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The effects of phosphate on α-amylase fermentation byBacillus amyloliquefaciens were investigated. It was observed through batch culture that optimal phosphate level which maximizes α-amylase biosynthesis exists. High concentration of phosphate level promotes maltose uptake and growth of the microorganism, while high maltose uptake rate in the microorganism at the same time represses the enzyme biosynthesis presumably due to catabolite repression inside the microorganism. In continuous cultivation, a steady state of α-amylase biosynthesis was obtained by maintaining phosphate level at a certain level. In fed-batch culture, by intermittant feeding of phosphate as well as maltose, higher activity of α-amylase in the broth was obtained compared to the result from single nutrient feeding.
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Yoon, M.Y., Yoo, Y.J. & Gadman, T.W. Phosphate effects in the fermentation of α-amylase by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Biotechnol Lett 11, 57–60 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01026787
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