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Enhanced catalase synthesis by a novel combined system of photocatalytic reactor and fermentor

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A novel combined system of a photocatalytic reactor, with UV and titanium dioxide as photocatalyst, and a fermentor with Bacillus sp. F26 as catalase producer was developed. Production of catalase was enhanced by 14% to 18.5 U ml−1 without affecting cell growth.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education , Southern Yangtze University, Wuxi, 214036, P.R. China

    Guoliang Yan, Zhaozhe Hua, Yin Li, Dengru Liu & Jian Chen

  2. Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Southern Yangtze University, Wuxi, 214036, P.R. China

    Guoliang Yan, Zhaozhe Hua, Yin Li, Dengru Liu & Jian Chen

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qs: specific glucose consumption rate;

μ: specific growth rate;

qp: specific CAT production rate

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Yan, G., Hua, Z., Li, Y. et al. Enhanced catalase synthesis by a novel combined system of photocatalytic reactor and fermentor. Biotechnol Lett 27, 683–687 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-005-4685-2

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