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    Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2010 Feb;21(1):114-21. Epub 2010 Feb 23.

    Scale-down simulators for metabolic analysis of large-scale bioprocesses.

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    Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Ackerstr. 71-76, D-13355 Berlin, Germany. peter.neubauer@tu-berlin.de <peter.neubauer@tu-berlin.de>

    Abstract

    Analytical approaches for a comprehensive understanding of the metabolic networks in microbial cultures are mostly based on small-scale cultures which are in a steady state or undergo dynamic changes. For drawing conclusions to industrial-scale bioprocesses, however, it is important to understand that cells in large-scale bioreactors are exposed steadily to fast changes, because of an inhomogeneous environment. Analytical approaches that aim for large-scale bioprocess understanding need to apply specific laboratory simulators. Recent developments in cell cultivation techniques and computational tools provide improved possibilities to evaluate how a process will behave in the final scale. These simulators will pave the way for screening robust strains and process conditions.

    PMID:
    20185293
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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