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Scleroglucan is a β-glucan exopolysaccharide (EPS) efficiently produced by Sclerotium rolfsii ATCC 201126, with attractive properties for a wide range of industries. Its production was herein comparatively assessed with nine alternative C- and twelve N-sources. When comparing conventional sucrose-based Production Medium PM20 (8.41 g C/L + NaNO3 as N-source) at shake-flask-scale vs. alternative C-source versions, soluble starch and sugarcane molasses led to efficient EPS production. At bioreactor scale, starch-based medium led to highest EPS production (7.95 g/L), recovery (~ 52%) and productivities (0.11 g EPS/L h; 0.018 g EPS/gbiomass h). Molasses, though leading to lower EPS production (5.11 g/L), could be envisaged as a promising agroindustrial sub-product for adding value and innovation. Oxalate side-product varied with C- and N-sources, with no clear detrimental relationship with EPS production. Agroindustrial sub-products showed then to be suitable as alternative substrates for efficient, low-cost, and scalable EPS production, thus opening new perspectives for medium reformulation and sustainable EPS production.
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The study was financially supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) (Grant PIP0976), the National University of Catamarca (UNCa) (Grant PIO-UNCa 0100054), and the National Agency for the Promotion of Science and Technology (ANPCyT) along with the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (Bilateral Cooperation project CONICET-MINCyT-DFG level II). Authors gratefully acknowledge Lic. María Florencia Ladetto for critical analyses of FT-IR spectra.
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Valdez, A.L., Babot, J.D., Schmid, J. et al. Scleroglucan Production by Sclerotium rolfsii ATCC 201126 from Amylaceous and Sugarcane Molasses-Based Media: Promising Insights for Sustainable and Ecofriendly Scaling-Up. J Polym Environ 27, 2804–2818 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-019-01546-4
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