Influences of phenolic compounds on citric acid productivity by Aspergillus niger in stirred fermentor

Influences of phenol, ?-naphtol and ?-naphtol, which are toxic chemicals, on citric acid biosynthesis and biomass in the artificial culture setting of Aspergillus niger using batch fermenter are examined in the most favorable fermentation conditions, and a model is proposed. Addition of certain concentrations of phenol, ?-naphtol and ?-naphtol to the culture increases the citric acid production. According to this model, maximum citric acid concentration is 48.3 g L-1 in a culture that does not contain any toxic chemicals, whereas the maximum concentrations obtained in cultures containing 25 mg L-1 phenol, 25 mg L-1 alpha-naphtol and 15 mg L-1 beta-naphtol are 62.5 g L-1, 78.1 g L-1 and 86.0 g L-1, respectively. Moreover, addition of toxic chemicals to the culture reduces fermentation time by 24 hrs.

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Main Authors:	Çevrml,Bekir Stk, Karipta,Ergin, Yaar,Ahmet, Ytolu,Mustafa
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2010
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582010000600008
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