Fermentation of starch by Klebsiella oxytoca p2, containing plasmids with α‐amylase and pullulanase genes

Klebsiella oxytoca P2(pC46), an ethanol‐producing recombinant, has been evaluated in fermentation of maltose and starch. The maximum ethanol produced by P2(pC46) was 0.34 g ethanol/g maltose and 0.38, 0.40, or 0.36 g ethanol/g starch in fermentation of 1, 2, or 4% starch, representing 68, 71, and 64...

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Autores: Santos, Vera Lúcia dos, Araújo, Elza Fernandes, Barros, Everaldo Gonçalves de, Guimarães, Walter Vieira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
Repositorio:LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:locus.ufv.br:123456789/19753
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19991220)65:6<673::AID-BIT8>3.0.CO;2-J
http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/19753
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Palabra clave:Starch fermentation
Ethanol production
Klebsiella oxytoca
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Sumario:Klebsiella oxytoca P2(pC46), an ethanol‐producing recombinant, has been evaluated in fermentation of maltose and starch. The maximum ethanol produced by P2(pC46) was 0.34 g ethanol/g maltose and 0.38, 0.40, or 0.36 g ethanol/g starch in fermentation of 1, 2, or 4% starch, representing 68, 71, and 64% the theoretical yield. The pC46 plasmid transformed to cells of K. oxytoca P2 reduced the ethanol production from maltose and starch. In fermentation of starch after its digestion at 60°C for 24 h, in two‐step fermentation, the time for maximum ethanol production was reduced to 12–24 h and the theoretical yield was around 90%. The increase in starch concentration resulted in lower α‐amylase activity but in higher pullulanase activity. The high activity and thermostability of the amylolytic enzymes from this transformant suggest that it has a potential for amylolytic enzymes source.