This document discusses single cell protein (SCP) as an alternative protein source. It provides information on the protein content and amino acid composition of various microorganisms used for SCP production, including yeasts, fungi, bacteria and algae. Key microorganisms discussed are spirulina, chlorella, and various yeasts and fungal species. The document also covers the history of SCP, advantages over conventional proteins, factors impacting usefulness for human consumption, production methods, and substrates used.
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Strain improvement technique (exam point of view)Sijo A
The development of industrial strains, that can tolerate cultural environment and produces the desired metabolite in large amount from wild type strain is called strain improvement.
The rate of production is controlled by genome of an organism.
Hence the rate of production can be increased by inducing necessory changes in genome of the organism. Hence it is also called genetic improvement of microbial strain.
Single-cell proteins (SCP) refers to edible unicellular microorganisms.The biomass or protein extract from pure or mixed cultures of algae, yeasts, fungi or bacteriaI. It is used as an ingredient or a substitute for protein-rich foods. It is suitable for human & animal feeds. Agricultural waste are used as starter/media for microbial growth. Max Delbrück and his colleagues found out the high value of surplus brewer’s yeast as a feeding supplement for animals Single-cell proteins develop when microbes ferment waste materials. E.g - wood, straw, cannery, and food processing wastes, residues from alcohol production, hydrocarbons, or human and animal excreta. The problem with extracting single-cell proteins from the wastes is the dilution and cost. They are found in very low concentrations, usually less than 5%. Engineers have developed ways to increase the concentrations including centrifugation, flotation, precipitation, coagulation, and filtration, or the use of semi-permeable membranes The single-cell protein must be dehydrated to approximately 10% moisture content and/or acidified to aid in storage and prevent spoilage.
The methods to increase the concentrations to adequate levels and the de-watering process require equipment that is expensive and not always suitable for small-scale operations.
It is economically prudent to feed the product locally and soon after it is produced. PRUTEEN PROCESS - The single-cell protein must be dehydrated to approximately 10% moisture content and/or acidified to aid in storage and prevent spoilage.
The methods to increase the concentrations to adequate levels and the de-watering process require equipment that is expensive and not always suitable for small-scale operations.
It is economically prudent to feed the product locally and soon after it is produced. SYMBA PROCESS - The symba process was developed in Sweden to produce SCP for animal feed from potato processing wastes to make it more attractive and economical. The process was developed with two microorganisms that grow in symbiotic association.
The yeast (Saccharomycosis fibuligera) which produces copious amount of amylases necessary for starch degradation, while Candida utilis utilizes resultant sugars. The process is operated in two stages. In the first stage S. fibuligera is grown in a small reactor on the sterilized waste supplemented with a nitrogen source and phosphate. At this point starch is hydrolysed.
The resulting broth is then pumped into second larger fermenter of 300 m capacity where both organisms are present. However, C.utilis dominates and constitutes 90% of the final product.
Resultant protein rich biomass (45% protein) is concentrated by centrifugation and finally spray or drum dried
Steps involved in fermentation products producing a viable product output.various steps and process were explained in them. A semester syllabus of undergraduate microbiology student in his/her semester -5 in paper -6 . I think this might be helpful to you and have a good response after reading this .thank you.
Strain improvement technique (exam point of view)Sijo A
The development of industrial strains, that can tolerate cultural environment and produces the desired metabolite in large amount from wild type strain is called strain improvement.
The rate of production is controlled by genome of an organism.
Hence the rate of production can be increased by inducing necessory changes in genome of the organism. Hence it is also called genetic improvement of microbial strain.
Single-cell proteins (SCP) refers to edible unicellular microorganisms.The biomass or protein extract from pure or mixed cultures of algae, yeasts, fungi or bacteriaI. It is used as an ingredient or a substitute for protein-rich foods. It is suitable for human & animal feeds. Agricultural waste are used as starter/media for microbial growth. Max Delbrück and his colleagues found out the high value of surplus brewer’s yeast as a feeding supplement for animals Single-cell proteins develop when microbes ferment waste materials. E.g - wood, straw, cannery, and food processing wastes, residues from alcohol production, hydrocarbons, or human and animal excreta. The problem with extracting single-cell proteins from the wastes is the dilution and cost. They are found in very low concentrations, usually less than 5%. Engineers have developed ways to increase the concentrations including centrifugation, flotation, precipitation, coagulation, and filtration, or the use of semi-permeable membranes The single-cell protein must be dehydrated to approximately 10% moisture content and/or acidified to aid in storage and prevent spoilage.
The methods to increase the concentrations to adequate levels and the de-watering process require equipment that is expensive and not always suitable for small-scale operations.
