title: Preliminary study of L-lysine production by Bacillus species using various agricultural by-products.
abstract: The production of lysine by Bacillus megaterium SP-14 and Bacillus circulans Tx-22 using agricultural by-products as carbon and nitrogen sources was assessed. Among the carbon substrates used were potato, sorghum, plantain, millet, yam, cassava, and corn starches, while the nitrogen sources include cowpea, bambara-nut, cotton seed, groundnut, soybean, and blood meals. The effect of natural nitrogen sources (1.0% w/v) and synthetic nitrogen source (4.0% w/v (NH4)2SO4) on lysine production by the Bacillus strains showed that natural nitrogen sources gave better lysine yields.
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D001407:Bacillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D001410:Bacillus megaterium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005285:Fermentation; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008239:Lysine / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002244:Carbon; D008239:Lysine; D009584:Nitrogen