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Evaluation of aeration and substrate concentration on the production of carotenoids by Sporidiobolus salmonicolor (CBS 2636) in bioreactor

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This study aimed at optimising the cultivation conditions for the production of carotenoids by Sporidiobolus salmonicolor (CBS 2636) in a bioreactor. The maximum content of total carotenoids in the full factorial design 2² was 3131.3 μg/L in synthetic medium with 80 g/L of glucose, 15 g/L of peptone, 5 g/L of malt extract, aeration of 1.5 vvm, agitation of 180 rpm, initial pH of 4.0 at 25 °C. In the kinetic study, we could observe that the bioproduction of carotenoids is associated with cell growth in the exponential phase, and the average specific growth (μ) in bioreactor is 0.046 h−1 with a maximum yield of 0.19 g cells/L h. The maximum yield of carotenoids (60.0 μg/Lh) is observed at 50-h bioproduction. The conversion factor for total organic carbon (TOC) in cells (YX/SCOT) was 2.97 g/g (0–50 h) and 0.254 g/g (50–100 h), the conversion factor glucose into cells (YX/Sglicose) was 0.168 g/g (0–100 h). The specific production of carotenoids (YP/X) was 390 μg of carotenoids per gram of cells, the conversion factor of carbon in the product (YP/SCOT) was 107.8 μg/g (0–50 h) and 34.4 μg/g (50–100 h), whereas the factor YP/Sglicose was 69.59 μg/g. The agitation and aeration provided better homogeneity in the culture medium, and hence greater availability of nutrients and oxygen, leading to higher production of carotenoids.

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    Eunice Valduga, Cátia Regina Martin Schwartz, Pihetra Oliveira Tatsch, Lídia Tiggemann, Marco Di Luccio & Helen Treichel

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Valduga, E., Schwartz, C.R.M., Tatsch, P.O. et al. Evaluation of aeration and substrate concentration on the production of carotenoids by Sporidiobolus salmonicolor (CBS 2636) in bioreactor. Eur Food Res Technol 232, 453–462 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-010-1410-8

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