It is economically prudent to feed the product locally and soon after it is produced. PRUTEEN PROCESS - The single-cell protein must be dehydrated to approximately 10% moisture content and/or acidified to aid in storage and prevent spoilage.
The methods to increase the concentrations to adequate levels and the de-watering process require equipment that is expensive and not always suitable for small-scale operations.
It is economically prudent to feed the product locally and soon after it is produced. SYMBA PROCESS - The symba process was developed in Sweden to produce SCP for animal feed from potato processing wastes to make it more attractive and economical. The process was developed with two microorganisms that grow in symbiotic association.
The yeast (Saccharomycosis fibuligera) which produces copious amount of amylases necessary for starch degradation, while Candida utilis utilizes resultant sugars. The process is operated in two stages. In the first stage S. fibuligera is grown in a small reactor on the sterilized waste supplemented with a nitrogen source and phosphate. At this point starch is hydrolysed.
The resulting broth is then pumped into second larger fermenter of 300 m capacity where both organisms are present. However, C.utilis dominates and constitutes 90% of the final product.
Resultant protein rich biomass (45% protein) is concentrated by centrifugation and finally spray or drum dried
Steps involved in fermentation products producing a viable product output.various steps and process were explained in them. A semester syllabus of undergraduate microbiology student in his/her semester -5 in paper -6 . I think this might be helpful to you and have a good response after reading this .thank you.
Novel Protein Foods: Alternative Sources of Protein for Human Consumption Neeleshkumar Maurya
Proteins are a major macronutrient of the human diet needed for survival. Its crucial function in nourishment is to provide sufficient amounts of amino acids to the body as these amino acids work as anaplerotic substrates in the building block of the body. As the growth of population increases continuously, the demand for protein also increases over the next decades, and it is very important to search alternative sources of protein for human consumption. The present food industrialists aim to develop a cheaper, protein rich that have almost essential amino acids with highest bioavailability and more convenient food products. Single cell protein from algae and fungi, leaf protein extract and many insects could be an alternative of protein, because they have almost all the essential amino acids required for the human body for the survival.
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1. Single Cell Protein Presented By: Shraddha Bhatt PhD (Agri. Micro) AAU, Anand.
2. What is Protein ??? Any of a group of complex organic macromolecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and usually sulphur and are composed of one or more chains of amino acids. Proteins are fundamental components of all living cells and include many substances, such as enzymes, hormones, and antibodies, that are necessary for the proper functioning of an organism. They are essential in the diet of animals for the growth and repair of tissue and can be obtained from foods such as meat, fish, eggs, milk, and legumes.
3. Protein requirement: In inactive lifestyle, the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for a sedentary individual isabout 0.8 grams per kilogram of body . So, if weight of body is 90 kg then protein requirement 90 x 0.8 = 72g per day protein is required. If lifestyle is active or hard working then protein required is 1.4g/kg to 1.8 g/kg of body weight daily.
4. Daily requirements (g) of essential aminoacids for the human adult Data retrieved from FAO (http://www.fao.org)
5. Introduction The increasing world deficiency of protein is becoming a main problem of humankind. Since the early fifties, intense efforts have been made to explore new, alternate and unconventional protein. For this reason, in 1996, new sources mainly yeast, fungi, bacteria and algae named Single Cell Protein (SCP) as coined to describe the protein production from biomass, originating from different microbial sources. Microbial biomass has been considered an alternative to conventional sources of food or feed. Large-scale processes for SCP production show interesting features, including: The wide variety of methodologies, raw materials and microorganisms that can be used for this purpose High efficiency in substrate conversion High productivity, derived from the fast growth rate of microorganisms Independence of seasonal factors (Roth, 1980; Parajo et al., 1995)
6. History A survey of the history of the use of microorganisms for human consumption indicates three major trends: microbes as a source of enzymes in the food industry (baking, brewing, distilling, wine making, cheese production) has at present a new aspect-the use of immobilized enzymes of microbial origin, (b) microbes as producers of nutritive substances (amino acids, nucleotides, vitamins, organic acids, sugars, aromatizers) and (c) direct utilization of microbial biomass as foodstuff.
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8. Initial research work was done by Alfred Champagnat at BP's Lavera Oil Refinery in France; a small pilot plant there started operations in March in 1963, and the same construction of the second pilot plant, at Grangemouth Oil Refinery in Britain, was authorized.
