Sustainable carbon sources for microbial organic acid production with filamentous fungi
Abstract Background The organic acid producer Aspergillus oryzae and Rhizopus delemar are able to convert several alternative carbon sources to malic and fumaric acid. Thus, carbohydrate hydrolysates from lignocellulose separation are likely suitable as substrate for organic acid production with the...
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author | Stefan Dörsam Jana Fesseler Olga Gorte Thomas Hahn Susanne Zibek Christoph Syldatk Katrin Ochsenreither |
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description | Abstract Background The organic acid producer Aspergillus oryzae and Rhizopus delemar are able to convert several alternative carbon sources to malic and fumaric acid. Thus, carbohydrate hydrolysates from lignocellulose separation are likely suitable as substrate for organic acid production with these fungi. Results Before lignocellulose hydrolysate fractions were tested as substrates, experiments with several mono- and disaccharides, possibly present in pretreated biomass, were conducted for their suitability for malic acid production with A. oryzae. This includes levoglucosan, glucose, galactose, mannose, arabinose, xylose, ribose, and cellobiose as well as cheap and easy available sugars, e.g., fructose and maltose. A. oryzae is able to convert every sugar investigated to malate, albeit with different yields. Based on the promising results from the pure sugar conversion experiments, fractions of the organosolv process from beechwood (Fagus sylvatica) and Miscanthus giganteus were further analyzed as carbon source for cultivation and fermentation with A. oryzae for malic acid and R. delemar for fumaric acid production. The highest malic acid concentration of 37.9 ± 2.6 g/L could be reached using beechwood cellulose fraction as carbon source in bioreactor fermentation with A. oryzae and 16.2 ± 0.2 g/L fumaric acid with R. delemar. Conclusions We showed in this study that the range of convertible sugars for A. oryzae is even higher than known before. We approved the suitability of fiber/cellulose hydrolysate obtained from the organosolv process as carbon source for A. oryzae in shake flasks as well as in a small-scale bioreactor. The more challenging hemicellulose fraction of F. sylvatica was also positively evaluated for malic acid production with A. oryzae. |
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spelling | doaj.art-d83eaa7c54314149adaf1b989624fb0f2022-12-22T00:13:59ZengBMCBiotechnology for Biofuels1754-68342017-10-0110111210.1186/s13068-017-0930-xSustainable carbon sources for microbial organic acid production with filamentous fungiStefan Dörsam0Jana Fesseler1Olga Gorte2Thomas Hahn3Susanne Zibek4Christoph Syldatk5Katrin Ochsenreither6Technical Biology, Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Technical Biology, Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Technical Biology, Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Industrial Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB)Industrial Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB)Technical Biology, Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Technical Biology, Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Abstract Background The organic acid producer Aspergillus oryzae and Rhizopus delemar are able to convert several alternative carbon sources to malic and fumaric acid. Thus, carbohydrate hydrolysates from lignocellulose separation are likely suitable as substrate for organic acid production with these fungi. Results Before lignocellulose hydrolysate fractions were tested as substrates, experiments with several mono- and disaccharides, possibly present in pretreated biomass, were conducted for their suitability for malic acid production with A. oryzae. This includes levoglucosan, glucose, galactose, mannose, arabinose, xylose, ribose, and cellobiose as well as cheap and easy available sugars, e.g., fructose and maltose. A. oryzae is able to convert every sugar investigated to malate, albeit with different yields. Based on the promising results from the pure sugar conversion experiments, fractions of the organosolv process from beechwood (Fagus sylvatica) and Miscanthus giganteus were further analyzed as carbon source for cultivation and fermentation with A. oryzae for malic acid and R. delemar for fumaric acid production. The highest malic acid concentration of 37.9 ± 2.6 g/L could be reached using beechwood cellulose fraction as carbon source in bioreactor fermentation with A. oryzae and 16.2 ± 0.2 g/L fumaric acid with R. delemar. Conclusions We showed in this study that the range of convertible sugars for A. oryzae is even higher than known before. We approved the suitability of fiber/cellulose hydrolysate obtained from the organosolv process as carbon source for A. oryzae in shake flasks as well as in a small-scale bioreactor. The more challenging hemicellulose fraction of F. sylvatica was also positively evaluated for malic acid production with A. oryzae.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-017-0930-xAspergillus oryzaeRhizopus delemarMalic acidMalateFermentationOrganic acid |
spellingShingle | Stefan Dörsam Jana Fesseler Olga Gorte Thomas Hahn Susanne Zibek Christoph Syldatk Katrin Ochsenreither Sustainable carbon sources for microbial organic acid production with filamentous fungi Biotechnology for Biofuels Aspergillus oryzae Rhizopus delemar Malic acid Malate Fermentation Organic acid |
title | Sustainable carbon sources for microbial organic acid production with filamentous fungi |
title_full | Sustainable carbon sources for microbial organic acid production with filamentous fungi |
title_fullStr | Sustainable carbon sources for microbial organic acid production with filamentous fungi |
title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable carbon sources for microbial organic acid production with filamentous fungi |
title_short | Sustainable carbon sources for microbial organic acid production with filamentous fungi |
title_sort | sustainable carbon sources for microbial organic acid production with filamentous fungi |
topic | Aspergillus oryzae Rhizopus delemar Malic acid Malate Fermentation Organic acid |
url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-017-0930-x |
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