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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1966 January; 14(1): 39-44
Copyright © 1966 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Production of Alanine by Fusarium moniliforme

Department of Biology, St. John's University, Jamaica, New York

ABSTRACT

Fusarium moniliforme grown in a chemically defined medium in submerged culture accumulated amino acids extracellularly. Alanine and glutamic acid were present in greatest amounts, with traces of glycine, lysine, threonine, and valine detectable. Increasing the glucose and urea concentrations of the medium increased yields of alanine. Further increases in alanine production occurred with elevated levels of mineral salts in the medium, whereas the addition of a vitamin mixture proved to be inhibitory. Chemical changes resulting from the growth of F. moniliforme in the final fermentation medium disclosed maximal alanine production, mycelial weight, and glucose consumption after 72 hr of incubation at 28.5 C. Total soluble nitrogen, by contrast, was minimal at the same time period. The pH remained in the alkaline range throughout the fermentation.

¹ Present address: U.S. Naval Applied Science Laboratory, Naval Base, Brooklyn, N.Y.