Análise da produção do antitumoral retamicina em cultivos contínuos de Streptomyces olindensis ICB20 utilizando planejamento fatorial. / Analysis of the production of the antitumor drug retamycin in continous cultures of Streptomyces olindensis ICB 20 using factorial desing.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

The aim of this project was to study the production of retamycin in bench-top bioreactors by Streptomyces olindensis ICB20 in continuous cultures in order to evaluate the influence of the agitation rate (N=300, 500 or 700 rpm), the dissolved oxygen concentration (20%, 50% or 80%) and the specific growth rate (µ=0.05, 0.15 or 0.25 h-¹). A full factorial experimental design (three factors, two levels) was used to perform these experiments, including six runs at the central point, to analyse the significance of the curvature of the statistical models and variability of the process. Models to calculate retamycin concentration in function of these factors, growth inhibition diameter, determined by disc diffusion tests and the morphology of the microrganism, grown as filaments, clumps or pellets were investigated. Best results were achieved for retamycin concentration when N = 300 rpm and µ = 0.05 h-¹. Statistical analysis showed no influence of the dissolved oxygen concentration in the range studied. Statistical models were calculated by multiple linear regression for the responses of interest (biomass, reatmycin and glucose concentration, conversion yields and productivities) in function of N, OD and µ in coded units. Curvature was significant (alfa= 10%) for retamycin concentration. A phenomenological model for retamycin concentration in function of the agitation rate (N) and specific growth rate (µ) in steady state was determined: Ret = (1005/N)*exp(-12.79*µ) R² = 0.97. This model was checked by calculation with data of all runs included in this project and also of some continuous experiments reported by Pamboukian (2003), when 0.05 µ 0.25 h-¹. A correlation between retamycin concentration as a function of the diameter of the growth inhibitory area (fi) was determined (biological activity tests): Ret = 0.2889 * fi- 1.4437 R² = 0.93, ( in mm). It was not possible to establish a correlation between either clumps or pellets percentage and the factors of the experimental design. Filaments percentage was related to N, µ and the interactions N*µ and N*OD* µ. A statistical model in uncoded units was calculated and combined with the phenomenological model. In this case the percentage of clumps was added to the percentage of pellets; this morphological class was identified as AGL: Ret = [(34 + 100*µ)/(83 - %AGL - 116* µ)] * (exp(-12.79*µ)) R² = 0.95. Another model relating the specific retamycin productivity to the average area of AGL was proposed: Pret / Xc = 0,015 * [((AM - 3.75)/AM) + exp(-0,3 * (AM - 3.75)2)] R² = 0.8. Different dyes were tested to identify non-viable cells. Good results were achieved using BacLight® . Unfortunatelly it was not possible to conclude these experiments due to some delay occurred in the process to import specific fluorescense filters.

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antitumor drug fermentação contínua retamycin streptomyces olindensis retamicina streptomyces continous culture fatorial desing planejamento e análise de experimentos multivariados planejamento fatorial

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