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Effect of Agitation and Aeration on Keratinase Production in Bioreactors Using Bioprocess Engineering Aspects

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Streptomyces sp. 2M21 was evaluated for keratinase production in bioreactors using chicken feathers. Firstly, optimization of bioengineering parameters (agitation and aeration rates) using Response Surface Methodology was carried out in 2 L bioreactors. Optimized conditions identified by the modified quadratic model were verified as 150 rpm and 1 vvm experimentally corresponding to 351 U/ml of keratinase activity. Moreover, scaling up sequentially to 20 L bioreactors was implemented using constant impeller tip speed and constant mass transfer coefficient as key scale-up parameters. The keratinase activity in 5, 10 and 20 L bioreactors showed similar results with the one of shake flasks (412 U/ml) and 2 L bioreactors (351 U/ml)with respect to the keratinase activity values of 336, 385 and 344 U/ml, respectively. The results suggest keratinase production by evaluating chicken feathers in commercial level. Furthermore, this study has potential to contribute industrial scale production of keratinase by Streptomyces sp. 2M21 using the proposed bioreactor conditions.

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This study was a part of Ege University Research Fund (Grant Number 11.MUH.005) and the authors wish to present their appreciations to the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) for the financial support under the Grant Number of MAG-112M250.

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  1. Bioengineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Manisa Celal Bayar University, 45140, Muradiye-Manisa, Turkey

    Irem Deniz

  2. Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ege University, 35100, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey

    Tugce Demir

  3. Bioengineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University, 35100, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey

    Suphi S. Oncel & E. Esin Hames

  4. SUNUM Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, Sabancı University, 34956, Tuzla-Istanbul, Turkey

    Fazilet Vardar-Sukan

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Deniz, I., Demir, T., Oncel, S.S. et al. Effect of Agitation and Aeration on Keratinase Production in Bioreactors Using Bioprocess Engineering Aspects. Protein J 40, 388–395 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10930-021-09978-5

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