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| ul-Haq,Ikram; Ali,Sikander; Qadeer,M.A.; Iqbal,Javed. |
| Citric acid fermentation of cane-molasses by submerged fermentation in 15 L stirred fermentor (working volume 9 L) was carried out. A hyper mutant strain of Aspergillus niger GCMC-7 was used in the present study which was obtained from the culture collection of our own labs. Ferrocyanide treated molasses [K4Fe(CN)6 200 ppm] medium containing sugar 150 g/l was employed as the basal fermentation medium. Different cultural conditions such as incubation temperature (30ºC), initial pH (6.0), air supply (1.0 l-1l-1min), agitation intensity (200 rpm) and time profile (144 h after inoculation) were optimised for enhanced citric acid production. Maximum amount of anhydrous citric acid obtained during the course of study was 106.65 g/l, with a sugar consumption of... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
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| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582002000200007 |
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| Ali,Sikander; Haq,Ikram-ul-; Qadeer,M.A.; Iqbal,Javed. |
| The present investigation deals with the kinetics of submerged citric acid fermentation by Aspergillus niger using blackstrap molasses as the basal fermentation media. A laboratory scale stirred fermentor of 15-L capacity having working volume of 9-L was used for cultivation process and nutritional analysis. Among the 10 stock cultures of Aspergillus niger, the strain GCBT7 was found to enhance citric acid production. This strain was subjected to parametric studies. Major effects were caused due to oxygen tension (1.0 l/l/min), pH value (6.0) and incubation temperature (30ºC). All fermentations were carried out following the growth on 150 g/l raw molasses sugars for 144 hours. Ferrocyanide (200 ppm) was used to control the trace metals present in the... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
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| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582002000300010 |
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| Ali,Sikander; ul-Haq,Ikram; Qadeer,M.A.. |
| L-DOPA is a useful drug for Parkinsons disease. This investigation deals with the biosynthesis of L-DOPA by parental (GCB-6) and mutant (UV-7) strains of Aspergillus oryzae. There was a marked difference between the mycelial morphology and pellet type of the parental and UV-irradiated mutant cultures. The mutant strain of Aspergillus oryzae UV-6 showed pellet-like mycelial morphology and improved tyrosinase activity. Mould mycelium was used for biochemical conversion of L-tyrosine to L-DOPA since tyrosinase is an intracellular enzyme. The mutant was found to give 3.72 folds higher production of L-DOPA than the parental strain. The comparison of kinetic parameters was also done which showed greater ability of the mutant to yield L-DOPA (i.e. Yp/x 32.73... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
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| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582002000200006 |
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