Research Article

Gibberellic Acid Production by Different Fermentation Systems Using Citric Pulp as Substrate/Support

Table 2

GA3 production in different bioreactors and fermentation techniques using CP or its extract as substrate.

FermentationBioreactorTime (h)GA3 (mg L−1)Productivity of GA3 (mg L−1 h−1)GA3 (g kg−1 of dry CP)Productivity of GA3 (g kg−1 h−1)

SmFErlenmeyer flask2162361.092.740.01
SmFSTR962732.843.170.03
SmFBCR2162030.942.360.01
SSSFErlenmeyer flask2403311.387.690.03
SSSFBCR2162080.964.820.02
Erlenmeyer flask1449466.577.600.05
Column1208376.977.340.06

of GA3 production (mg L−1) and productivity (mg L−1 h−1).