Fermentative production of mannitol
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
InventorsBadal Saha, Francis Racine, Elena Terentieva
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Abstract
The invention provides processes for continuous fed-batch fermentative production and continuous recycle fermentative production of mannitol.
Claims31
An improved process for continuous fed-batch fermentative production of mannitol, the process comprising culturing a microorganism capable of producing mannitol in a fermentation broth under conditions suitable to produce mannitol, the improvement comprising a fermentation broth having corn steep liquor as a complex nitrogen source and about 0.2 mL to about 1 mL protease.
An improved process for continuous recycle fermentative production of mannitol, the process comprising culturing a microorganism capable of producing mannitol in a fermentation broth under conditions suitable to produce mannitol, the improvement comprising using fermentation broth having corn steep liquor as a complex nitrogen source and about 0.2 ml/L to about 1 ml/L protease.
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