A novel Candida glycerinogenes mutant with high glycerol productivity in high phosphate concentration medium
Date
2005
Authors
Zhuge B.
Guo X.-N.
Mawadza C.
Fang H.-Y.
Tang X.-M.
Zhang X.-H.
Zhuge J.
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Abstract
A novel Candida glycerinogenes mutant, which possesses high glycerol productivity in a high phosphate concentration medium, was obtained by mutagenesis of an industrial glycerol producer. The mutant accumulated a total biomass of 11.5 g l-1, which is less than the 15 g l-1of the wild-type strain, but it consumed glucose faster than the wild-type strain did. The mutant reached its maximal glycerol concentration of 129 g l -1 in 84 h compared to 96 h for the wild-type strain. High cytoplasmic glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity of the mutant in the early glycerol formation phase, leading to a rapid glycerol synthesis and accumulation, may be the main reason for the short fermentation process. © Springer 2005.
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Biomass, Cell membranes, Enzymes, Glucose, Glycerol, Phosphates, Candida glycerinogenes, Cytoplasm, Glycerol-3-hydrogenase, Mutagenesis, Candida, Candida glycerinogenes
Citation
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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