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University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2004

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Optimization Of Cell Density And Dilution Rate In Pichia Pastoris Continuous Fermentations For Production Of Recombinant Proteins, Mehmet Inan, Michael M. Meagher, Wenhui Zhang, Chih Ping Liu Jun 2004

Optimization Of Cell Density And Dilution Rate In Pichia Pastoris Continuous Fermentations For Production Of Recombinant Proteins, Mehmet Inan, Michael M. Meagher, Wenhui Zhang, Chih Ping Liu

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This paper provides an approach for optimizing the cell density (Xc) and dilution rate (D) in a chemostat for a Pichia pastoris continuous fermentation for the extracellular production of a recombinant protein, interferon τ (INF-τ). The objective was to maximize the volumetric productivity (Q, mg INF-τ I-1 h-1), which was accomplished using response surface methodology (RSM) to model the response of Q as a function of Xc and D within the ranges 150 ≤ Xc ≤ 450 g cells (wet weight) l-1 and 0.1 μm ≤D ≤ 0.9 μm (μm =0.0678 h-1, the maximum specific growth rate obtained from a …