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Optimization of conditions for conversion of tylosin to a novel antibiotic, acetyl-isovaleryl tylosin (AIV), by Streptomyces thermotolerans and scale-up to 200-liter pilot-scale fermentor

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Abstract

The rate of substrate (tylosin) supply, pH, dissolved oxygen concentration, and temperature for bioconversion of tylosin to acetyl-isovaleryl tylosin (AIV), were optimized in a flask and a 3-l jar fermentor. An AIV concentration 9.3 g/l was achieved when the pH was controlled at 7.0 and the tylosin supply rate was maintained at 200 mg/l/h during the period of bioconversion of tylosin to AIV after the cell growth phase. Based on the data obtained for the flask and jar-fermentor cultures, the bioconversion process was successfully scaled up to a 200-l fermentor. In this pilot-scale fermentor, 13.8 g/l of AIV was obtained at a yield of 83% based on the amount of tylosin supplied.

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