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Nisin and pediocin production on mussel-processing waste supplemented with glucose and five nitrogen sources
1Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Immunology, Vigo University, Spain.
Aims:
Optimization of bacteriocin production by L. lactis subsp. lactis CECT 539 and Ped. acidilactici NRRL B-5627 on mussel-processing wastes.
Methods And Results:
The concentrations of glucose and five nitrogen sources that optimize nisin and pediocin production were determined using a second order orthogonal factorial design. NH4Cl, glycine and glutamic acid were poor nitrogen sources. Enhanced pediocin and nisin productions were achieved in a medium supplemented with yeast extract or Bacto casitone.
Conclusions:
Mussel-processing wastes could be successfully used as a culture medium for bacteriocin production at low production cost.
Significance And Impact Of The Study:
Average optimization led to a threefold increase in pediocin production (from 322 to 934 BU ml(-1)) and in nisin production (from 32 to 100 BU ml(-1)) when compared with the unsupplemented medium. For this reason, mussel-processing waste warrants further investigation due to its potential use as a cheap culture medium for upscaling bacteriocin production.