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Abstract

5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a platform chemical that can be converted into a wide range of high-value derivatives. Industrially, HMF-based derivatives are synthesized via chemical catalysis. However, biocatalytic transformation has emerged as an attractive alternative. Significant advances have been made in the last years using isolated enzymes and whole-cell biocatalysts in HMF biotransformation. Nonetheless, one of the major bottlenecks is the cost of the process, mainly due to the microorganism growth substrate. In this work, biotransformation studies to transform HMF into 2,5-di(hydroxymethyl)furan (DHMF) were carried out with the fungus Fusarium striatum using low-cost protein hydrolysates. The protein hydrolysates were obtained from fines, an unexploited material produced during the rendering process of meat industry waste residues. Given the high content in the protein of fines, of around 46%, protein hydrolysis was optimized using two commercially available proteases, Alcalase 2.4 L and Neutrase 0.8 L. The maximum degree of hydrolysis (DH) achieved with Alcalase 2.4 L was 21.4% under optimal conditions of 5% E/S ratio, pH 8, 55 °C, and 24 h. On the other hand, Neutrase 0.8 L exhibited lower efficiency, and therefore, lower protein recovery. After optimization of the Neutrase 0.8 L process using the response surface methodology (RSM), the maximum DH achieved was 7.2% with the variables set at 15% E/S ratio, initial pH 8, 40 °C, and 10.5 h. Using these hydrolysates as a nitrogen source allowed higher sporulation of the fungus and, therefore, the use of a lower volume of inoculum (three-fold), obtaining a DHMF yield > 90%, 50% higher than the yield obtained when using commercial peptones. The presented process allows the transformation of animal co- and by-products into low-cost nitrogen sources, which greatly impacts the industrial feasibility of HMF biotransformation.

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Title
Rendered-Protein Hydrolysates as a Low-Cost Nitrogen Source for the Fungal Biotransformation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
Author
Cosovanu, Diana 1 ; Alberto Millán Acosta 1 ; López, Pau Cabañeros 2 ; Gernaey, Krist V 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Li, Qian 3 ; Lametsch, Rene 3 ; Canela-Garayoa, Ramon 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Eras, Jordi 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Villorbina, Gemma 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Chemistry Department, University of Lleida, Alcalde Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain; [email protected] (D.C.); [email protected] (A.M.A.); [email protected] (R.C.-G.); [email protected] (J.E.) 
 Process and Systems Engineering Center (PROSYS), Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 228 A, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark; [email protected] (P.C.L.); [email protected] (K.V.G.) 
 Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark; [email protected] (Q.L.); [email protected] (R.L.) 
First page
839
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20734344
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2706128445
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.