9. The term SCP was coined in 1966 by Carol L. Wilson.
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11. Factors that impairs the usefulness of Unicellular biomass All single-celled microorganisms of interest from the industrial point of view have a nondigestible envelope, which makes protein assimilation difficult. The content of nucleic acids in the unicellular biomass is higher than the permissible level and may cause disorders of purine metabolism in the human body. The biomasses of some unicellular microorganisms have an unpleasant color (algae), taste, and smell, which make them unsuitable even for animal consumption. Food grade production of SCP is more expensive than othersources of proteins, as it depends on the raw materials.SCPfor human consumption is 10-12 times more expensive thanSCP for animal feed. Digestion of microbial cells is rather slow, and is frequently associated with indigestion and allergy reactions. Kharatyan (1978)
12. SCP Manufacturing Protocol Microbial screening: with microbial screening, in which suitable production strains are obtained from samples of soil, water, air or from swabs of inorganic or biological materials and are subsequently optimized by selection, mutation, or other genetic methods. Suitable raw material Process engineering:Then the technical conditions of cultivation for the optimized strains are done and all metabolic pathways and cell structures will be determined Apparatus technology: adapt the technical performance of the process in order to make the production ready for use on the large technical scale. Economic factors : Energy , Cost Safety demands & Environmental protection ( to the process and to the product) Legal and controlled aspects (Operating license & product authorization)
13. “Possible Substrates for SCP” They can be subdivided into three categories: high energy sources (natural gas, n-alkanes, gas-oil, methanol, ethanol, acetic acid); different wastes (molasses, sulfite waste liquor, milk, whey, fruit wastes); and renewable plant resources (sugar, starch, cellulose). The interest in methanol and ethanol as a raw material for SCP is based on; complete water solubility of these alcohols and the possibility of washing cells completely free of residual methanol or ethanol; the high purity of the substrate (99.5%); the relative cheapness of the substrate; the restricted utilization of the substrates by microorganisms, thus reducing the probability of contamination; easy and simple storage and maintenance; and lower requirements for oxygen during fermentation and lower requirements for energy during cooling as compared with microbial cultivation on hydrocarbons.
14. Average composition of the main groups of micro-organisms (% dry weight) Table : 1 Miller et al., (1976)
15. Parameters to be considered during selection of microorganisms as protein source: Safety Usefulness Ease of processing Rate of growth Cultivation conditions
16. Yeasts and Fungi Filamentous Fungi used for SCP production are Chaetomium celluloliticum, Fusarium graminearum, Paecilomyces varioti which grows on cellulose waste, starch, and sulphite waste liquor respectively and content about 50 – 55 % protein. SCP is produced from yeasts viz. Candida utilis, Candida lipolytica, Saccharomyces cervicea. Torula yeast (which grows on Ethanol) as a food is obtained through fermentation using molasses as substrate and it has high protein–carbohydrate ratio than forages. It is rich in lysine but poor in methionine and cysteine. Saccharomyces consists of high protein with good balance of amino acids and rich in B–complex vitamins. It is more suitable as poultry feed. Yeast are higher in lysine content. Strict aseptic conditions are required when using Yeast as a SCP production. Disadvantages: High nucleic acid content. Slow growth is observed in Fungi vis-à-vis than yeast & bacteria. Contamination risk. Mycotoxins are also produced. 2. Bacteria They have more than 80% protein but are poor in sulphur containing amino acids. Brevibacterium uses hydrocarbons while Methylophilus methylitropous uses methanol as a substrate. Disadvantages: It has high nucleic acid content. Recovering the cells is a bit problematic. Endotoxin production should be carefully tested.
17. At MurugappaChettiar Research Centre (MCRC, Madras) food-grade spirulina is cultivated and the products are distributed to the local undernourished children. 3. Algae: Chlorella, Scenedesmusacutus and Spirulina maxima are grown for SCP. These have about 60% protein with good amino acid composition but less in sulphur containing amino acids. Chlorella and Spirulina are used for commercial scale production in Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, Israel, Mexico and USA. It is spray dried and sold as pills and powders. Disadvantages: As they are rich in Chlorophyll, it is not advised for human consumption (except Spirulina). It has low density i.e. 1-2 gm dry weight/litre of substrate. There is lot of risk of contamination during growth. The United Nations Organization(UNO) in its World Food Conference of 1974 declared Spirulina as the best food for tomorrow. World Health Organization(WHO) has hailed Spirulina the greatest super food on the earth. Upon testing it NASA scientists found 1 kg of Spirulina nutritionally equal to 1000 kgs of assorted vegetables
22. Complete in nutritional value that it is used as food for astronauts. It is recognised a safe and nutritious food source by: UN Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) World Health Organisation Certified free of microcystins (Health Canada)
25. One of the main advantages of SCP compared to other types of protein is the small doubling time of cells (td) as shown in Table Table : 2
26. Due to this property, the productivity of protein from micro-organisms is greater than that of traditional proteins Efficiency of protein production of several protein sources in 24 hours (16) Table : 3
27. Bacterial protein is similar to fish protein, yeast's protein resembles soya and the fungi protein is somewhat lower than the yeast's. Of course microbiological proteins are deficient in the sulphur amino acids cysteine and methionine and require supplementation, while they exhibit better levels of lysine.
