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Fructooligosaccharide production by Penicillium expansum

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Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) production by Penicillium expansum was evaluated. In a first stage, the best conditions for P. expansum growth and sporulation were established with potato/dextrose/agar being the most suitable medium at between 22 and 25°C, giving good growth and good sporulation. The inocula from this medium were used for FOS production using shake-flask cultures, and yielded 0.58 g FOS/g sucrose (3.25 g FOS/l.h), demonstrating the potential of this strain for sucrose conversion to FOS.

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The financial support from FCT, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (research project SFRH/BPD/38212/2007) is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Margarida B. Prata

    Present address: FCUP – Sciences Faculty, Department of Chemistry, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

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  1. IBB – Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal

    Margarida B. Prata, Solange I. Mussatto, Lígia R. Rodrigues & José A. Teixeira

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Prata, M.B., Mussatto, S.I., Rodrigues, L.R. et al. Fructooligosaccharide production by Penicillium expansum . Biotechnol Lett 32, 837–840 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-010-0231-y

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