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Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.2, No.2, 91-96, November, 1996
Effect of Elevated Pressure on a-Amylase and Protease Synthesis by Bacillus subtilis
Microorganisms offer many potential advantages for biotechnological processes; however, realization of the promise of these organisms will require extensive research on cultivation methods at elevated pressures and temperatures. This study applied Bacillu subtilis (ATCC 6051a) in a pressurized bioreactor to investigate the microbial growth and enzyme productivity at temperatures between 37 and 47℃ and pressures of 10 atm and 22 atm without oxygen toxicity by controlling O2 composition. The studies with B. subtilis revealed that increasing the pressure from 10 to 22 atm using 2% O2 accelerated the production of extracellular enzymes at 37℃ for α-amylase and 42℃ for protease compared with the optimum conditions for this microorganism of 37℃ and 1 atm. The high cell density effect also was observed at 22 atm and 34℃ (2% O2). In this case, the enzyme production was more effective because of the pressurized conditions.
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