title: Vitamin B12 production from crude glycerol by Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii: optimization of medium composition through statistical experimental designs.
abstract: A two-step statistical experimental design was employed to optimize the medium for vitamin B(12) production from crude glycerol by Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii. In the first step, using Plackett-Burman design, five of 13 tested medium components (calcium pantothenate, NaH(2)PO(4)·2H(2)O, casein hydrolysate, glycerol and FeSO(4)·7H(2)O) were identified as factors having significant influence on vitamin production. In the second step, a central composite design was used to optimize levels of medium components selected in the first step. Valid statistical models describing the influence of significant factors on vitamin B(12) production were established for each optimization phase. The optimized medium provided a 93% increase in final vitamin concentration compared to the original medium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 48, 60-627 Poznan, Poland. kosmider@up.poznan.pl
authors.forename: Alicja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kośmider
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Białas
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kubiak
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drożdżyńska
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Czaczyk
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods; D002498:Centrifugation; D003470:Culture Media; D005990:Glycerol / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011424:Propionibacterium / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D014805:Vitamin B 12; D005990:Glycerol