Production of exopolysaccharides by Agrobacterium sp. CFR-24 using coconut water - a byproduct of food industry.

Shiva Kumar, S. and Vijayendra, S. V. N. (2006) Production of exopolysaccharides by Agrobacterium sp. CFR-24 using coconut water - a byproduct of food industry. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 42 (5). pp. 477-82. ISSN 0266-8254

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Abstract

AIMS: The work is intended to explore the suitability of underutilized coconut water (a byproduct of food industry) for the production of exopolysaccharides (EPS) by Agrobacterium sp. CFR 24. METHODS AND RESULTS: Besides checking the suitability of coconut water for the production of water-soluble (WS) and water-insoluble (WIS) EPS, certain fermentation parameters, such as initial pH, incubation period and kinetics of EPS production were investigated. The coconut water medium was found to support the production of both types of EPS. The optimal initial pH and temperature was found to be 6.0 and 30 degrees C, respectively. In shake flask (150 rev min(-1)) studies, high-cell density inoculum resulted in the production of 11.50 g l(-1) of WIS-EPS and 4.01 g l(-1) WS-EPS after 72 and 96 h of fermentation, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Coconut water was found suitable for the production of microbial EPS by Agrobacterium sp. CFR 24 strain. Under optimum conditions, it produced a good amount of WIS-EPS, which is comparable with that of the sucrose medium (11 g l(-1)). SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This is the first report on the use of coconut water as a fermentation medium for the production of any microbial EPS. Besides producing value-added products, use of this food industry byproduct, which is often being drained out, can significantly reduce the problem of environmental pollution.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Agrobacterium, coconut water, fermentation, microbial exopolysaccharides, shake flasks.
Subjects:	600 Technology > 05 Chemical engineering > 04 Fermentation Technology 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 33 Nuts > 01 Coconut
Divisions:	Food Microbiology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	02 Jul 2009 11:05
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2018 06:45
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/1936

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