Expression of the inulinase gene from the marine-derived Pichia guilliermondii in Saccharomyces sp. W0 and ethanol production from inulin.
It has been confirmed that Saccharomyces sp. W0 can produce high concentration of ethanol. In this study, the INU1 gene cloned from the marine-derived Pichia guilliermondii was transformed into uracil mutant of Saccharomyces sp. W0. The positive transformant Inu-66 obtained could produce 34.2 U ml⁻¹ of extracellular inulinase within 72 h of cultivation. It was found that 15.2 U of inulinase activity per one gram of inulin was suitable for inulin hydrolysis and ethanol production by the transformant Inu-66. During the small-scale fermentation, 13.7 ml of ethanol in 100 ml of medium was produced and 99.1% of the added inulin was utilized by the transformant. During the 2 l fermentation, 14.9% (v/v) of ethanol was produced from inulin and 99.5% of the added inulin was converted into ethanol, CO₂ and cell mass.
Unesco Chinese Center of Marine Biotechnology, Ocean University of China, Yushan Road, No. 5, Qingdao, China.
Tong
T
Zhang
Zhe
Z
Chi
Zhenming
Z
Chi
Jean-Luc
JL
Parrou
Fang
F
Gong
D001711:Biotransformation; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D015870:Gene Expression; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007444:Inulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D010843:Pichia / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012440:Saccharomyces / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*
D000431:Ethanol; D007444:Inulin; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C023086:inulinase
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