FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (19): 188-192.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201119041

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Optimization of Ethanol Precipitation of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Lactobacillus plantarum 70810 by Response Surface Methodology

FENG Mei-qin1,2,QIU Yuan1,ZHANG Qi1,Mahinur·MUTUVULLA1,CHEN Xiao-hong1, DONG Ming-sheng1,*   

  1. (1. College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; 2. College of Animal Science and Technology, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing 210038, China)
  • Published:2011-10-12

Abstract: The optimal conditions of ethanol precipitation for exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by Lactobacillus plantarum 70810 were investigated by one-factor-at-a-time experiments and response surface methodology. A mathematical model was developed to reveal the significant effects of each factor and their interactions on the yield of EPS. The optimal parameters for ethanol precipitation of EPS from Lactobacillus plantarum 70810 were 12.56 h precipitation time, 3.9:1 ethanol/fermentation supernatant ratio (V/V) and 3.54-fold condensation of fermentation supernatant. Under the optimal conditions, the model-predicted and experimental values of EPS yield were 323.11mg/L and 320.17 mg/L, respectively, with a relative error of 0.91%.

Key words: Lactobacillus plantarum, exopolysaccharides, response surface methodology, ethanol precipitation

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