EFFECT OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS ON THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF CITRIC ACID BY ASPERGILLUS NIGER UV-6, USING SUCROSE SALT MEDIA

被引:0
|
作者
Ikram-Ul-Haq [1 ]
Ali, Sikander [1 ]
Ashraf, Hamad [1 ]
Butt, Waseem Ahmad [1 ]
Qadeer, M. A. [1 ]
Shafiq, Kiran [1 ]
Iqbal, Javed [1 ]
机构
[1] Govt Coll, Dept Bot, Biotechnol Res Labs, Lahore, Pakistan
关键词
D O I
暂无
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
The present investigation deals with the effect of mineral nutrients on the biosynthesis of citric acid by UV-6, a mutant strain of Aspergillus niger. Sucrose salt media was used as the basal medium and the volume was kept at 25-ml/each 250 ml conical flask. Among the mineral nutrients tested, 0.20% NH4NO3 and 0.10% KH2PO4 were optimized as the best nitrogen and phosphate sources for maximal citric acid production (42.01 g/l). The studies also revealed that pellet formation has a great influence on citric acid biosynthesis.
引用
收藏
页码:88 / 93
页数:6
相关论文
共 10 条
  • [1] Effect of cresoquine on biosynthesis of citric acid in Aspergillus niger
    Vinarov, AY
    Ipatova, TV
    APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY, 1998, 34 (02) : 152 - 154
  • [2] CONCOMITANT BIOSYNTHESIS OF ASPERGILLUS-NIGER PECTOLYTIC ENZYMES AND CITRIC-ACID ON SUCROSE
    FRIEDRICH, J
    CIMERMAN, A
    STEINER, W
    ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY, 1994, 16 (08) : 703 - 707
  • [3] Artrocarpus heterophyllus -: a potential substrate for citric acid biosynthesis using Aspergillus niger
    Angumeenal, A
    Venkappayya, D
    LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 2005, 38 (01) : 89 - 93
  • [4] Effect of copper ions on mould morphology and citric acid productivity by Aspergillus niger using molasses based media
    Haq, IU
    Ali, S
    Qadeer, MA
    Iqbal, J
    PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY, 2002, 37 (10) : 1085 - 1090
  • [5] EFFECT OF CHANGED CULTIVATION CONDITIONS ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF ASPERGILLUS-NIGER AND ON CITRIC-ACID BIOSYNTHESIS IN LABORATORY CULTIVATION
    MUSILKOVA, M
    UJCOVA, E
    SEICHERT, L
    FENCL, Z
    FOLIA MICROBIOLOGICA, 1982, 27 (05) : 328 - 332
  • [6] CITRIC-ACID PRODUCTION BY ASPERGILLUS-NIGER USING MEDIA CONTAINING LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF GLUCOSE OR CORN STARCH
    NGUYEN, TK
    MARTINKOVA, L
    SEICHERT, L
    MACHEK, F
    FOLIA MICROBIOLOGICA, 1992, 37 (06) : 433 - 441
  • [7] Effect of transition metal cations on the production of citric acid using mixed cultures of Aspergillus niger and Candida gulliermondii
    Angumeenal, A
    Kamalakannan, P
    Prabhu, HJ
    Venkappayya, D
    JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2003, 80 (10) : 903 - 906
  • [8] EFFECT OF OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS ON THE RATE OF CITRIC-ACID PRODUCTION BY ROTATING-DISK CONTACTOR USING ASPERGILLUS-NIGER
    SAKURAI, A
    IMAI, H
    JOURNAL OF FERMENTATION AND BIOENGINEERING, 1992, 73 (03): : 251 - 254
  • [9] Effect of medium pH on chemical selectivity of oxalic acid biosynthesis by Aspergillus niger W78C in submerged batch cultures with sucrose as a carbon source
    Walaszczyk, Ewa
    Podgorski, Waldemar
    Janczar-Smuga, Magorzata
    Dymarska, Ewelina
    CHEMICAL PAPERS, 2018, 72 (05) : 1089 - 1093
  • [10] Effect of medium pH on chemical selectivity of oxalic acid biosynthesis by Aspergillus niger W78C in submerged batch cultures with sucrose as a carbon source
    Ewa Walaszczyk
    Waldemar Podgórski
    Małgorzata Janczar-Smuga
    Ewelina Dymarska
    Chemical Papers, 2018, 72 : 1089 - 1093