28. Essential amino acid content of the cell protein in comparison with several reference proteins (grams of amino acid per 100 grams of protein) Table : 4
29. Other nutritional parameters which evaluate the quality of a given SCP are:- the digestibility (D)- the biological value (BV)- the protein efficiency ratio (PER)- the net protein utilisation (NPU)
30. The quality of SCP is an important factor for commercial production. First parameter which reflects the quality of a protein, is the is the percentage of the total nitrogen Digestibility Coefficient consumed which is absorbed from the digestive tract. Estimation of the Biological Value (BV) is a measure of nitrogen retained for growth or maintenance. An accurate method to evaluate the quality of proteins is the determination of the Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER), expressed in terms of weight gain per unit of protein consumed by the test animal in short-term feeding trials. Finally, the Net Protein Utilization (NPU) -equivalent to the calculation BVxDC-is a measure of the digestibility of the protein and the biological value of the amino acids absorbed from the food.
31. Nitrogen and Protein contents of microbial cells compared with selected foods of animal and plant origin Table : 5 Kharatyan(1978)
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34. Cell wall destruction: Non Mechanical Methods: Chemical treatment: acid, base, solvent, detergent Enzyme analysis: lytic enzymes, phage infection, auto lysis Physical treatment: freeze- thaw, osmotic shock, heating and drying. Mechanical Methods: High pressure homogenization Wet milling Sonification Pressure extrusion: French press, Decompression (pressure chamber) Treatment with grinding particles(Engler, 1985; Middelberg, 1995)
35. Basic Steps of SCP production: Preparation of suitable medium with suitable carbon source. Cultivation of suitable strain of microorganisms Prevention of contaminations Separation of microbial biomass with or without product.
37. It requires pure culture of chosen organism that is in the correct physiological state, sterilization of the growth medium which is used for the organism, a production fermentor which is the equipment used for drawing the culture medium in the steady state, cell separation, collection of cell free supernatant, product purification and effluent treatment. A fermentor is the instrument, which is set up to carry out the process of fermentation. Fermentor is also equipped with an aerator, which supplies oxygen to aerobic processes also a stirrer is used to keep the concentration of the medium the same. A thermostat is used to regulate temperature and a pH detector and some other control devices, which keep all the different parameters needed for growth constant. For the producing and harvesting of microbial proteins cost is a major problem. Such a production even in high rate causes dilute solutions usually less than 5% solids. There are many methods available for concentrating the solutions like filtration, precipitation, centrifugation and the use of semi-permeable membranes. The equipment used for these methods of de-watering is expensive and so would not be suitable for small scale productions and operations. Single cell proteins need to be dried to 10% moisture or they can be condensed and denatured to prevent spoilage.
44. Biomass Harvesting The microbial biomass can be harvested by a variety of methods. Single cell organisms like yeast and bacteria are normally recovered by centrifugation, flocculation and floatation. Filamentous organisms are recovered by filtration. It is important to recover as much water as possible prior to final drying. The whole operation is to be done under clean and hygenic conditions to keep the product and the broth that leaves the plant free of bacterial contamination. The final dried products are normally bacteriologically stable if handled properly. In some cases, an after-treatment of the biomass is desirable to reduce the unwanted compounds in the product or to isolate the protein. One of the important tasks is to reduce nucleic acid content, which is high in microorganisms (4-6% in algae, 10-16% in bacteria, 6-10% in yeasts and 2.5-6% in fungi) and can be hazardous to health.
45. Economic parameters : The Scope of SCP production products obtained via microbiological synthesis must be competitive with traditional food sources. When estimating costs involved in SCP production, such major factors as the biomass yield, cooling, and oxygen requirements should be taken into consideration. They depend not only on the choice of substrate, but on the choice of the microorganism as well. All this determines the cost of production and economic feasibility. It is obvious that one of the major factors limiting the use of hydrocarbon yeast is the residual hydrocarbon content. Demands of the country or its separate regions for protein of a particular type expenditures for the delivery of finished products to the places of their consumption Disposal of by products.
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47. The acceptability of SCP when presented as a human food does not depend only on its safety and nutritional value but also the mind frame of people to consume material derived from microbes which is concerned to social and ethical issues like psychological, sociological and religious implications.
