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The uptake of carbohydrates and oxygen by cell suspension cultures of the plant Eschscholtzia californica (California poppy) was studied in relation to biomass production in shake flasks, a 1-1 stirred-tank bioreactor and a 1-1 pneumatically agitated bioreactor. The sequence of carbohydrate uptake was similar in all cases, with sucrose hydrolysis occurring followed by the preferential uptake of glucose. The uptake of fructose was found to be affected by the oxygen supply rate. Carbohydrate utilization occurred at a slower rate in the bioreactors. Apparent biomass yields, Y X/S, ranged from 0.42 to 0.50 g biomass/g carbohydrate, while true biomass yields, Y′ X/S, were about 0.69 g/g. The maintenance coefficient for carbohydrate, m S, ranged between 0.002 and 0.008 g/dry weight (DW) per hour. The maximum measured specific oxygen uptake rate was 0.56 mmol O2/g DW per hour and occurred early in the growth stage. The decline in specific uptake rate coincided with a decline in cell viability. The oxygen uptake rate was faster in shake flasks, corresponding to the higher growth rate obtained. The true growth yield on oxygen, Y′X/O2, was calculated to range from 0.83 to 1.23 g biomass/g O2, while the maintenance coefficient, mO2, ranged from 0.15 to 0.25 mmol O2/g DW per hour. The growth yields for oxygen determined from the stoichiometry of an elemental balance were within 10% of those calculated from experimental data.
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Taticek, R.A., Moo-Young, M. & Legge, R.L. Effect of bioreactor configuration on substrate uptake by cell suspension cultures of the plant Eschscholtzia californica . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 33, 280–286 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00164522
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