title: Why sucrose is the most suitable substrate for pullulan fermentation by Aureobasidium pullulans CGMCC1234?
abstract: This paper studies the metabolic pathway of sucrose in pullulan fermentation by Aureobasidium pullulans. Because of its high pullulan production, sucrose proved to be the best carbon source for pullulan synthesis by A. pullulans CGMCC1234 (36.3g/L). Compared to other carbon sources, A. pullulans cells reached the stationary phase more quickly in the presence of sucrose. The specific sugar types and concentrations occurring during pullulan fermentation were detected using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). HPLC results revealed that sucrose did not simply break down into glucose and fructose in the medium employed. Kestose (22.69g/L) also accumulated during early stages of fermentation (24h), which reduced the osmotic pressure of the extracellular fluid and diminished the inhibition of cell growth and pullulan production. β-Fructofuranosidase activity strongly depended on the carbon source. Sucrose was the best inducer of β-fructofuranosidase production. However, β-fructofuranosidase production did not directly and/or proportionally correlate with the growth of A. pullulans cells.
authors.affiliation: National R&D Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
authors.forename: Qunyi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.affiliation: National R&D Center for Egg Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China. Electronic address: mameihuhn@163.com.
authors.forename: Meihu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D005936:Glucans / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007700:Kinetics; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism*; D043324:beta-Fructofuranosidase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans; D013395:Sucrose; D002244:Carbon; C009109:pullulan; D043324:beta-Fructofuranosidase
keywords: Aureobasidium pullulans; Pullulan; Sucrose; β-Fructofuranosidase