Microbubble fermentation of recombinant Pichia pastoris for human serum albumin production

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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Weien
dc.contributor.committeechairAgblevor, Foster Aryien
dc.contributor.committeememberCundiff, John S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberZhang, Chenming Mikeen
dc.contributor.departmentBiological Systems Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:39:15Zen
dc.date.adate2003-07-24en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:39:15Zen
dc.date.issued2003-05-20en
dc.date.rdate2003-07-24en
dc.date.sdate2003-06-03en
dc.description.abstractThe high cell density fermentation of recombinant Pichia pastoris for human serum albumin (HSA) production is a high oxygen demand process. The oxygen demand is usually met by increased agitation rate and use of oxygen-enriched air. Microbubble fermentation however can supply adequate oxygen to the microorganisms at relatively low agitation rates because of improved mass transfer of the microbubbles used for the sparging. Conventionally sparged fermentations were conducted for the production of HSA using P. pastoris at agitation rates of 350, 500, and 750 rpm, and were compared to MBD sparged fermentation at 150, 350, and 500 rpm agitation rates. The MBD improved the volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient (kLa) and subsequently increased the cell mass and protein production compared to conventional fermentation. Cell production in MBD fermentation at 350 rpm was 4.6 times higher than that in conventional fermentation at 350 rpm, but similar to that in the conventional 750 rpm. Maximum cell mass productivity in the conventional 350 rpm was only 0.37 g / (L·h), while the maximum value in MBD 350 rpm was 2.0 g / (L·h), which was similar to 2.2 g / (L·h) in the conventional 750 rpm. Biomass yield on glycerol Ys (g cell/ g glycerol) was 0.334 g / g in the conventional 350 rpm, 0.431 g / g in MBD 350 rpm and 0.438 g / g in the conventional 750 rpm. Protein production in MBD 350 rpm was 7.3 times higher than that in the conventional 350 rpm, but similar to the conventional 750 rpm. Maximum protein productivity in the conventional 350 rpm was 0.37 mg / (L·h), 2.8 mg / (L·h) in MBD 350 rpm, and 3.3 mg / (L·h) in the conventional 750 rpm. Protein yield on methanol Yp (mg protein / g methanol) was 1.57 mg /g in the conventional 350 rpm, 5.02 in MBD 350 rpm, and 5.21 in the conventional 750 rpm. The volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient kLa was 1011.9 h-1 in MBD 350 rpm, which was 6.1 times higher than that in the conventional 350 rpm (164.9 h-1) but was similar to the conventional 750 rpm (1098 h-1). Therefore, MBD fermentation results at low agitation of 350 rpm were similar to those in the conventional fermentation at high agitation of 750 rpm. There was considerable improvement in oxygen transfer to the microorganism using MBD sparging relative to the conventional sparging. Conventional fermentations were conducted both in a Biostat Q fermenter (small) at 500 rpm, 750 rpm, and 1000 rpm, and in a Bioflo III fermenter (large) at 350 rpm, 500 rpm, and 750 rpm. At the same agitation rate of 500 rpm, cell production in the large reactor was 3.8 times higher than that in the small one, and no detectable protein was produced in the small reactor at 500 rpm. At the same agitation rate of 750 rpm, both cell production and protein production in the large reactor were 4.6 times higher than the small reactor. Thus, the Bioflo III fermenter showed higher oxygen transfer efficiency than the Biostat Q fermenter, because of the more efficient aeration design of the Bioflo III fermenter.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06032003-224430en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06032003-224430/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33395en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartthesisupdate.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectPichia pastoris fermentationen
dc.subjectoxygen transferen
dc.subjecthuman serum albuminen
dc.subjectmicrobubble dispersionen
dc.titleMicrobubble fermentation of recombinant Pichia pastoris for human serum albumin productionen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineBiological Systems Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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