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Production of mannitol by Penicillium strains
Author(s) -
Hendriksen H. V.,
Mathiasen T. E.,
AdlerNissen J.,
Frisvad J. C.,
Emborg C.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.280430308
Subject(s) - mannitol , arabitol , glycerol , erythritol , penicillium , food science , sucrose , yeast extract , yeast , chemistry , yield (engineering) , biochemistry , biology , fermentation , materials science , metallurgy , xylitol
Eleven different strains of Penicillium were screened for production of mannitol. All strains produced both mannitol and glycerol. Some of the strains also produced arabitol and/or erythritol in lower amounts. The highest amount of mannitol (43 g dm −3 ) was produced by Pencillium scabrosum IBT JTER 4, and the highest combined yield of mannitol and glycerol (65 g dm −3 ) was obtained with Pencillium aethiopicum IBT MILA 4 when grown on 150 g dm −3 sucrose and 20 g dm −3 yeast extract. These yields are comparable to yields obtained with Aspergillus strains after a considerable optimization effort. It is thus likely that biotechnological production of mannitol may benefit from the development of suitable Penicillium strains.