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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1962 January; 10(1): 9-15

Production of Fumaric Acid in 20-Liter Fermentors

R. A. Rhodes, A. A. Lagoda, T. J. Misenheimer, M. L. Smith, R. F. Anderson and R. W. Jackson

Fermentation Laboratory, Northern Utilization Research and Development Division,1 Peoria, Illinois

ABSTRACT

The conditions necessary for the production of fumaric acid in 20-liter fermentors by fermentation of glucose with Rhizopus arrhizus strain NRRL 2582 were determined. Continuous neutralization of fumaric acid was necessary for optimal yields. Yields of the calcium salt were in excess of 65 g of fumaric acid from 100 g of sugar consumed during fermentation of sugar concentrations of 10 to 16%. Conditions established for calcium fumarate production include a simple mineral salts medium, 0.5 v:v:min aeration rate, 300 rev/min agitation rate in a baffled tank, 33 C incubation temperature, CaCO3 to neutralize the acid formed, and a 4 to 5% (v/v) vegetative inoculum. A suitable procedure and medium for the preparation of a vigorous vegetative inoculum were established. The tendency for calcium fumarate fermentations to foam excessively was controlled with a proper antifoam agent added prior to sterilization of the medium and again at daily intervals during fermentation. The production of soluble sodium or potassium fumarates was inhibited when the concentration of fumarates reached 3.5 to 4.0%. No means of overcoming this inhibition was found. Starches and certain other grain-derived carbohydrates were fermented to form calcium fumarate in flask experiments with approximately the same efficiency as was glucose.

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1 Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1962 January; 10(1): 9-15






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