title: Use of waste Chinese cabbage as a substrate for yeast biomass production.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Min Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Geun Eog
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Kyung Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Yeon Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Do Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.forename: Yun Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus; D009584:Nitrogen