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Effects of temperature and pH on xylitol recovery from oil palm empty fruit bunch hydrolysate by Candida tropicalis


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Mohamad, Nurul Lina and Mustapa Kamal, Siti Mazlina and Abdullah, Abdul Ghani Liew (2009) Effects of temperature and pH on xylitol recovery from oil palm empty fruit bunch hydrolysate by Candida tropicalis. Journal of Applied Sciences, 9 (17). pp. 3192-3195. ISSN 1812-5654; ESSN: 1812-5662

Abstract

Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (OPEFB) is composed of pentose that can be used as a raw material for the production of xylitol, a potential application in the food and medical areas. The effects of temperature and pH on xylitol bioconversion by yeast sp. Candida tropicalis were investigated. The optimum pH resulted to be in the range of 2-4. The percentage of xylose consumed for xylitol production progressively increased with pH, whereas those associated to both biomass growth and catabolic reaction through the TCA cycle decreased, reaching nearly constant values at pH 4. The optimum temperature range for xylitol production was 30-35°C. Xylitol formation became the most significant activity at 20°C, further increased up to 30-35°C and then decreased over 40°C. The results collected at variable temperature were finally used for estimation of the parameters of the fermentation system.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3923/jas.2009.3192.3195
Publisher: Asian Network for Scientific Information
Keywords: Xylose; Xylitol; Oil palm empty fruit bunch; Candida tropicalis
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 08 Apr 2019 08:37
Last Modified: 08 Apr 2019 08:37
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14420
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