FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (13): 162-164.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201313035

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Mathematical Modeling of Glutathione Production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Batch Fermentation at Different pH

ZHENG Li-xue1,2,XIE Qun-fan1,WANG Li-mei1,2,QI Bin1,*   

  1. 1. College of Biology and Food Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu 215500, China;
    2. Suzhou Key Laboratory of Food and Biotechnology, Changshu 215500, China
  • Received:2012-03-31 Revised:2013-05-14 Online:2013-07-15 Published:2013-06-28
  • Contact: QI Bin E-mail:qibin65@126.com

Abstract:

A mathematical model of glutathione production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y518 in batch fermentation at
different pH was established with malt sprout extract as the fermentation medium. The results showed that Gaussian fitting
model was in good agreement with the experimental observations for glutathione production at different pH, with correlation
coefficient (R2) of 0.99235 (pH5.0) and 0.98842 (pH6.0), but not suitable for biomass and substrate consumption prediction.
Glutathione production reached the maximum of 72 mg/L at 32 h yielding a biomass of 4.59 g/L when pH was kept constant
at 5.0. In contrast, maximum glutathione production of 91 mg/L was also obtained at 32 h along with a biomass of 4.11 g/L
when pH was kept constant at 6.0.

Key words: glutathione, malt sprout extract, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Gaussian fitting

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