Optimization of ectoine production from Nesterenkonia xinjiangensis and one-step ectoine purification

In the current study, the optimization of ectoine production byNesterenkonia xinjiangensisand purification of ectoine from the bacterial cell extract were performed for the first time. Various carbon sources (glucose, sucrose, maltose, lactose, mannitol, and xylose) and nitrogen sources (ammonium nitrate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium chloride, ammonium oxalate, ammonium sulphate, and ammonium acetate), were used to optimize ectoine production. Subsequently, the effects of salt, pH and, concentrations of carbon and nitrogen source on ectoine production were optimized by response surface methodology (RSM). Ultimately, high pure (over 99%) and yield (98%) of ectoine from bacterial cells extracted was obtained by a single-step process using cation exchange chromatography. This study provides information that higher ectoine production can be achieved from this bacterial isolate by optimizing the factors influencing ectoine production and thus can be used as a new and alternative ectoine producer.