Abstract:
The influence of cane molasses on the biosynthesis of coenzyme Q
10 produced by
Rhodobacter sphaeroides was investigated. The cane molasses adding process was optimized, which improved the sugar conversion rate and greatly reduced the production cost. The results showed that different carbon source substrates had a great influence on the synthesis of coenzyme Q
10 products, and glucose was the most suitable carbon source, which was beneficial to the growth of
Rhodobacter sphaeroides and the synthesis of coenzyme Q
10. Through orthogonal experiments, the fermentation medium of coenzyme Q
10 was optimized. When the mass concentrations of sugarcane molasses, glucose and KH
2PO
4 were 20 g/L, 30 g/L and 1 g/L, respectively, the growth and coenzyme Q
10 synthesis of erythroid bacteria were favorable, and the fermentation titer of coenzyme Q
10 reached 380.1 mg/L. The sugar conversion rate was 12.71 mg/g. The fermentation was amplified on a 30 L fermenter, and the physiological parameters of coenzyme Q
10 fermentation were collected and analyzed, which further verified that sugarcane molasses was conducive to the maintenance of the metabolic activity of thalli, and thus promoted the biosynthesis of coenzyme Q
10.