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A novel technology development based on the production of a low-cost starter culture for ripening of cheeses and baking is reported in the present study. The starter culture comprises thermally dried cells of Kluyveromyces marxianus encapsulated in micro- and nano-tubular cellulose. For production of a low-cost and effective biocatalyst, whey was used as raw material for biomass production and thermal drying methods (convective, conventional, and vacuum) were applied and evaluated at drying temperatures ranging from 35 to 60 °C. The effect of drying temperature of biocatalysts on fermentability of lactose and whey was evaluated. Storage stability and suitability of biocatalysts as a commercial starter cultures was also assessed and evaluated. All thermally dried biocatalysts were found to be active in lactose and whey fermentation. In all cases, there was sugar conversion ranging from 92 to 100 %, ethanol concentration of up to 1.47 % (v/v), and lactic acid concentrations ranged from 4.1 to 5.5 g/l. However, convective drying of the encapsulated cells of K. marxianus in micro- and nano-tubular cellulose was faster and a more effective drying method while drying at 42 °C appear to be the best drying temperature in terms of cell activity, ethanol, and lactic acid formation. Storage of the biocatalysts for 3 months at 4 °C proved maintenance of its activity even though fermentation times increased by 50–100 % compared with the fresh dried ones.
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Abbreviations
- K. marxianus :
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Kluyveromyces marxianus
- S. cerevisiae :
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Papapostolou, H., Servetas, Y., Bosnea, L.A. et al. Novel Technology Development through Thermal Drying of Encapsulated Kluyveromyces marxianus in Micro- and Nano-tubular Cellulose in Lactose Fermentation and Its Evaluation for Food Production. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 168, 2148–2159 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-012-9924-0
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