Title
Influence of aeration in the fermentative activity of Kloeckera apiculataDuring fermentation of apple juice
Other title
Influencia de la aireación en la actividad Fermentativa de Kloeckera apiculata durante la fermentación de jugo de manzana
Date Issued
05 October 2012
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Abstract
The influence of aireation on the fermentative activity of Kloeckera apiculata RIVE 9-2-1 was studied in order to evaluate the production of metabolites of the fermentation. To achieve this, the strain was cultured in Erlenmeyer flasks containing sterilized and aroma removed apple juice, and the chemical compounds produced during fermentation in shaken (200 min-1) and static (without agitation) cultivation were determined. The results showed that the agitation of the culture medium increases production of higher alcohols (till 591.0 mg/L) compared to static cultivation, whereas on the contrary, the production of acetic acid, ethyl acetate and glycerol (260.0 ± 11.0 mg/L, 196.0 ± 10.0 mg/L y 2.6±0.2 g/L) were higher compared to shaken cultivation (222.0 ± 8.0 mg/L, 96.0 ± 4.5 mg/L and 1.8 ± 0.2 g/L) respectively. Batch cultivations carried out in bioreactor with air flux of 25 l/h reported a growth rate (μ) of 0.17 h-1, production of ethanol (12.5 ± 2.0 g/L) and other compounds typically produced during alcoholic fermentation. The concentration of dissolved oxygen in the fermentation medium affects its metabolism thus; insufficient amounts of oxygen would provoke a respirofermentative metabolism. The best results in terms of organoleptic quality of the fermented beverage regarding to aroma, taste and flavour was obtained when fermented in static cultivation. The control of aeration during fermentation can be used to control the synthesis of chemical compounds of sensory impact in the production of fermented beverages.
Start page
309
End page
322
Volume
17
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Tecnologías de bioprocesamiento, Biocatálisis, Fermentación
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84866930482
Source
Acta Biologica Colombiana
ISSN of the container
19001649
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