Research Article

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

Table 4

Effect of (NH4)2SO4 concentration on D-ribose production performance by B. subtilis UJS0717.

(NH4)2SO4 concentration (g/L)Initial 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)

1.5151.03.85 ± 0.1497.45 ± 0.092.04 ± 0.00 9.40 ± 0.3045.81 ± 1.230.31 ± 0.010.64 ± 0.01
3.0151.00.12 ± 0.0199.92 ± 0.002.09 ± 0.0010.77 ± 0.1760.11 ± 0.120.40 ± 0.000.84 ± 0.01
4.5151.00.29 ± 0.0199.81 ± 0.012.09 ± 0.0010.65 ± 0.1556.25 ± 0.670.37 ± 0.000.78 ± 0.01
6.0151.05.59 ± 0.2196.30 ± 0.142.02 ± 0.009.15 ± 0.1542.89 ± 0.170.29 ± 0.000.60 ± 0.00
7.5151.00.80 ± 0.1499.47 ± 0.092.09 ± 0.0010.55 ± 0.3554.56 ± 0.300.36 ± 0.000.76 ± 0.00
9.0151.05.43 ± 0.0496.40 ± 0.282.02 ± 0.009.25 ± 0.2543.04 ± 0.640.30 ± 0.000.60 ± 0.00

compared to (NH4)2SO4 concentration of 1.5 g/L group.