scholarly journals Production of tacrolimus using coconut oil as an alternative to glucose

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. e55721
Author(s):  
Alessandra Suzin Bertan ◽  
Séforah Carolina Marques Silva ◽  
Marco Aurélio Cremasco
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
Batch Fermentation ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Coconut Oil ◽  
Fermentation Medium ◽  
Streptomyces Tsukubaensis ◽  
Tissue Transplants ◽  
The Face ◽  
Orbital Shaker

Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressant used in the treatment of people who have undergone organ and tissue transplants, as well as in the treatment of dermatoses and eye diseases. Strategies have been carried out to increase the productivity of tacrolimus, since many compounds have in their composition tacrolimus precursors, and bacteria Streptomyces depend on a carbon source for their growth. One strategy is to change the carbon source of the fermentation medium. The present study aims to evaluate the use of coconut oil for the production of tacrolimus via Streptomyces tsukubaensis, as an alternative in the face of glucose, a traditional source of carbon. The batch fermentation process was done in an orbital shaker at 28°C and 130 rpm. Quantification of tacrolimus was performed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The sugars and proteins, present in the medium, were measured from Somogyi-Nelson and Bradford methods, respectively. According to the results, coconut oil achieved the production of tacrolimus higher than glucose. This is due to the presence of a portion of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids that act as precursors to tacrolimus. On the other hand, glucose is a quick carbon source for the bacteria and helps in its growth, but in high amounts it inhibits the production of the drug.

Effect of carbon source on Phenobarbital metabolism by Rhizopus stolonifer

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1022-1027
Author(s):  
Kavitha K ◽  
Asha S ◽  
Hima Bindu T.V.L ◽  
Vidyavathi M
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
In Vitro Models ◽  
Rhizopus Stolonifer ◽  
Safety And Efficacy ◽  
Alternative Systems ◽  
Toxicological Studies ◽  
Microbial Model

The safety and efficacy of a drug is based on its metabolism or metabolite formed. The metabolism of drugs can be studied by different in vitro models, among which microbial model became popular. In the present study, eight microbes were screened for their ability to metabolize phenobarbital in a manner comparable to humans with a model to develop alternative systems to study human drug metabolism. Among the different microbes screened, a filamentous fungi Rhizopus stolonifer metabolized phenobarbital to its metabolite which is used for further pharmacological and toxicological studies. The transformation of phenobarbital was identified by high- performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Interestingly, Rhizopus stolonifer sample showed an extra metabolite peak at 3.11min. compared to its controls. The influence of different carbon sources in media used for growth of fungus, on metabolite production was studied, to find its effect in production of metabolite as the carbon source may influence the growth of the cell.

The strain Gordonia alkanivorans 135 Is a Promising Destructor of Dibenzothiophene

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 121-125
Author(s):  
Е.Е. Frantsuzova ◽  
A.A. Vetrova
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Carbon Source ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Microbial Oil ◽  
Free Medium ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Technological Method ◽  
Gordonia Alkanivorans

Genes involved in the dibenzothiophene degradation have been identified in the genome of Gordonia alkanivorans 135. The efficiency of the degradation was evaluated by high-performance liquid chromatography after the strain cultivation in mineral sulfur-free medium with glucose (hexadecane) as a carbon source at a temperature of 28 °C. The results obtained in this work allow us to consider the Gordonia alkanivorans 135 strain as promising for development of bio technological method for microbial oil desulfurization. Gordonia, dibenzothiophene, biodegradation. This work was financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (Grant no. 19-74-00097).

scholarly journals One-Pot Synthesis of Glucose-Derived Carbon Coated Ni3S2 Nanowires as a Battery-Type Electrode for High Performance Supercapacitors

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 678
Author(s):  
Zhongkai Wu ◽  
Haifu Huang ◽  
Wenhui Xiong ◽  
Shiming Yang ◽  
Huanhuan Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
Rate Capability ◽  
One Pot ◽  
Great Performance ◽  
Carbon Coated ◽  
Binder Free ◽  
Coated Carbon ◽  
Supercapacitor Applications

We report a novel Ni3S2 carbon coated (denoted as NCC) rod-like structure prepared by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method and employ it as a binder free electrode in supercapacitor. We coated carbon with glucose as carbon source on the surface of samples and investigated the suitable glucose concentration. The as-obtained NCC rod-like structure demonstrated great performance with a huge specific capacity of 657 C g−1 at 1 A g−1, preeminent rate capability of 87.7% retention, the current density varying to 10 A g−1, and great cycling stability of 76.7% of its original value through 3500 cycles, which is superior to the properties of bare Ni3S2. The result presents a facile, general, viable strategy to constructing a high-performance material for the supercapacitor applications.

scholarly journals Modelling of ergosterol production by S. cerevisiae in presence of n-dodecane as oxygen-vector

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 2464-2470
Author(s):  
ANCA-IRINA GALACTION ◽  
◽  
ALEXANDRA CRISTINA BLAGA ◽  
ALEXANDRA TUCALIUC ◽  
LENUŢA KLOETZER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Batch Fermentation ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Biomass Concentration ◽  
Aeration Rate ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Fed Batch ◽  
Volumetric Fraction ◽  
Fed Batch Fermentation ◽  
Oxygen Vector ◽  
Efficient Fermentation

The previous studies on ergosterol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in presence of n-dodecane as oxygen-vector have been continued by mathematical modelling the fermentation process. In this purpose, the most efficient fermentation regime has been considered, namely fed-batch fermentation, and was based on the influences of hydrocarbon volumetric fraction, biomass concentration, and aeration rate on the ergosterol content inside the yeast cells. The model describing the fermentation process has been established by means of the statistical analysis, using a factorial experiment of second order. The considered variables control the ergosterol production in a 94.4% extent, the biomass concentration exhibiting the most important influence.

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