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BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 36, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2021.102154
关键词
Biovanillin; Bioconversion; Ferulic acid; Enterobacter hormaechei; Fruit by-product; Characterization
资金
- GCU, Lahore
This study focused on extracting ferulic acid from banana peels and converting it into biovanillin using Enterobacter hormaechei. By optimizing fermentative parameters, the highest biovanillin production was achieved under specific conditions.
Vanillin is used as an aroma and flavoring agent in the food, beverage, and cosmetic industries. Vanilla planifolia is the major source of natural vanillin with a market price of 1200-4000$ per kg. To fulfill the market demand, low price vanillin is synthesized chemically i.e., 15 $/kg but European and US legislation considers it unnatural and recommends biosynthesis by fermentation. Ferulic acid is the main and costly precursor for vanillin production. It is naturally present in lignin-enriched agricultural wastes. Therefore, the present study was designed to extract ferulic acid from banana peels and then convert it into biovanillin using Enterobacter hormaechei. Different fermentative parameters like substrate concentration, incubation period, pH, temperature, and agitation speed were optimized via submerged fermentation by varying one factor at a time. From 100 g of banana peels, 60 +/- 0.35 mg ferulic acid was extracted and used as a substrate for biovanillin production. The maximum significant (p-value < 0.05) production of biovanillin i.e., 3.8 +/- 0.14 g/L was observed by bioconversion of 7 g/L of ferulic acid at 24 h of incubation time, pH 7, 30 degrees C and agitation speed of 150 rpm. Identification of produced vanillin was done by FTIR and quantification by HPLC method. It was found to be 97% pure in comparison to the standard of Sigma-Aldrich. Hence, the fruit by-product i.e., banana peels served as a useful substrate for the biosynthesis of vanillin. These conditions can be further optimized on a pilot scale to commercialize the product.
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