Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6489781 | Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Oleaginous microbes can convert substrates such as carbon dioxide, sugars, and organic acids to single-cell oils (SCOs). Among the oleaginous microorganisms, Lipomyces starkeyi is a particularly well-suited host given its impressive native abilities, including the capability to utilize a wide variety of carbon sources. In this work, the potential of L. starkeyi NBRC10381 to produce SCOs in a synthetically nitrogen-limited mineral medium (-NMM) was investigated by differing the inoculum size using glucose and/or xylose as a carbon source. Fermentation using glucose and xylose as mixed carbon sources generated the highest production of biomass at 40.8 g/L, and achieved a lipid content of 84.9% (w/w). When either glucose or xylose was used separately, the totals for achieved lipid content were 79.6% (w/w) and 85.1% (w/w), respectively. However, biomass production was higher for glucose than for xylose (30.3 vs. 28.7 g/L, respectively). This study describes the first simultaneous achievement of higher levels of cell mass and lipid production using glucose and/or xylose as the carbon sources in different inoculum sizes.
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Authors
Ario B. Juanssilfero, Prihardi Kahar, Rezky L. Amza, Nao Miyamoto, Hiromi Otsuka, Hana Matsumoto, Chie Kihira, Ahmad Thontowi, Yopi Yopi, Chiaki Ogino, Bambang Prasetya, Akihiko Kondo,