Enhancing penicillin fermentations by increased oxygen solubility through the addition of n-hexadecane

Improvement of antibiotic production by

Improvement of antibiotic production by increased oxygen solubility through the addition of perfluorodecalin

✍ Murat Elibol 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) 🌐 English ⚖ 128 KB

## Abstract A perfluorocarbon (PFC), namely perfluorodecalin, was added to fermentation medium to increase the medium's oxygen solubility. The antibiotic concentration obtained in the absence of PFC was 45 mg dm^−3^, whereas it was 90 mg dm^−3^ in the presence of 10% (v/v) PFC. On the other hand, b