This document provides an overview of lysine production, including:
- Lysine is an essential amino acid produced naturally through fermentation or industrially through the fermentation of Corynebacterium glutamicum bacteria.
- The industrial production process involves upstream fermentation and downstream recovery that includes separation, extraction and purification of lysine.
- Purified lysine powder is then packaged and used in various applications like nutrition supplements, pharmaceuticals, animal feed and more.
3. • AMINO ACIDS ARE THE MONOMERIC SUBUNITS BUILDING BLOCKS OF PROTEINS. ALL
PROTEINS IN OUR WORLD ARE MADE FROM THE UBIQUITOUS SET OF 20 AMINO ACIDS
• AMINO ACIDS ARE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, THEY HAVE TWO FUNCTIONAL GROUPS, A
CARBOXYL GROUP (-COOH) AND AN AMINE GROUP (-NH2) BONDED TO THE SAME
CARBON ATOM (THE α CARBON)
• THE AMINO GROUP IS BASIC IN NATURE AND THE CARBOXYL GROUP IS ACIDIC IN NATURE
• THEY ALSO CONTAIN A HYDROGEN ATOM AND A SIDE CHAIN (R GROUP) WHICH IS
SPECIFIC TO EACH AMINO ACID.
• THE KEY ELEMENTS OF AN AMINO ACID ARE CARBON (C) , HYDROGEN (H) , OXYGEN (O) ,
AND NITROGEN (N).
• ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AMINO ACIDS IN DIET , THEY ARE DIVIDED
INTO TWO CLASSES - ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS AND NON ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS.
WHAT IS AN AMINO ACID ?
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4. WHAT IS LYSINE ??
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H
I
H2N—C—COOH
I
CH2
I
CH2
I
CH2
I
CH2
I
NH2
LYSINE
(Lys, K)
• L- LYSINE (2,6-DIAMINOHEXANOIC ACID) IS AN ESSENTIAL AMINO
ACID FOR THE NUTRITION OF HUMANS AND OTHER ANIMALS.
OTHER NAMES OF LYSINE ARE Lys , K AND HAVING MOLECULAR
FORMULA (C6H14N2O2)
• IT IS USED FOR SUPPLEMENTING THE CEREAL PROTEINS LACKING
THIS AMINO ACID.
• THIS AMINO ACID IS USED MEDICALLY AS A NUTRIENT IN FORM OF
SUPPLEMENTS AND MEDICINES
• LYSINE IS PRESENT IN TWO FORMS , L - FORM AND D - FORM
5. HISTORY…
1889
• LYSINE FIRST ISOLATED FROM CASEIN
1956
• LYSINE WAS COMMERCIALLY INTRODUCED AS FEED
1978
• THE FIRST PRODUCTION OF FERMENTED
L-LYSINE WAS PRODUCED BY A JAPNESE COMPANY
KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO
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7. • PRODUCTION OF LYSINE NATURALLY , TAKES PLACES BY TWO BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS
1. THE DAP (DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID) PATHWAY
FOUND IN BACTERIA (e.g. Corynebactrium glutamicum), ALGAE , HIGHER PLANTS AND OOMYCOTA
2. THE AAA ( α – AMINO – ADIPATE) PATHWAY
FOUND IN FUNGI AND EUGLENOIDS
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NATURALLY (LYSINE BIOSYNTHESIS)
9. I U F D O
INBOUND
LOGISTICS
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UP STREAM
PROCESSING
• CULTURE
OPTIMIZATION
• MEDIA
FORMULATION
FERMENTATION DOWN STREAM
PROCESSING
OUTBOUND
LOGIDTICS
• RAW MATERIALS
• MICROBIAL
CULTURE
• MEDIA
• MEDIA
UTILIZATION &
LYSINE
PRODUCTION
• SEPERATION
• EXTRACTION
• PURIFICATION
• PACKAGING
OF L- LYSINE
11. • FERMENTATION MEDIA
CARBON SOURCE CANE MOLASSES
NITROGEN SOURCE CORN STEEP LIQUOR / SOYABEAN MEAL
MINERAL AND SALTS KH2PO4 / K2HPO4 / CaCO3
TRACE ELEMENTS CORN STEEP LIQUOR
ANTI FOAMING AGENT PEG-2000, SILICONE BASED OIL.
