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Area of Science:

  • Biotechnology
  • Microbial Fermentation
  • Biopolymer Production

Background:

  • Pullulan, a microbial polysaccharide, has diverse industrial applications.
  • Optimizing fermentation conditions is crucial for efficient pullulan production using whole-cell bioconversion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To optimize the seed medium for Aureobasidium pullulans CCTCC M 2012259 to enhance pullulan bioconversion capability.
  • To investigate the effects of key medium components on pullulan biosynthesis at the gene and enzyme levels.

Main Methods:

  • Plackett-Berman design and Box-Behnken design were used for medium component screening and optimization.
  • Response surface methodology was applied to determine optimal concentrations of yeast extract, MgSO4·7H2O, and glucose.
  • Gene expression analysis (pgm1, fks) and enzyme activity assays (α-phosphoglucose mutase, glucosyltransferase) were performed.

Main Results:

  • Optimal medium components (3.57 g/l yeast extract, 0.18 g/l MgSO4·7H2O, 63.97 g/l glucose) predicted a maximum pullulan bioconversion capability of 32.28 mg/g/h.
  • Validation experiments showed a 23.1% improvement in pullulan bioconversion capability with the optimized medium.
  • Optimal medium upregulated pgm1 and fks gene expression by 2.5- and 1.2-fold, and increased enzyme activities by 17% and 19%, respectively.

Conclusions:

  • Optimized seed medium significantly enhances pullulan bioconversion efficiency using Aureobasidium pullulans.
  • The study provides a robust method for optimizing polysaccharide production via whole-cell bioconversion.
  • This approach holds potential for the efficient production of other microbial polysaccharides.