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BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 54, Issue 3, Pages 172-177Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2011.02.013
Keywords
Carotenes; Blakeslea trispora; Aeration rate; Oxidative stress; Bubble column reactor
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The oxidative stress and the morphological changes in Blakeslea trispora induced by enhanced aeration during carotene production in a bubble column reactor was investigated. Enhanced aeration caused changes of the morphology of microorganism from aggregates with large projected area to aggregates with small projected area. This morphological differentiation of the fungus was associated with high oxidative stress as evidenced by increase of the specific activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). The oxidative stress in B. trispora resulted in a significant increase in carotene production. The highest concentration of carotenes (55.0 +/- 2.5 mg/g dry biomass) was obtained at aeration rate of 4 vvm. Very high oxidative stress in B. trispora caused a change in the biosynthesis of carotenes resulting an increase in gamma-carotene concentration. The maximum proportion of beta-carotene (91.68%), gamma-carotene (44.67%), and lycopene (11.54% of total carotenes) was observed at aeration rates of 4, 5, and 5 vvm, respectively. The external addition of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and hydrogen peroxide in the medium did not improve the production of carotenes. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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