Xylose fermentation by yeasts. 5. Use of ATP balances for modeling oxygen-limited growth and fermentation of yeast Pichia stipitis with xylose as carbon source

Kinetic studies are presented for the growth and fermentation of the yeast Pichia stipitis with xylose as the carbon source. Ethanol is produced from xylose under anaerobic as well as under oxygen‐limiting conditions but only at dissolved oxygen concentrations up to 3 μmol/L Maximum yields and produ...

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Published in:Biotechnology and bioengineering 1989-08, Vol.34 (4), p.509-514
Main Authors: Rizzi, M. (Technische Universitat Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany), Klein, C, Schulze, C, Bui-Thanh, N.A, Dellweg, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE
ADENOSINTRIFOSFATO
ALCOHOLES
ALCOHOLS
ALCOOL
CARBON
CARBONE
CARBONO
CONSOMMATION D'OXYGENE
CONSUMO DE OXIGENO
FERMENTACION
FERMENTATION
OXYGEN CONSUMPTION
PICHIA
PRODUCCION
PRODUCTION
XILOSA
XYLOSE
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Summary:Kinetic studies are presented for the growth and fermentation of the yeast Pichia stipitis with xylose as the carbon source. Ethanol is produced from xylose under anaerobic as well as under oxygen‐limiting conditions but only at dissolved oxygen concentrations up to 3 μmol/L Maximum yields and production rates were obtained under oxygen‐limiting conditions, where the xylose metabolism may be considered to be consisted of three different components (assimilation, respiration, fermentation). The contribution of each pathway is determined by the availability of oxygen and the energy yield of each pathway. In order to describe the course of oxygen‐limited fermentations, a mathematical model has been developed with the assumption that growth is coupled to the energy production. The resulting model requires only four independent parameters (Y x/O 2, Y ATPmax, mATP, and P/O). These parameters were estimated on the basis of eight separate batch fermentations.
ISSN:0006-3592
1097-0290
DOI:10.1002/bit.260340411