PMID- 27708366 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180618 LR - 20181202 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 6 DP - 2016 Oct 6 TI - Biotransformation of ferulic acid to vanillin in the packed bed-stirred fermentors. PG - 34644 LID - 10.1038/srep34644 [doi] LID - 34644 AB - We performed the biotransformation of ferulic acid to vanillin using Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) in the stirring packed-bed reactors filled with carbon fiber textiles (CFT). Scanning electron microscope (SEM), HPLC, qRT-PCR and ATP assay indicated that vanillin biotransformation is tightly related to cell growth, cellar activity and the extent of biofilm formation. The biotransformation was affected by hydraulic retention time (HRT), temperature, initial pH, stirring speed and ferulic acid concentration, and the maximum vanillin production was obtained at 20 h, 35 degrees C, 9.0, 200 rpm, 1.5 g/L, respectively. Repeated batch biotransformation performed under this optimized condition showed that the maximum productivity (0.047 g/L/h) and molar yield (60.43%) achieved in immobilized cell system were 1.84 and 3.61 folds higher than those achieved in free cell system. Therefore, the stirring reactor packed with CFT carrier biofilm formed by B. subtilis represented a valid biocatalytic system for the production of vanillin. FAU - Yan, Lei AU - Yan L AD - College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Xinfeng Road No.5, Daqing, 163319, P.R. China. FAU - Chen, Peng AU - Chen P AD - School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Donggang West Road No. 199, Lanzhou, 730020, P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Shuang AU - Zhang S AD - College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Xinfeng Road No.5, Daqing, 163319, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Suyue AU - Li S AD - Gansu Institute of Business and Technology, Yannan Road No. 449, Lanzhou, 730010, P.R. China. FAU - Yan, Xiaojuan AU - Yan X AD - Gansu Institute of Business and Technology, Yannan Road No. 449, Lanzhou, 730010, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, Ningbo AU - Wang N AD - Gansu Institute of Business and Technology, Yannan Road No. 449, Lanzhou, 730010, P.R. China. FAU - Liang, Ning AU - Liang N AD - Gansu Institute of Business and Technology, Yannan Road No. 449, Lanzhou, 730010, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Hongyu AU - Li H AD - School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Donggang West Road No. 199, Lanzhou, 730020, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20161006 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Benzaldehydes) RN - 0 (Carbon Fiber) RN - 0 (Coumaric Acids) RN - 7440-44-0 (Carbon) RN - AVM951ZWST (ferulic acid) RN - CHI530446X (vanillin) SB - IM MH - Bacillus subtilis/*metabolism MH - Batch Cell Culture Techniques/methods MH - Benzaldehydes/*metabolism MH - Biofilms/*growth & development MH - Bioreactors MH - Biotransformation MH - Carbon/chemistry MH - Carbon Fiber MH - Cells, Immobilized/*metabolism MH - Coumaric Acids/*metabolism MH - Fermentation MH - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - Kinetics MH - Temperature MH - Textiles PMC - PMC5052561 EDAT- 2016/10/07 06:00 MHDA- 2018/06/19 06:00 PMCR- 2016/10/06 CRDT- 2016/10/07 06:00 PHST- 2016/01/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/09/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/10/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/10/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/06/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/10/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - srep34644 [pii] AID - 10.1038/srep34644 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2016 Oct 6;6:34644. doi: 10.1038/srep34644.