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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6): 143-151.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2023-0247

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Exopolysaccharide Production by Pediococcus acidilactici J1: Fermentation Conditions Optimization

YU Wenna1(), YU Liansheng1, WANG Shuo1, ZHAO Dan1,2, DU Renpeng1,2()   

  1. 1 Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education/Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Engineering and Biological Fermentation Engineering for Cold Region/Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province/School of Life Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080
    2 Hebei University of Environmental Engineering/Hebei Key Laboratory of Agroecological Safety, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066102
  • Received:2023-03-23 Revised:2023-06-15 Online:2024-02-22 Published:2024-02-22

Abstract:

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) can synthesize exopolysaccharides (EPS) with various functional characteristics, which can improve the flavor of dairy products and have functions such as anticancer, antioxidant, and probiotic properties. However, the low production of LAB EPS limits its industrial production and application. In order to increase the yield of EPS and promote its commercial development, it is very important to optimize the fermentation conditions of strains producing EPS. In this study, the method of single factor test was used to optimize the conditions for EPS production by Pediococcus acidilactici J1. The results showed that under the conditions of 70 g/L sucrose, 14 g/L beef paste, 3.5 g/L ammonium citrate, 4 g/L anhydrous sodium acetate, 4.00% inoculum amount, 35℃ culture temperature, pH 5.5 and 160 r/min shaking speed, EPS yield was the highest, which was (72.66±0.02) g/L. This study significantly improved the EPS yield of P. acidilactici J1, which was 4.76 times of that before optimization. It laid a solid theoretical foundation for the industrial large-scale production of LAB EPS.

Key words: Pediococcus acidilactici, exopolysaccharides, single factor test, fermentation condition, optimization