Fermentation of Carotenoid by Rhodotorula sp.D with the Utilization of Corn Steep Liquor

Abstract:

The fermentative production of carotenoid by Rhodotorula sp.D with the utilization of corn steep liquor were investigated at laboratory scale and then performed for industrial trial. The optimal inputs of waste syrup (glucose) and corn steep liquor of 7% and 33.3% were determined by single factor tests, with the highest carotenoid yeild of 11.7 mg/L and content of 383.6 μg/g (carotenoid/biomass) for 5L fermentation. The same conditions were then carried out in a 1000L fermentor for industrial trial. After 41 h fermentation, there were 31% of crude protein and 180.4 μg/g of carotenoid in the final spray dried products. These results show that as a non-expensive bioresource, corn steep liquor can be utilized for fermentative production of carotenoid, which will increase its potential as functional feed in industrial usage.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 641-642)
• Pages: 993-996
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.641-642.993
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Xiao Zhao, Jin Hua Wang, Yong Ze Wang, Jin Fang Zhao, Gang Fu, Xian Kun Fang
• Keywords: Carotenoid, Corn Steep Liquor, Fermentation, Rhodotorula Sp. D

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