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Accumulation of sesquiterpenes and polysaccharides in cells of zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe) cultured in a 10 L bioreactor

  • Nguyen Hoang Loc
  • , Vo Chau Tuan
  • , Doan Huu Nhat Binh
  • , Truong Thi Bich Phuong
  • , Tae Geum Kim
  • , Moon Sik Yang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Hue University
  • University of Da Nang
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

We developed a cell suspension culture system for zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe), using 100 g fresh weight inoculum in a batch culture. The maximum cell biomass of 68.46 g/L fresh weight was obtained after 14 days of culture in a 10 L bioreactor with a pitch-blade impeller maintained at an agitation speed of 150 rpm and an aeration rate of 2.5 L/min. The accumulation of sesquiterpenes and polysaccharide in zedoary cells from 2 to 18 days was measured by HPLC and a phenol-sulfuric acid assay, respectively. The total polysaccharide concentration increased between 2 to 10 days of culture and reached a maximum value of 6.55%. HPLC revealed several eluted peaks of sesquiterpenes, which increased in amplitude from days 2 to 10. Furthermore, our results indicated that biotransformation occurred in the cell suspension, transforming certain sesquiterpenes into other types during culture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)619-624
Number of pages6
JournalBiotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering
Volume14
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009.10

Keywords

  • Cell suspension
  • Curcuma zedoaria
  • HPLC
  • Polysaccharide
  • Sesquiterpenes

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering - Chemical
  • Biological Sciences

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