Improvement of superoxide dismutase activity using experimental design and radical promoters

The culture conditions of Rhodotorula glutinis were optimised to obtain high activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme, which is an important member of the antioxidant defence system. By the use of glycerol as a carbon source, which is a by-product of biodiesel production, 2.40 U of SOD activity...

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Main Authors: Ayşe Ezgi Ünlü, Serpil Takaç
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-09-01
Series:Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2017.1353923
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description The culture conditions of Rhodotorula glutinis were optimised to obtain high activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme, which is an important member of the antioxidant defence system. By the use of glycerol as a carbon source, which is a by-product of biodiesel production, 2.40 U of SOD activity was achieved under the optimised conditions found by Central Composite Design (pH = 5.47, T = 33.9 °C and 16.50 g L−1 glycerol). In order to provide a further increase in SOD activity, different types of radical promoters were tested and the highest enzyme activity was achieved with methyl viologen, 21.57 U mg−1 protein with a 1.6-fold increase. The effect of dissolved oxygen (DO) on SOD activity was also investigated employing different operational strategies in bioreactors. SOD activity was found to be induced only when high DO concentration was supplied starting from the beginning of the cultivation where the activity of 75 U mg−1 protein was obtained.
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spelling doaj.art-d2f0ca9116734ab39d34d0a4d8f6c2212022-12-22T03:38:47ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBiotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment1310-28181314-35302017-09-013151046105410.1080/13102818.2017.13539231353923Improvement of superoxide dismutase activity using experimental design and radical promotersAyşe Ezgi Ünlü0Serpil Takaç1Faculty of Engineering, Ankara UniversityFaculty of Engineering, Ankara UniversityThe culture conditions of Rhodotorula glutinis were optimised to obtain high activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme, which is an important member of the antioxidant defence system. By the use of glycerol as a carbon source, which is a by-product of biodiesel production, 2.40 U of SOD activity was achieved under the optimised conditions found by Central Composite Design (pH = 5.47, T = 33.9 °C and 16.50 g L−1 glycerol). In order to provide a further increase in SOD activity, different types of radical promoters were tested and the highest enzyme activity was achieved with methyl viologen, 21.57 U mg−1 protein with a 1.6-fold increase. The effect of dissolved oxygen (DO) on SOD activity was also investigated employing different operational strategies in bioreactors. SOD activity was found to be induced only when high DO concentration was supplied starting from the beginning of the cultivation where the activity of 75 U mg−1 protein was obtained.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2017.1353923GlycerolRhodotorula glutinissuperoxide dismutaseresponse surface methodologyradical promoters
spellingShingle Ayşe Ezgi Ünlü
Serpil Takaç
Improvement of superoxide dismutase activity using experimental design and radical promoters
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
Glycerol
Rhodotorula glutinis
superoxide dismutase
response surface methodology
radical promoters
title Improvement of superoxide dismutase activity using experimental design and radical promoters
title_full Improvement of superoxide dismutase activity using experimental design and radical promoters
title_fullStr Improvement of superoxide dismutase activity using experimental design and radical promoters
title_full_unstemmed Improvement of superoxide dismutase activity using experimental design and radical promoters
title_short Improvement of superoxide dismutase activity using experimental design and radical promoters
title_sort improvement of superoxide dismutase activity using experimental design and radical promoters
topic Glycerol
Rhodotorula glutinis
superoxide dismutase
response surface methodology
radical promoters
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2017.1353923
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