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Mineral oil addition as a means of foam control for plant cell cultures in stirred tank fermenters

✍ Scribed by Guo-Qing Li; Joong Han Shin; James M. Lee


Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1995
Tongue
English
Weight
728 KB
Volume
9
Category
Article
ISSN
0951-208X

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✦ Synopsis


The addition of light mineral oil was found to be effective in preventing foaming during plant cell cultivation in stirred tank fermenters without any adverse effect on cell growth. The optimum amount of oil is about 5% (by volume) of the total liquid medium. The best time for the addition is after the lag period of the cell growth cycle, which is about 2 days after cultivation.