Improving the Prediction of Phosphate Dynamics in Biotechnological Processes: A Case Study Based on Antibiotic Production Using Streptomyces coelicolor

Patrick Bürger, Xavier Flores-Alsina, Harvey Arellano-Garcia

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to demonstrate that the accurate mathematical description of phosphate dynamics requires a considerable, but unavoidable, degree of complexity when modelling biotechnological systems. As an example, a model predicting antibiotic production using Streptomyces coelicolor is chosen which had difficulties explaining the phosphate dynamics. The model is enhanced by the implementation of an advanced speciation model and a multiple mineral precipitation framework. Furthermore, a model describing intracellular polyphosphate accumulation and consumption is developed and implemented. Based on the conducted work the improved process model is capable of predicting the phosphate dynamics (RMSE≤ 52h: -90 %, RAD≤ 52h: -96 %) very accurately in comparison to the original implementation, where biomass growth was the only phosphate sink. The description of most other variables was improved by a knowledge-based re-estimation of selected parameters as well. This work contributes to the existing process knowledge of biotechnological systems in general and especially to the antibiotic production with S. coelicolor, which emphasizes the necessity of combining physico-chemical and biological processes to accurately describe phosphate dynamics.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering – ESCAPE 27
EditorsAntonio Espuña, Moisès Graells, Luis Puigjaner
Volume40
PublisherElsevier
Publication date2017
Pages2869-2874
ISBN (Electronic)978-0-444-63965-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 1 Oct 20175 Oct 2017
Conference number: 27
https://www.elsevier.com/books/27th-european-symposium-on-computer-aided-process-engineering/espuna/978-0-444-63965-3

Conference

Conference27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
Number27
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period01/10/201705/10/2017
Internet address
SeriesComputer Aided Chemical Engineering
ISSN1570-7946

Keywords

  • Streptomyces coelicolor
  • Process modelling
  • Speciation
  • Precipitation
  • Polyphosphate

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