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Enhancement of pyruvate production by Torulopsis glabrata using a two-stage oxygen supply control strategy

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The effect of agitation speeds on the performance of producing pyruvate by a multi-vitamin auxotrophic yeast, Torulopsis glabrata, was investigated in batch fermentation. High pyruvate yield on glucose (0.797 g g–1) was achieved under high agitation speed (700 rpm), but the glucose consumption rate was rather low (1.14 g l–1 h–1). Glucose consumption was enhanced under low agitation speed (500 rpm), but the pyruvate yield on glucose decreased to 0.483 g g–1. Glycerol production was observed under low agitation speed and decreased with increasing agitation speed. Based on process analysis and carbon flux distribution calculation, a two-stage oxygen supply control strategy was proposed, in which the agitation speed was controlled at 700 rpm in the first 16 h and then switched to 500 rpm. This was experimentally proven to be successful. Relatively high concentration of pyruvate (69.4 g l–1), high pyruvate yield on glucose (0.636 g g–1), and high glucose consumption rate (1.95 g l–1 h–1) were achieved by applying this strategy. The productivity (1.24 g l–1 h–1) was improved by 36%, 23% and 31%, respectively, compared with fermentations in which agitation speeds were kept constant at 700 rpm, 600 rpm, and 500 rpm. Experimental results indicate that the difference between the performances for producing pyruvate under a favorable state of oxygen supply (dissolved oxygen concentration >50%) was caused by the different regeneration pathways of NADH generated from glycolysis.

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Li, .Y., Hugenholtz, .J., Chen, .J. et al. Enhancement of pyruvate production by Torulopsis glabrata using a two-stage oxygen supply control strategy. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 60, 101–106 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-002-1064-y

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