GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF BETA-VULGARIS CELL-CULTURE IN FLUIDIZED-BED REACTORS

Authors
KHLEBNIKOV A DUBUIS B KUT OM PRENOSIL JE
Citation
A. Khlebnikov et al., GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF BETA-VULGARIS CELL-CULTURE IN FLUIDIZED-BED REACTORS, Bioprocess engineering, 14(1), 1995, pp. 51-56
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Bioprocess engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
0178515X
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
51 - 56
Database
ISI
SICI code
0178-515X(1995)14:1<51:GAPOBC>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Beta vulgaris cells were cultured in specially constructed fluidized b ed reactors on Murashige and Skoog medium with 3% sucrose as a carbon source. Biomass density levels of approximately 17-18 g dry cell weigh t liter (-1) for 5 liter fermenters and 9-10 g dry cell weight liter(- 1) for 50 liter reactor were observed. Depending on particular cell li ne, cell content of betalains reached levels ranging from 12 to 25 mg g dry cell weight(-1), representing the productivities of 14 to 17 mg of pigments per liter and day.