• INSTRUMENTS
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RAW MATERIALS
12. • IT IS A GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM
• IT IS ROD SHAPED BACTERIUM
• THEY LIVES IN CHAINS OR IN CLUSTERS
• THE BACTERIUM IS USUALLY PRESENT IN SOIL
• IT IS NON MOTILE
• THE BACTERIUM IS A NON SPORE FORMER
• THE BACTERIUM IS A NON PATHOGENIC
CULTURE ( Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 21526)
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14. MEDIA FORMULATION
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INGREDIENTS AMOUNT (GRAM / LITRE )
GLUCOSE 100 g
UREA 5 g
BIOTIN 0.01 g
LEUCINE 0.4 g
MgSO4 2.85 g
KH2PO4 / K2HPO4 0.5 g
MnSO4 0.016 g
CaCO3 20 g
(NH4)2SO4 46 g
DISTILLED WATER 1000 L
MEDIA PREPRATION FOR GROWTH OF CULTURE AND INOCULLUM DEVELOPEMENT
15. • DONE BY GENOME
SHUFFLING
• RIBOSOME ENGINEERING
• PROTOPLAST FUSION
CULTURE OPTIMIZATION
DONE TO OVEREXPRESS THE EXPRESSION OF INDIVIDUAL BIOSYNTHETIC
GENE Lys C AND Dap A
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18. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FERMENTATION
FERMENTATION
PROCESS
SUBMERGED
FERMENTATION
AEROBIC
FERMENTATION
MODE OF
OPERATION
BATCH
PROCESS
FED-BATCH
PROCESS
FERMENTER
TYPE
STIREDTANK
FERMENTER
AIRLIFT
FERMENTER
PROCESS
PARAMETERS
OPTIMUM PH
7.2
OPTIMUM
TEMPERATURE
(35 – 37)° C
TIME 100 HRS
PRODUCTION
CYCLE
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19. • FERMENTATION PERFORMED IN FED-BATCH
MODE AND UNDER AEROBIC CONDITION
• IN BATCH PHASE SEED CULTURE IS FED INTO
THE FERMENTER PREVIOUSLY FILLED WITH
FERMENTATION BATCH MEDIUM
• WHEN GLUCOSE IS EXHAUSTED, THE BATCH
FERMENTATION PHASE ENDS AND FED-BATCH
FERMENTATION PHASE STARTS
THE FERMENTATION PROCESS
• CULTURE MEDIA PREPATED BY MIXING
PROCESSED WATER, GLUCOSE & NUTRIENTS
CULTURE
CARBOHYDRATE
SOURCE
PRODUCE
AMINO
ACID
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21. SEPERATION
• CELL REMOVAL
• L-LYSINE
RECOVERY
EXTRACTION • FURTHER REMOVAL OF IMURITIES
• CONCENTRATION OF L-LYSINE
PURIFICATION
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• PURIFIED L-LYSINE READY
FOR PACKAGING
D S P - SCHEMATIC
22. SEPERATION OF L-LYSINE
LIQUID
L-LYSINE
L-LYSINE SEPERATED
FROM CELLS BY
ULTRAFILTRATION
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L-LYSINE
SELECTIVELY ABSORBED
BY ION-EXCHANGE
CHROMATOGRAPHY
L-LYSINE ELUTED
FROM CHROMATOGRAPHY
RESINS BY WASHING
WITH AQUEOUS AMMONIA
SOLUTION
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L – LYSINE HCL
CONCENTRATED
(ACIDIFIED L-LYSINE)
L - LYSINE
MOTHE
R
LIQUOR
HCL
LIQUID
L - LYSINE
MOTHER
LIQUOR
(CANE
MOLASSES)
HCL
EXTRACTION OF L-LYSINE
27. USES OF L-LYSINE
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FIELD OF APPLICATION USED IN
IN FOOD NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS, FOOD DECORANTS
IN BEVERAGES NUTRITIONAL SPORTS DRINK
IN PHARMACEUTICAL PREVENTING AND TREATING COLD SORES
CAUSED BY HERPES SIMPLEX LABIALIS VIRUS
IN HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE COSMETICS, PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS, BABY PRODUCTS,
BATH PRODUCTS, EYE MAKEUP, SAVING KITS
IN AGRICULTURE / ANIMAL FEED /
POULTRY
ANIMAL FEED AND USED IN FERTILIZERS
IN OTHER INDUSTRIES AS INTERMEDIATE TO PRODUCE OTHER ORGANIC CHEMICALS