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H R Bungay

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Computer applications in bioprocessing.

Biotechnologists have stayed at the forefront for practical applications for computing. As hardware and software for computing have evolved, the latest advances have found eager users in the area of bioprocessing. Accomplishments and their significance can be appreciated by tracing the history and the interplay between the computing tools and the problems that have been solved in bioprocessing.

Artificial Intelligence↗

Growth of yeast colonies on solid media.

Colonies on nutrient agar of the aerobic yeast Candida utilis show linear increases in diameter and height with time throughout most of the growth cycle. The concentration of glucose in the agar has a negligible effect on radial growth rate although an increase in the glucose concentration prolongs the linear radial growth phase. The rate of increase in height of the colony is proportional to the square root of the initial glucose concentration. A new model that considers both glucose diffusion and oxygen diffusion in the colony is consistent with the observed colony profiles.

Agar↗

Hanging magnetic stirrer which minimizes cell disruption.

A magnetic stirring bar enclosed in tubing forms a large paddle which produces good mixing at slow rotational speeds. It is suspended above the bottom of the vessel and cannot grind cells or become misaligned.

Bacteriological Techniques↗

Growth-Biosynthesis Relationships in Erythromycin Fermentation.

The relationship of erythromycin biosynthesis to growth appears to vary with the fermentation medium in which the microorganism is grown. In a medium containing a complex nitrogen source, antibiotic production occurred only when growth was halted, whereas in a glycine-containing synthetic medium the two parameters increased at nearly the same time. An autostimulation of antibiotic production through addition of erythromycin is reported. Also described is the use of a labeled precursor as an index of biosynthesis rates during short periods of time.

Journal Article↗