Production of D-tagatose, a functional sweetener, utilizing alginate immobilized Lactobacillus fermentum CGMCC2921 cells

Zheng Xu, Sha Li, Fenggen Fu, Guixiang Li, Xiaohai Feng, Hong Xu, Pingkai Ouyang

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Abstract

D-tagatose is a ketohexose that can be used as a novel functional sweetener in foods, beverages, and dietary supplements. This study was aimed at developing a high-yielding D-tagatose production process using alginate immobilized Lactobacillus fermentum CGMCC2921 cells. For the isomerization from D-galactose into D-tagatose, the immobilized cells showed optimum temperature and pH at 65°C and 6.5, respectively. The alginate beads exhibited a good stability after glutaraldehyde treatment and retained 90% of the enzyme activity after eight cycles (192 h at 65°C) of batch conversion. The addition of borate with a molar ratio of 1.0 to D-galactose led to a significant enhancement in the D-tagatose yield. Using commercial β-galactosidase and immobilized L. fermentum cells, D-tagatose was successfully obtained from lactose after a two-step biotransformation. The relatively high conversion rate and productivity from D-galactose to D-tagatose of 60% and 11.1 gl-1 h -1were achieved in a packed-bed bioreactor. Moreover, lactobacilli have been approved as generally recognized as safe organisms, which makes this L. fermentum strain an attracting substitute for recombinant Escherichia coli cells among D-tagatose production progresses.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)961-973
Number of pages13
JournalApplied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Volume166
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2012

Keywords

  • D-Tagatose
  • Immobilized cells
  • L-arabinose isomerase
  • Lactobacillus fermentum
  • Packed-bed bioreactor

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