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Invertase activity of intact cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae growing on sugar cane molasses. I. Steady‐state continuous culture tests
Author(s) -
Vitolo Michele,
Vairo Marina L. R.,
Borzani Walter
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260270819
Subject(s) - invertase , cane , sugar cane , saccharomyces cerevisiae , sugar , chemistry , botany , biology , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , sucrose , yeast , agronomy
During the steady‐state continuous culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on sugar cane blackstrap molasses under different experimental conditions, oscillatory variations of the invertase activity of the intact yeast cells were observed. The continuous morphological changes of the cells wall and of the periplasmic space affecting the interaction between invertase and sucrose molecules could be responsible by the observed oscillatory phenomena. The average invertase activity at the steady state is linearly correlated to the cell's growth rate.