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Alkaline protease is a class of important hydrolytic enzymes having wide applications in bioprocess industries. Their optimum pH in the alkaline range and stability at higher temperatures make them ideal in detergent and leather processing industries. These enzymes have excellent depilating capacity. The present study aims at process optimization for the production of alkaline protease from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ATCC 23844. Information on the optimal operating temperature and pH were elicited from specific growth rates and alkaline protease yields. It was also observed that besides pH and temperature, the oxygen transfer rate is another important limiting variable for the production of protease. Volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient (k L a) was estimated at various impeller speeds and aeration rates. The optimal impeller speed and aeration rates were determined from k L a and the relative protease yield data. It was understood that the oxygen transfer rate is one of the crucial parameters for the production of proteolytic enzymes by B. amyloliquefaciens.
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Received: 15 November 1998
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Sachidanandham, R., Ranjit Kumar, I., Krishnan, M. et al. Mathematical model based estimation of volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient(s) in the production of proteolytic enzymes in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens . Bioprocess Engineering 21, 319–322 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00009077
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00009077