Authors: Syed Ubaid Ahmed Sudheer Kumar Singh Ashok Pandey Sanjit Kanjilal Ruchipad B N Prasad
Publish Date: 2008/05/15
Volume: 152, Issue: 1, Pages: 108-116
Abstract
To study the effect of agitation speed rpm and dissolved oxygen concentration DO on the production of gamma linolenic acid by Mucor sp RRL001 a central composite design experiment was performed in a 5L stirred tank bioreactor The design consisted of a total of 10 runs consisting of runs at five levels for each factor and was divided in two blocks The ANOVA analysis and Pareto chart of effects suggested agitation speed p = 00142 linear effect and DO concentration p = 00342 quadratic effects were significant factors with significant contribution to the response The validation run based on the optimum production zone in response surface plot resulted in the maximum 3503 mg l−1 GLA yield as compared with model predicted value of 3407 mg l−1 The study suggests that agitation rate is having more pronounced effect on GLA yield than dissolved oxygen concentration by ensuring enhanced mass transfer and by preventing wall growth at elevated agitation speed Also it shows that higher GLA yields can be obtained in a simple medium at moderate oxygen saturation and that the Mucor sp RRL001 is resistant to high agitation linked shear stress and suitable for GLA production at higher scale
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