Biotransformation of Agricultural By-Products into Biovanillin through Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) and Optimization of Different Parameters Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)

Vanillin is a flavorful and aromatic secondary metabolite found in vanilla plants. Natural vanillin, produced through processed vanilla beans accounts for scarcely 0.2% of industrial requirements. Vanillin produced via chemical methods and microbial fermentation fills the remaining gap. Among natura...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tahir Mehmood, Fozia Saleem, Sadia Javed, Sadia Nawaz, Aeysha Sultan, Ambreen Safdar, Azmat Ullah, Rida Waseem, Shagufta Saeed, Mateen Abbas, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad, Sehrish Firyal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Fermentation
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/8/5/206
_version_ 1827669046161571840
author Tahir Mehmood
Fozia Saleem
Sadia Javed
Sadia Nawaz
Aeysha Sultan
Ambreen Safdar
Azmat Ullah
Rida Waseem
Shagufta Saeed
Mateen Abbas
Muhammad Bilal
Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad
Sehrish Firyal
author_facet Tahir Mehmood
Fozia Saleem
Sadia Javed
Sadia Nawaz
Aeysha Sultan
Ambreen Safdar
Azmat Ullah
Rida Waseem
Shagufta Saeed
Mateen Abbas
Muhammad Bilal
Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad
Sehrish Firyal
author_sort Tahir Mehmood
collection DOAJ
description Vanillin is a flavorful and aromatic secondary metabolite found in vanilla plants. Natural vanillin, produced through processed vanilla beans accounts for scarcely 0.2% of industrial requirements. Vanillin produced via chemical methods and microbial fermentation fills the remaining gap. Among naturally available precursors for biovanillin synthesis, ferulic acid is widely used because of its structural similarity and abundant availability. Herein, various agricultural lignocellulosic by-products (sugarcane bagasse, wheat straw, rice straw, rice bran, and corn cob) were scrutinized for their ferulic acid content, and their biotransformation into biovanillin was examined by solid-state fermentation (SSF). Then, different physicochemical parameters, i.e., moisture content, pH, temperature, inoculum size, and incubation days, were optimized to achieve a high yield of biovanillin using central composite design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM). Among agricultural by-products tested, sugarcane bagasse produced 0.029 g/100 g of biovanillin using <i>Enterobacter hormaechei</i> through SSF. After optimization, the highest concentration of biovanillin (0.476 g/100 g) was achieved at a moisture content of 70%, temperature of 37.5 °C, pH 7.5, inoculum size of 4 mL and incubation time of 48 h. The F-value of 6.10 and <i>p-value</i> of 0.002 evidenced the ultimate significance of the model. The significance of the constructed model was supported by the 91.73% coefficient of determination (R<sup>2</sup>), indicating that the effects of moisture, pH, and temperature were significant. HPLC and FTIR confirmed the sample identification and purity (was reported to be 98.3% pure). In conclusion, sugarcane bagasse appears to be a cost-effective substrate choice for large-scale biovanillin production.
