Preliminary study of a microbeads based histamine detection for food analysis using thermostable recombinant histamine oxidase from Arthrobacter crystallopoietes KAIT-B-007

We designed and prepared a micro biosensing system consisting of a flow through system with a sub-micro liter injection valve and a sub-micro liter volume bioreactor. An electrochemical detector was combined with the reactor for immediate detections. The volumes of the reactor and the sample loop for the injection were 850 nl and 320 nl, respectively. This paper described about the characteristics of the sensing system in the case of histamine detection for food analysis. Histamine oxidase from KAIT-B-007 was prepared by using a gene recombination technique and they were immobilized with chitosan beads (? = 70-105 μm). The detection less than one minute after injection made possible fast analysis for histamine. The biosensing system also showed a high performance for histamine detection in wide range of 1 μM-1 mM. In addition, we practically measured histamine content in raw tuna stored at room temperature and 35 °C up to 96 h. As a result of the comparison between our sensing system and HPLC method, there was good agreement. These results show that our microfluidic biosensing system has the potential to assist miniaturization with small sample volume and short determination time for a sequential food analysis.     

Lactic acid fermentation in cell-recycle membrane bioreactor

Traditional lactic acid fermentation suffers from low productivity and low product purity. Cell-recycle fermentation has become one of the methods to obtain high cell density, which results in higher productivity. Lactic acid fermentation was investigated in a cell-recycle membrane bioreactor at higher substrate concentrations of 100 and 120 g/dm³. A maximum cell density of 145 g/dm³ and a maximum productivity of 34 g/(dm³…h) were achieved in cell-recycle fermentation. In spite of complete consumption of substrate, there was a continuous increase in cell density in cell-recycle fermentation. Control of cell density in cell-recycle fermentation was attempted by cell bleeding and reduction in yeast extract concentration.     

Preparation and Application of Immobilized Cells from the Fungus Mucor miehei

A laboratory bioreactor was developed for functionalizing immobilized cells of the mycelial fungusMucor miehei.The ability to use the cells to purify wastewaters from the oil-refining industry is demonstrated. With proper operation of the reactor, immobilized cells (1 g) can purify >100 l of wastewater containing 0.10-0.15% of lipid-like substances.     

笼式通气搅拌桨的流体循环、混合及液体夹带

研究了具有双层笼式通气搅拌桨的Cell Cul-20A生物反应器的流体循环、混合及搅拌桨的液体夹带特性。理论分析及实验结果表明,适当地增大搅拌桨直径及导流筒内径,有利于增强混合效果。搅拌桨的液体夹带有助于提高氧传递速率,但在实际的培养细胞过程中,丝网内液位下降显著,因此靠增大液体夹带量来提高反应器的传质系数是不现实的。     

固定化生物反应器乳酸发酵的研究

对不同类型的固定化细胞的基本参数，发酵方式，发酵情况进行了比较研究，采用膜生物反应器发酵，主要指标优于国内报道水平，为工业化应用提供了理论依据。     

培养紫苏细胞的生物反应器的比较

在培养紫苏植物细胞以生产花色素的过程中，选择或设计了鼓泡式和搅拌式四种不同的生物反应器，考察了各种反应器中的培养条件，结果表明，基于花色素的生产率，鼓泡式和带螺旋桨的搅拌式反应器优于两种涡轮桨反应器，本研究为该细胞培养所用反应器的选择、设计、优化和放大，提供了一定的实验依据。     

Sanitary Sewage Treatment with Jet Inner-loop Bioreactor

0　IntroductionThejetloopreactorhasthecharacteristicsofbothjetandloopflow .Ononehand ,theairsuckedinisdispersedintosmallgasbubblesbecauseoftheshearingforcecausedbythehighvelocityjet,producinganincreasedinterfacialcontactbe tweengasandliquid ,thusthemasstransferefficiencyisin creased .Ontheotherhand ,aregularloopflowisformedbecauseofmutualimpetusofbothjetandair lift,thusdramaticallyim provestheperformancesofmixture ,diffusion ,masstransferandheattransferofthematerial.Withoutmechanicdriving ,the…     

Steroselective Hydrolysis of DL‐Beta‐Acetylthioisobutyramide Catalyzed by Genetically Engineered E. Coli Immobilized on Celite 580 in a Packed Bed Bioreactor

Pseudomonas putida IFO12996 catalyzes the stereoselective hydrolysis of methyl dl ‐β‐acetylthioisobutyramide (dl ‐ATIA) to form d ‐β‐acetylthioisobutyric acid (DAT), a key intermediate for synthesis of a series of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. The esterase gene of Pseudomonas putida IFO12996 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli which was further immobilized and retained on a packed bed bioreactor filled with Celite 580. The packed bed bioreactor was used to conduct the stereoselective hydrolysis of dl ‐ATIA and to give DAT with a yield of 34.5%, enantiometric excess value of 97% and enantioselectivity value > 150. The optimal pH and temperature for the reaction were 9.0 and 57 °C ～ 67 °C, respectively. The kinetic constants (Km and Vmax) of immobilized cells were found to be 372.5 mM and 285.7 μmol min^?1 (g cell)^?1, respectively. The immobilized cells retained over 60% of the initial catalytic activity after 5 batch cycles of production. This paper presents a simple, practical and economical process of immobilization of genetically engineered E. coli on a novel packed bed bioreactor for production of DAT.     

Degradative capability ofPseudomonas putida on acetonitrile

Pseudomonas putida, capable of utilizing acetonitrile as a sole source of carbon and nitrogen, was isolated from contaminated soil and water samples collected from industrial sites. TheP. putida cells were immobilized in calcium alginate beads. The degradation of acetonitrile by the immobilized cells ofP. putida was investigated. The immobilized cells degraded different concentrations of acetonitrile into ammonia and carbon dioxide. The effect of aeration on the degradation rate was also studied. Oxygen limitation was suggested in the alginate-immobilized system. The rate of degradation of acetonitrile increased with increase in the rate of aeration.     

Membrane bioprocesses for the denitrification of drinking water supplies

A membrane bioreactor (MBR) system, consisting of a bioreactor coupled to a hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane module, has been developed at the Centre International de Recherche sur l'Eau et l'Environnement (CIRSEE). This process combines the advantages of biological conversion of nitrate to nitrogen with that of hollow fiber ultrafiltration technology to produce high quality drinking water. The influence of several parameters, both biological and hydraulic, on the overall performance of the process has been investigated. With adequate membrane backwashing frequency an crossflow velocity, we were able to obtain, and to maintain for more than two months, a net permeate flow rate of over 100 1-hr⁻¹-m⁻². It has also been found that such a high permeate flow rate was not detrimental to the overall denitrification process, since permeate nitrate and nitrite concentration remained below 20 and 0.1 mg-l⁻¹, respectively, for a nitrate volumetric loading rate of 2.8 kg-m⁻³-day⁻¹ at a hydraulic retention time of either 60 or 30 minutes.