title: [Addition of TCA cycle intermediates enhances pyruvate production].
abstract: The capability of utilizing the intermediates of TCA-cycle as the sole carbon source by the multi-vitamin auxotrophic yeast Torulopsis glabrata CCTCC M202019 under the conditions of vitamins limitation was demonstrated. Furthermore, the colony numbers grown on medium supplemented with glucose, acetate and one of the intermediates of TCA-cycle was higher than that of medium used glucose and acetate or medium used one of the intermediates of TCA-cycle carbon source. Among the intermediates of TCA-cycle used in this study, oxaloacetate was the best carbon source for the yeast and it was found that its presence stimulated the conversion of acetate to acetyl-CoA. In batch fermentation with glucose medium, the addition of 10 g/L of oxaloacetate improved the dry cell weight from 11.8 g/L to 13.6 g/L, and the productivity of pyruvate from 0.96 g x L(-1) x h(-1) to 1.19 g x L(-1) x h(-1), a 24% increase after 56 h growth. The yield of pyruvate on glucose was also improved as well, from 0.63 g/g to 0.66 g/g.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Southern Yangtze University, Wuxi 214036, China.
authors.forename: Li-Ming
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guo-Cheng
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D041221:Candida glabrata / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D002952:Citric Acid Cycle; D003470:Culture Media; D005285:Fermentation; D019289:Pyruvic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D019289:Pyruvic Acid