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Succinic Acid Production by Actinobacillus succinogenes Using Spent Brewer's Yeast Hydrolysate as a Nitrogen Source

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology volume 160, pages 244–254 (2010)Cite this article

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To develop a cost-effective fermentation medium, spent brewer's yeast hydrolysate was evaluated as a nitrogen source for succinic acid production by Actinobacillus succinogenes NJ113 in glucose-containing media. Autolysis and enzymatic hydrolysis were used to hydrolyze the spent brewer's yeast cells to release the nutrients. The results showed that enzymatic hydrolysis was a more effective method due to the higher succinic acid yield and cell growth. However, the incomplete glucose consumption indicated existence of nutrient limitation. Vitamins were subsequently identified as the main limiting factors for succinic acid production using enzymatically hydrolyzed spent brewer's yeast as a nitrogen source. After the addition of vitamins, cell growth and succinic acid concentration both improved. As a result, 15 g/L yeast extract could be successfully replaced with the enzymatic hydrolysate of spent brewer's yeast with vitamins supplementation, resulting in a production of 46.8 g/L succinic acid from 68 g/L glucose.

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This work was supported by grant no. 2006AA02Z235 from “863” Program of China, grant no. 20606017 from National Natural Science Foundation of China, grant no. 2009CB724701 from “973” Program of China.

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  2. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea

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Jiang, M., Chen, K., Liu, Z. et al. Succinic Acid Production by Actinobacillus succinogenes Using Spent Brewer's Yeast Hydrolysate as a Nitrogen Source. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 160, 244–254 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-009-8649-1

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Keywords

  • Succinic acid
  • Actinobacillus succinogenes NJ113
  • Brewer's yeast hydrolysate
  • Nitrogen source