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Investigating and modelling the effects of cell lysis on the rheological properties of fermentation broths

Newton, JM; Vlahopoulou, J; Zhou, Y; (2017) Investigating and modelling the effects of cell lysis on the rheological properties of fermentation broths. Biochemical Engineering Journal , 121 pp. 38-48. 10.1016/j.bej.2017.01.009. Green open access

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Abstract

This article examines the rheology of an industrially relevant E. coli fermentation system producing antibody fragments (Fab′), to gain a deeper understanding of the physical properties of fermentation broths. Viscosity monitoring has been shown to be a useful tool to detect cell lysis and product leakage in late stage fermentation, and here we add to this work by characterising the rheological properties of an E. coli cell broth and its individual components, such as cell paste, supernatant, DNA and protein. Viscoelastic measurements have been carried out to provide novel insight into properties such as changes in cell strength, stability and robustness during fermentation, with ramifications for alternative process monitoring and control strategies. Additionally, an empirical model has been created to determine the extent of cell lysis using viscosity measurements, based on DNA leakage in late stage fermentation. The model directly indicates product loss to extracellular space, as intracellular content (product, DNA and host cell protein) is released simultaneously during cell lysis in late stage fermentation.

Type: Article
Title: Investigating and modelling the effects of cell lysis on the rheological properties of fermentation broths
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2017.01.009
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2017.01.009
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Keywords: Rheology; Fermentation; Viscosity; Cell lysis; Modelling; E. coli
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Biochemical Engineering
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1539888
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