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Published on: April 22, 2016
Physiological difference during ethanol fermentation between calcium alginate-immobilized Candida tropicalis and
L Jamai1, K Sendide, K Ettayebi
1Biotechnology Unit, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah, Atlas, Fes, Morocco.
Abstract:
Calcium alginate-immobilized Candida tropicalis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae are compared for glucose fermentation. Immobilized C. tropicalis cells showed a slight morphological alteration during ethanol production at 40 degrees C, but their fermentation capacity was reduced by 25%. Under immobilization conditions, the two species demonstrated two different mathematical patterns when the relationship between growth rate, respiration rate, and ethanol tolerance was assessed. The interspecific difference in behavior of immobilized yeast cells is mainly due to their natural metabolic preference. The production of CO(2) by calcium alginate-immobilized C. tropicalis, as well as the lower supply of oxygen to the cells, are the major factors that reduce ethanol production.
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