Comparative study on the influence of dissolved oxygen control approaches on the microbial hyaluronic acid production of Streptococcus zooepidemicus

Bioprocess Biosyst Eng. 2009 Oct;32(6):755-63. doi: 10.1007/s00449-009-0300-6. Epub 2009 Feb 11.

Abstract

Three different dissolved oxygen (DO) control approaches were proposed to improve hyaluronic acid (HA) production: a three-stage agitation speed control approach, a two-stage DO control approach, and an oxygen vector perfluorodecalin (PFC) applied approach. In the three-stage agitation speed control approach, agitation speed was 200 rpm during 0-8 h, 400 rpm during 8-12 h, and 600 rpm during 12-20 h. In the two-stage DO control strategy, DO was controlled at above 10% during 0-8 h and at 5% during 8-20 h. In the PFC applied approach, PFC (3% v/v) was added at 8 h. HA production reached 5.5 g/L in the three-stage agitation speed control culture model, and 6.3 g/L in two-stage DO control culture model, and 6.6 g/L in the PFC applied culture model. Compared with the other two DO control approaches, the PFC applied approach had a lower shear stress and thus a higher HA production was achieved.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bioreactors / microbiology
  • Biotechnology
  • Culture Media
  • Fermentation
  • Hyaluronic Acid / biosynthesis*
  • Kinetics
  • Oxygen Consumption
  • Rheology
  • Streptococcus equi / metabolism*

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Hyaluronic Acid