Loofa (Luffa cylindrica) sponge as a carrier for microbial cell immobilization

Ogbonna, James C.; Liu, Yingchun; Liu, Yu-Kuo; Tanaka, Hideo

doi:10.1016/0922-338x(94)90043-4

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“…In addition to their use in pharmaceutical and food biotransformations (Eikmeier and Rehm, 1987;Kluge et al, 1982;Tamada et al, 1992), immobilized cell processes have been used in the degradation of toxic compounds during wastewater treatment (Catalan-sakairi et al, 1997;Jerabkova et al, 1997Jerabkova et al, , 1999Leenen, 1996;Li et al, 1994;Lin and Wang, 1991;Lin et al, 1995;Matsumura et al, 1997;Ogbonna et al, 1994;Stormo and Crawford, 1992;Wiesel et al, 1993;Wilson, 1996Wilson, , 1997.…”

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Biodegradation of crude oil across a wide range of salinities by an extremely halotolerant bacterial consortium MPD‐M, immobilized onto polypropylene fibers

Díaz

Boyd

Grigson

et al. 2002

Biotech & Bioengineering

182

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The bacterial consortium MPD-M, isolated from sediment associated with Colombian mangrove roots, was effective in the treatment of hydrocarbons in water with salinities varying from 0 to 180 g L(-1). Where the salinity of the culture medium surpassed 20 g L(-1), its effectiveness increased when the cells were immobilized on polypropylene fibers. Over the range of salinity evaluated, the immobilized cells significantly enhanced the biodegradation rate of crude oil compared with free-living cells, especially with increasing salinity in the culture medium. Contrary to that observed in free cell systems, the bacterial consortium MPD-M was highly stable in immobilized systems and it was not greatly affected by increments in salinity. Biodegradation was evident even at the highest salinity evaluated (180 g L(-1)), where biodegradation was between 4 and 7 times higher with immobilized cells compared to free cells. The biodegradation of pristane (PR) and phytane (PH) and of the aromatic fraction was also increased using cells immobilized on polypropylene fibers.

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Biodegradation of crude oil across a wide range of salinities by an extremely halotolerant bacterial consortium MPD‐M, immobilized onto polypropylene fibers

Díaz

Boyd

Grigson

et al. 2002

Biotech & Bioengineering

182

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“…The use of sucrose was also advantageous since it could be obtained from several agroindustrial byproducts. The immobilization in Luffa cylindrica was an important factor to be considered, since it caused a increase in the production with minor costs to the process, being a cheap carrier which did not present problems to be eliminated in the environmental (Ogbonna et al 1994). The use of permeabilized and immobilized cells could be advantageous considering the simplicity of the bioreactor required for continuous processing.…”

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The production of sorbitol by permeabilized and immobilized cells of Z. mobilis in sucrose

Vignoli

Celligoi

Silva

et al. 2006

Braz. arch. biol. technol.

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The production of sorbitol by permeabilized and immobilized cells of Zymomonas mobilis in Luffa cylindrica was investigated in sucrose medium. A full 2 3 factorial design was used to verify the influence of each factor and its interactions. The cell permeabilization showed a significant and negative effect upon the production of sorbitol, while the time of cultivation and the immobilization process were significant and positive. The results demonstrated that the cell immobilization and the time of cultivation of 36 h presented higher production of sorbitol.

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“…Immobilization in lignocellulosic materials such as sugar cane bagasse, wood shavings, rice husks and straw also presents restrictions (Ogbonna et al, 1997). However, the loofa (L. cylindrica) sponge is an excellent support for cell immobilization because it is cheap, highly porous and resistant to autoclaving, pH variation and temperature, and is an ideal material for use in developing countries (Ogbonna et al, 1994;Roble et al, 2003). This study investigated the effect of raffinose and ultrasound pulses on invertase release from S. cerevisiae cells in continuous culture, both free and immobilized in L. cylindrica.…”

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Effect of raffinose and ultrasound pulses on invertase release by free and immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae in loofa (Luffa cylindrica) sponge

Marques

Buzato

Celligoi

2006

Braz. arch. biol. technol.

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Loofa (Luffa cylindrica) sponge as a carrier for microbial cell immobilization

Cited by 74 publications

References 13 publications

Biodegradation of crude oil across a wide range of salinities by an extremely halotolerant bacterial consortium MPD‐M, immobilized onto polypropylene fibers

Biodegradation of crude oil across a wide range of salinities by an extremely halotolerant bacterial consortium MPD‐M, immobilized onto polypropylene fibers

The production of sorbitol by permeabilized and immobilized cells of Z. mobilis in sucrose

Effect of raffinose and ultrasound pulses on invertase release by free and immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae in loofa (Luffa cylindrica) sponge

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