Research Article

Improvement of D-Ribose Production from Corn Starch Hydrolysate by a Transketolase-Deficient Strain Bacillus subtilis UJS0717

Table 2

Effect of the initial pH on D-ribose production performance by B. subtilis UJS0717.

Initial pHInitial glucose
(g/L)
Residual glucose
(g/L)
Glucose consumption
rate (%)
Glucose consumption
rate (g/L·h)
Cell concentration
(g/L)
D-Ribose
(g/L)
D-Ribose yield
(g/g)
D-Ribose productivity
(g/L·h)

6.0122.011.25 ± 0.1290.78 ± 0.101.54 ± 0.007.95 ± 0.1530.92 ± 0.470.28 ± 0.000.43 ± 0.00
6.5122.08.95 ± 0.0592.66 ± 0.041.57 ± 0.008.60 ± 0.2531.35 ± 0.350.28 ± 0.000.43 ± 0.00
7.0122.04.50 ± 0.3596.31 ± 0.291.63 ± 0.008.70 ± 0.3236.00 ± 0.750.31 ± 0.000.50 ± 0.00
7.5122.06.85 ± 0.1894.39 ± 0.151.60 ± 0.008.35 ± 0.3534.57 ± 0.550.30 ± 0.000.48 ± 0.01
8.0122.08.55 ± 0.1492.99 ± 0.111.57 ± 0.008.15 ± 0.2531.76 ± 0.680.28 ± 0.000.44 ± 0.00

compared to pH 6.0 group.