Development of medium for enhanced production of glutaminase-free L-asparaginase from Pectobacterium carotovorum MTCC 1428
2009
Kumar, Sanjay | Pakshirajan, K. | Venkata Dasu, V.
Glutaminase-free L-asparaginase is known to be an excellent anticancer agent. In the present study, statistically based experimental designs were applied to maximize the production of glutaminase-free L-asparaginase from Pectobacterium carotovorum MTCC 1428. Nine components of the medium were examined for their significance on the production of L-asparaginase using the Plackett–Burman experimental design. The medium components, viz., glucose, L-asparagine, KH₂PO₄, and MgSO₄·7H₂O, were screened based on their high confidence levels (P < 0.04). The optimum levels of glucose, L-asparagine, KH₂PO₄, and MgSO₄·7H₂O were found to be 2.076, 5.202, 1.773, and 0.373 g L⁻¹, respectively, using the central composite experimental design. The maximum specific activity of L-asparaginase in the optimized medium was 27.88 U mg⁻¹ of protein, resulting in an overall 8.3-fold increase in the production compared to the unoptimized medium.
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