48. A more intensive clinical and toxicology testing including short-term acute toxicity testing (animal species) and followed by extensive and detailed long term studies.
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50. Effect of different agricultural waste material(Pretreated with 0.6N H2SO4)as a carbon source on the production of single cell protein by Penicelliumexpansumwhen cultural grow for 24 hours with initial pH 4.0 at 28±2°C Table : 8 Table represents the results of total biomass weight and the percentage of protein of mycelial biomass of Penicilliumexpansum grown on 0.6NH2SO4pretreatedagricultural wastes. The higher amount of single cell protein (1.64 g/L) with higher percentage of protein content (18.25%) was produced by Penicilliumexpansumwhen grown on 0.6N H2SO4pretreated rice husk. Khan(2010)
51. Table : 11 The protein produced by Candida langeroniiin the bagassehemicellulosehydrolysate contains most of the amino acids essential for animal feed and its quality is comparable to soy bean protein . Its high lysine and threonine content suggest that this yeast protein should be utilized as a feed supplement, specially in diets based on cereals (Kihlberg 1972). Nigam (2000)
52. The main components of the feed for cultured marine animals in China are microalgae and fish meal. However, production of microalgae and fish meal on large scale is facing many problems due to the contamination and the limited bioresources. Marine yeasts would be better candidates for marifeed production according to their easy cultivation in the fermentor, high cell density, and high content of essential amino acids. Therefore, more than 300 marine yeast strains were evaluated for SCP production in this study. The yeast Cryptococcus aureus G7a strain which was isolated from sediment of South China Sea was a better candidate based on its cell growth (10.1 g/l), the crude protein content (53.0 g per 100 g of cell dry weight), and the wide range of carbon sources used by it. Time course of cell growth (open square), SCP production (filled square), reducing sugar (diamond), and total sugar (filled triangle) during the 2-l fermentation by the G7a strain. Data are given as means ± SD, n = 3. The media: the seawater containing 6.0 g of wet weight of Jerusalem artichoke extract per 100 ml of medium and 4.0 g of the hydrolysate of soybean cake per 100 ml of medium; incubation time: 4 days; pH: 5.0; temperature: 28°C; aeration level: 6 l/min; agitation: 200 rpm EAAI (Feng and Zhao 1997). Values of about >0.95 indicate high quality; about 0.86–0.95 good quality; about 0.75–0.86, useful; about ≤0.75, inadequate.
53. Third instar larvae of D.melanogaster X 31.25 in the application of 100% concentration (MediumIX), first adult was observed at the 8th day after mating. That is, metamorphosis was completed one day ago in this medium. On the other hand, it was also observed that the body sizes of larvae of experimental groups, especially of 75 and 100% concentrations, were bigger than those of control. Uysal et al., (2002)
54. The gain in weight of fish from all treatments of male group was higher than female group and treatment with 3% SP. However, it was highest in treatment control in female group but non-significantly different. Umphanet al., (2009)
55. Single cell proteins have application in animal nutrition as: fattening calves, poultry, pigs and fish breading in the foodstuffs area as: aroma carriers, vitamin carrier, emulsifying aids and to improve the nutritive value of baked products, in soups, in ready-to-serve meals, in diet recipes and in the technical field as: paper processing, leather processing and as foam stabilizers.
60. The US Olympic teams take spirulina tablet as a source of instant energy.
61. Studies showed that spirulina consumption of 4 weeks reduced serum cholestrol level in human beings by 4.5%(Henrikson 1994) and significantly reduced body weight by 1.4±0.4 kg after 4 weeks(Becker et al 1986)
62. There is no changes in clinical parameters (Blood Pressure) or in biochemical variables (haematocrit, haemoglobin, blood cells, sedimentation rate) and absence of adverse effects.
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66. One of the advantages of the powder formulation is a higher chemical stability than the solution.
67. This dry powder, similar in appearance and feel to flour, lacks the texture and food-like sensation to the mouth necessary to make an attractive food.
68. Moreover, when placed in water, the powdered single cell protein rapidly reverts back to single-cell form.
69. To overcome this disadvantage, we can convert our obtained SCP to other edible form like chocolate.
70. Chocolate powder serves multiple purpose of cross linking agent, taste maker, and flavouring agent.
71. Liquid chocolate can also be used for the same. Within economic constraints some other flavouring agents or fruits can be used.
72. Flavouring agent should be such that it adds to the nutritive value along with taste and fragrance. Chocolates are consumed by people of all ages from childhood to adulthood.
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74. For future success of SCP First, food technology problems have to be solved in order to make it similar to familiar foods and Second, the production should compare favourably with other protein sources.