nutrient media; process development; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; urea
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Invertase (beta-D-fructofuranoside fructohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.26) finds major uses in confectionery and in the production of invert syrup. In the present study, we report on invertase production by wild cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The yeast strains were isolated from dates available in a local market. Five hyperproducing yeast strains (> 100- fold higher invertase activity) were kinetically analysed for invertase production. Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain GCA-II was found to be a better invertase-yielding strain than all the other isolates. The values of Q(p) and Y-p/s for GCA-II were economical as compared to other Saccharomyces cultures. The effect of sucrose concentration, rate of invertase synthesis, initial pH of fermentation medium and different organic nitrogen sources on the production of invertase under submerged culture conditions was investigated. Optimum concentrations of sucrose, urea and pH were 3, 0.2 (w/v), and 6 respectively. The increase in the enzyme yield obtained after optimization of the cultural conditions was 47.7%.
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