first_indexed 2024-03-10T03:55:02Z
format Article
id doaj.art-48c0439ce3f7475ba9441b957d3d25bd
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2311-5637
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-10T03:55:02Z
publishDate 2022-05-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Fermentation
spelling doaj.art-48c0439ce3f7475ba9441b957d3d25bd2023-11-23T10:56:58ZengMDPI AGFermentation2311-56372022-05-018520610.3390/fermentation8050206Biotransformation of Agricultural By-Products into Biovanillin through Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) and Optimization of Different Parameters Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)Tahir Mehmood0Fozia Saleem1Sadia Javed2Sadia Nawaz3Aeysha Sultan4Ambreen Safdar5Azmat Ullah6Rida Waseem7Shagufta Saeed8Mateen Abbas9Muhammad Bilal10Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad11Sehrish Firyal12Centre for Applied Molecular Biology (CAMB), University of the Punjab, Lahore 53700, PakistanCentre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, PakistanDepartment of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, PakistanInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Education, Faisalabad Campus, Faisalabad 38000, PakistanInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, PakistanDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, PakistanInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, PakistanInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, PakistanQuality Operations Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, PakistanSchool of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, ChinaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Riphah International University, Faisalabad 44000, PakistanInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, PakistanVanillin is a flavorful and aromatic secondary metabolite found in vanilla plants. Natural vanillin, produced through processed vanilla beans accounts for scarcely 0.2% of industrial requirements. Vanillin produced via chemical methods and microbial fermentation fills the remaining gap. Among naturally available precursors for biovanillin synthesis, ferulic acid is widely used because of its structural similarity and abundant availability. Herein, various agricultural lignocellulosic by-products (sugarcane bagasse, wheat straw, rice straw, rice bran, and corn cob) were scrutinized for their ferulic acid content, and their biotransformation into biovanillin was examined by solid-state fermentation (SSF). Then, different physicochemical parameters, i.e., moisture content, pH, temperature, inoculum size, and incubation days, were optimized to achieve a high yield of biovanillin using central composite design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM). Among agricultural by-products tested, sugarcane bagasse produced 0.029 g/100 g of biovanillin using <i>Enterobacter hormaechei</i> through SSF. After optimization, the highest concentration of biovanillin (0.476 g/100 g) was achieved at a moisture content of 70%, temperature of 37.5 °C, pH 7.5, inoculum size of 4 mL and incubation time of 48 h. The F-value of 6.10 and <i>p-value</i> of 0.002 evidenced the ultimate significance of the model. The significance of the constructed model was supported by the 91.73% coefficient of determination (R<sup>2</sup>), indicating that the effects of moisture, pH, and temperature were significant. HPLC and FTIR confirmed the sample identification and purity (was reported to be 98.3% pure). In conclusion, sugarcane bagasse appears to be a cost-effective substrate choice for large-scale biovanillin production.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/8/5/206sugarcane bagasseferulic acidbiovanillin<i>Enterobacter hormaechei</i>solid-state fermentationresponse surface methodology
spellingShingle Tahir Mehmood
Fozia Saleem
Sadia Javed
Sadia Nawaz
Aeysha Sultan
Ambreen Safdar
Azmat Ullah
Rida Waseem
Shagufta Saeed
Mateen Abbas
Muhammad Bilal
Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad
Sehrish Firyal
Biotransformation of Agricultural By-Products into Biovanillin through Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) and Optimization of Different Parameters Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
Fermentation
sugarcane bagasse
ferulic acid
biovanillin
<i>Enterobacter hormaechei</i>
solid-state fermentation
response surface methodology
title Biotransformation of Agricultural By-Products into Biovanillin through Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) and Optimization of Different Parameters Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
title_full Biotransformation of Agricultural By-Products into Biovanillin through Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) and Optimization of Different Parameters Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
title_fullStr Biotransformation of Agricultural By-Products into Biovanillin through Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) and Optimization of Different Parameters Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
title_full_unstemmed Biotransformation of Agricultural By-Products into Biovanillin through Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) and Optimization of Different Parameters Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
title_short Biotransformation of Agricultural By-Products into Biovanillin through Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) and Optimization of Different Parameters Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
title_sort biotransformation of agricultural by products into biovanillin through solid state fermentation ssf and optimization of different parameters using response surface methodology rsm
topic sugarcane bagasse
ferulic acid
biovanillin
<i>Enterobacter hormaechei</i>
solid-state fermentation
response surface methodology
url https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/8/5/206
work_keys_str_mv AT tahirmehmood biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm
AT foziasaleem biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm
AT sadiajaved biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm
AT sadianawaz biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm
AT aeyshasultan biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm
AT ambreensafdar biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm
AT azmatullah biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm
AT ridawaseem biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm
AT shaguftasaeed biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm
AT mateenabbas biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm
AT muhammadbilal biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm
AT muhammadmushtaqahmad biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm
AT sehrishfiryal biotransformationofagriculturalbyproductsintobiovanillinthroughsolidstatefermentationssfandoptimizationofdifferentparametersusingresponsesurfacemethodologyrsm