Submerged culture production of chitinase by Trichoderma harzianum in stirred tank bioreactors - The influence of agitator speed

P. Arthur Felse; T. Panda

doi:10.1016/S1369-703X(99)00039-X

Submerged culture production of chitinase by Trichoderma harzianum in stirred tank bioreactors - The influence of agitator speed

P. Arthur Felse, T. Panda^*

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Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Abstract

The chitinase fermentation process utilizing chitin as the sole carbon source was investigated in a stirred tank bioreactor. Agitator speed of 224 rpm was found to be most suitable for cell growth as well as for chitinase production. Chitinase yield decreased rapidly at higher agitator speed, while decrease in cell yield at higher agitator speed was not rapid. Probably, mass transfer limitation was predominant in the fermentation process at lower agitator speed. Higher agitator speed appears to reduce chitinase production.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	115-120
Number of pages	6
Journal	Biochemical Engineering Journal
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1369-703X(99)00039-X
State	Published - Jan 2000

Keywords

Agitation
Bioreactors
Chitinase
Kinetics
Trichoderma harzianum
Yield

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biotechnology
Environmental Engineering
Bioengineering
Biomedical Engineering

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