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A new variant, Candida boidinii variant 60, which is less sensitive to methanol and formaldehyde shocks was grown in continuous cultures with methanol as sole carbon source. The substrate concentration in the feeding medium was either 1% methanol or 3% methanol. Biomass production, methanol consumption, the formation of formaldehyde and gas exchange were measured at different dilution rates. With low methanol feeding (10 g/l) maximal productivity of 0.44 g biomass/l·h is obtained at a dilution rate of 0.14 h−1. Maximal specific growth rate is 0.18 h−1. A yield of 0.32 g biomass/g methanol was obtained and the respiration quotient was determined as 0.55. Independently of initial substrate concentration, biomass decreases if methanol and formaldehyde are accumulating in the culture broth.
In the culture with high methanol feeding (30 g/l) cell concentratioon increases up to 9 g/l at D=0.04 h−1. At higher dilution rates methanol and form-aldehyde appear in the medium. Formaldehyde is then preferably oxidized without energy advantages for the cells. It seems that this enables the cells to overcome toxic effects caused by methanol and formaldehyde.
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Held, W., Schlanderer, G., Reimann, J. et al. Continuous culture of Candida boidinii variant 60 growing on methanol. European J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 6, 127–132 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00504424
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