NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2011, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (3): 538-541.

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SCP Production from Soybean Whey

YU Dong, SU Jian, GAO Pei, SHEN Jing, SUN Qi-ling*   

  1. College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
  • Received:2010-01-11 Online:2011-06-25 Published:2011-08-08

Abstract:

The Candida utilis were used for single-cell protein (SCP) production from soybean whey by batch fermentation. As the result, SCP was yielded of 8.7 mg/mL with 51.3% protein, and the wastewater COD removal rate reached 73.4%. After that, soybean whey reached the national standard and achieved the purpose of water resource utilization.

Key words: soybean whey, Candida utilis, single-cell protein, protein content

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