Experimental Study of Sorbitol Production by Zymomonas mobilis in High Sucrose Concentration

Experimental Study of Sorbitol Production by Zymomonas mobilis in High Sucrose Concentration

Authors

  • Marcos Roberto de Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Maria Antonia Pedrine Colabone Celligoi Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • João Batista Buzato Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Rui Sérgio dos Santos Ferreira da Silva Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0375.2004v25n2p197

Keywords:

Zymomonas mobilis, Sorbitol, Response surface methodology.

Abstract

The sorbitol presents several industrial applications and its conventional production is of high cost and low yield. Sorbitol production by Zymomonas mobilis production has attracted attention as both production cost and environmental impact are low. The sorbitol plays an osmo-protective rule so that its production is promoted by high sugar concentrations. This work has evaluated the effect of high sucrose concentration in the sorbitol production. The raise of sucrose concentration from 100 to 300g/ L caused an increase in the sorbitol production from 4,979 to 20,633g/l. Statistic analysis showed that 95,5% in the variation in sorbitol production can be explained.

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Author Biographies

Marcos Roberto de Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Aluno de Mestrado em Biotecnologia do Departamento de Bioquímica e Biotecnologia – CCE/UEL.

Maria Antonia Pedrine Colabone Celligoi, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Docentes do Departamento de Bioquímica e Biotecnologia – CCE/UEL.

João Batista Buzato, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Docentes do Departamento de Bioquímica e Biotecnologia – CCE/UEL.

Rui Sérgio dos Santos Ferreira da Silva, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Docente do Departamento de Tecnologia em Alimentos e Medicamentos – TAM/UEL.

Published

2004-12-15

How to Cite

Oliveira, M. R. de, Celligoi, M. A. P. C., Buzato, J. B., & Silva, R. S. dos S. F. da. (2004). Experimental Study of Sorbitol Production by Zymomonas mobilis in High Sucrose Concentration. Semina: Ciências Exatas E Tecnológicas, 25(2), 197–202. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0375.2004v25n2p197

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