Use of waste Chinese cabbage as a substrate for yeast biomass production.
The possibility of using waste Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris) as a substrate for microbial biomass production was investigated. The juice from waste Chinese cabbage contains relatively high amounts of reducing sugars suitable for yeast culture. The cell mass and protein content of four species of yeast, Candida utilis, Pichia stipitis, Kluyveromyces marxianus, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, were determined when cultured in juice extracted from cabbage waste. Compared to YM broth containing the same level of sugar, all the strains except C. utilis showed higher total protein production in cabbage juice medium (CJM).
Choi
Min Ho
MH
Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Ji
Geun Eog
GE
Koh
Kyung Hee
KH
Ryu
Yeon Woo
YW
Jo
Do Hyun
DH
Park
Yun Hee
YH
D018533:Biomass; D001937:Brassica / Q000378:metabolism*; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013045:Species Specificity; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013696:Temperature; D015003:Yeasts / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism
D010758:Phosphorus; D009584:Nitrogen