Lactose Penicillin

One of the most important developments in the history of large scale fermentations is the fed-batch process. Again, this derives from the work of Marvin Johnson at the University of Wisconsin during development of the penicillin fermentation over 50 years ago. Soltero and Johnson wrote Glucose, intermittently fed to fermentations, has given penicillin yields on synthetic medium equal to, or even better than, those obtained with lactose. Penicillin yields of twice those of lactose controls have been obtained when glucose or sucrose is continuously added to the fermentations . 

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A typical fermentation medium for penicillin production contains lactose, com steep Hquot, and calcium carbonate (3,153,154). In most industrial processes the carbohydrate source, glucose, beet molasses, or lactose, is continuously added to the fermentation. The rate of glucose addition must be carefully monitored, by pH or rate of oxygen depletion, because the synthesis of penicillin is markedly reduced in the presence of excess glucose. 

Aerobic Fermentation The classic example of large-scale aerobic fermentation is the production of penicillin by the growth of a specific mold. Commercial vessel sizes are 40,000 to 200,000 L (1,400 to 7,000 ft ). The operation is semibatch in that the lactose or glucose nutrient and air are charged at controlled rates to a precharged batch of liquid nutrients and cell mass. Reaction time is 5 to 6 days. 

The carbon source affects oxygen demand. In penicillin production, oxygen demand for glucose is 4.9 mol 1 1 h-1. The lactose concentration is 6.7 mol 1 1 h 1, sucrose is 13.4 mol l-1 h. The yield of oxygen per mole of carbon source for CH4 is YQjC = 1.34, T0j/C for Paraffins = 1, and Y(> /c for hydrocarbon (CH20)n = 0.4. The mass transfer coefficient k,a is for gas-liquid reactions, and the film thickness where the mass transfer takes place is 8... 

L ses for lactose include Infant foods bacteriology hacking and confectionery margarine and butter manufacture manufacture of penicillin, yeast, edible protein, and riboflavin culture media adsorbent in chromatography and pharmacy... 

The current viable process for the production of penicillin is large-scale fermentation. Large tanks of 5000 to 30,000-gal capacity are used. The penicillin is separated by solvent extraction. The mold grows best at 23 to 25°C, pH 4.5 to 5.0. The fermentation broth is made from corn steep liquor with lactose and inorganic materials added. Sterile air permits growth of the mold over a 50- to 90-hour period. 

Penicillins (4-thia-l-aza-bicyclo [3.2.0] heptanes) Corn steep liquor, lactose Penicillium chrysogenum Penicillium notatum... 

Use Adhesives, thickening agent, sizing paper and textiles, substitute for natural gums, food industry, glass-silvering compositions, printing inks, felt manufacture, substitute for lactose in penicillin manufacture, fuel in pyrotechnic devices. 

Derivation The mold is grown in a nutrient solution such as com steep liquor, lactose, or dextrose. After several days of cultivation the mold excretes penicillin into its hquid culture medium. This hquid is then filtered off, and the penicillin extracted and purified by countercurrent extraction with amyl acetate, adsorption on carbon, or other methods. Different varieties of penicillin are produced biosynthetically by adding the proper precursors to the nutrient solution. 

Due to the special situation in the post-war era, the implementation of this endeavor was extremely difficult. With the help of a French chemist, Captain Rambaud, of the French occupation forces, a small team of scientists and engineers succeeded in producing sufficiently pure penicillin within a rather short period of time (1948). Problems of equipment were solved by using various redundant military materials, e.g. V2 missile containers as liquid vessels, self-produced fermenters stirred with the help of motors of submarines and aerated by compressors powered by motors of German Tiger tanks. The necessary pipes were obtained from a bombed Innsbruck cafe. Since corn-steep liquor was not available, yeast extract had to be used, and whey had to serve as a substitute for lactose. Even the necessary butanol for the preparation of the extractant had to be produced by installing a butanol fermentation. 

Mishra A, Debnath M (2002) Effect of pH on simultaneous saccharification and isomerization by glucoamylase and glucose isomerase. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 102-103 193-199 Mislovicova D, Masarova J, Buco M et al. (2006) Stability of penicillin G acylase modified with various polysaccharides. Enzyme Microb Technol 39 579-585 Monte WC (1999) Ice cream containing a lactose enzyme composition and method. US Patent 5942264. Issued on August 24, 1999... 

Com steep solution, which is a by-product from the recovery of starch from maize, is generally used as the fermentation substrate. In addition, other sources of carbon, in the form of lactose, glucose, saccharose, oils and fats, can be added to the fermentation medium. In the production of penicillin G, phenylacetic acid is added during the fermentation as potassium salt in neutral aqueous solution. 

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