Paraffin as oxygen vector modulates tyrosine phenol lyase production by Citrobacter freundii MTCC 2424

Azmi, Wamik and Kumar, Ajay and Dev, Varun (2013) Paraffin as oxygen vector modulates tyrosine phenol lyase production by Citrobacter freundii MTCC 2424. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, 60 (2). pp. 145-154. ISSN 1217-8950

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Abstract

The efficiency of three oxygen-vectors liquid paraffin, silicone oil and n-dodecane in the production of tyrosine phenol lyase (TPL) by Citrobacter freundii MTCC 2424 was evaluated at 4% (v/v) concentration. The liquid paraffin as oxygenvectors was found to exhibit a stimulatory effect on TPL synthesis. The liquid paraffin at 6% (v/v) resulted in 34% increase in the TPL synthesis accompanied by a 13% increase in the production of cell mass at a 10 L scale. This improvement in TPL and cell mass production in the presence of liquid paraffin can be related to the fact that liquid paraffin was capable of maintaining dissolved O₂ concentration above 28% throughout the course of the fermentation. Maintenance of the dissolved O₂ concentration above 28% could be viewed in terms of an adequate oxygen supply to the rapidly dividing cells of the bacterium, which in turn resulted in enhanced synthesis of TPL and cell mass.

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