Research Article

The Effect of Created Local Hyperosmotic Microenvironment in Microcapsule for the Growth and Metabolism of Osmotolerant Yeast Candida krusei

Table 1

Comparison of final biomass, glucose concentration, glycerol concentration, yield, and production by free and encapsulated cells.

Biomass (g L−1)Residual glucose conc. (g L−1)Glycerol conc. (g L−1)Yield (%)Productivity (g L−1 Day−1)

Free cell culture6.82.737.018.810.2
Free cell culture with PEG40005.942.442.927.211.3
Encapsulated cell without PEG4000168540.018.612.6
Encapsulated cell with PEG4000128850.023.618.8