Abstract
Optical biosensors for the determination of substrates like ethanol and urea that can be principally used in fermentation process control are described. The ethanol sensor measures the increase of NADH fluorescence during the enzymatic conversion of ethanol using an enyzme system of ADH and AlDH. The urea sensor is based on a pH sensor measuring the change in fluorescnece of the pH indicator fluorescein. Both sensors are suitable for controlling fermentation processes when ethanol and urea are produced or consumed. For this purpose the software package FIACRE has been developed to run three different FIA processes simultaneously by the use of optical biosensors; it is applied to a model fermentation with Enterobacteriaceae Proteus vulgaris controlled by an urea optode. A decrease of urea during two fermentations over 9 and 24 hours, respectively, is shown.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 407-412 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 1993 |