OPTIMIZATION OF AGITATION AND INCUBATION PERIOD ON PRODUCTION OF MANNANASE BY BACILLUS VELEZENSIS NRC-1 USING BENCH-SCALE BIOREACTOR

Document Type : Original Article

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Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt.

Abstract

The effect of agitation speed and incubation period on the production of mannanase enzyme by Bacillus velezensis NRC-1 using bench-scale bioreactor at 45ºC was investigated. Results revealed that the increase in agitation speed from 200 to 800 rpm resulted in a significant increase in mannanase production to 21.04 U/mL. The increase in agitation speed affected dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration which in turn affected cell growth and mannanase production. The maximum mannanase production in the bioreactor was attained after 72 h of incubation at 45 ºC.  Mannanase activity in the bioreactor (21.04 U/mL) while much higher than that obtained from the shake flask fermentation (15.6 U/mL) also the incubation period decreased from 7 days in shake flask fermentation to 3 days in bioreactor.   

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