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. 2020 Sep 11;8:837. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00837

Table 1.

List of techniques of mass spectrometry or electronic noses employed for off-gas monitoring of specific cell cultivation.

Cell culture Bioprocess monitored Mass spectrometry Volatiles detected References
MASS SPECTROMETRY
Escherichia coli JM 109 Accidental infection by comamonas testosteroni Time-resolved SIFT-MS Ethanol, acetaldehyde, hydrogen sulfide and ammonia Chippendale et al., 2011
JEKO and SHI-1 cell lines Tissue culture SPME-GC–MS Dimethyl sulfide, 2,4-dimethylheptane, methylbenzene, o-xylene, dodecane, 1,3-di-tert-butylbenzene, ethanol, hexanal, and benzaldehyde Tang et al., 2017
Streptococcus thermophilus, and bulgaricus Lactic acid fermentation of milk PTR-TOF-MS Acetaldehyde, 2-propanone, diacetyl, acetoin, etc. Soukoulis et al., 2010
A549 epithelial cell line, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Co-culture of lung epithelial cell line with Pseudomonas aeruginosa thermal desorption-GC-MS 3-methyl-1-butanol, acetone, ethylidene cyclopropane, ethanol, tert-butyl ethyl ether, methyl tert butyl ether, etc. Lawal et al., 2018
Lactobacillus fermentum IMDO130101 Submerged fermentations SIFT-MS Ethanol Van Kerrebroeck et al., 2015
Lactobacillus pentosus Milk fermentation SPME-GC-MS Twenty-four kinds of VOCs including acetaldehyde, acetone, etc. Pan et al., 2014
Nodulisporium TI-13 Beet pulp fermentation PTR-MS Ethanol, methanol, acetaldehyde, terpenes, and terpenoids Schoen et al., 2016
Escherichia coli HMS174(DE3) Escherichia coli cultivation PTR-MS Total VOCs Luchner et al., 2012
S. cerevisiae Mead fermentation PTR-MS Total VOCs Cuenca et al., 2016
Eleven lactic acid bacteria including E. casselliflavus FMAC163, et al. Caciocavallo Palermitano cheese fermentation SPME-GC-MS Alcohol, aldehydes, ketones, esters, aromatic, organic acid, hydrocarbons, etc. Guarrasi et al., 2017
Cell culture Bioprocess monitored E-nose type Volatiles detected References
E-NOSE
Recombinant CHO Early detection of bacterial infection 10 MOSFET, 12 MOS O2 Bachinger et al., 2002
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (a yeast) Non-volatile metabolites during fermentation 18 MOS Ethanol, acetic acid, and acetaldehyde Liden et al., 2000; Calderon-Santoyo et al., 2010
Recombinant Escherichia coli Metabolic burden 19 MOSFET, 10 MOS Biomass and other non-specific gases Bachinger et al., 2001
CHO and Sf-9 insect cell culture Microbial and viral contaminants 10 MOSFET, 6 MOS Acetic acid, ammonia, acetone, and ethanol Kreij et al., 2005
Morinda citrifolia and Nicotiana tabacum (plant cells) Biomass and metabolite concentration 19 MOS and a CO2 sensor Biomass and other non-specific gases Komaraiah et al., 2004
Bacillus subtilis Sporulation events 10 MOSFET, 6 MOS Volatiles from spores Clemente et al., 2008
Lactobacillus fermentum Ogi E1 Lactic fermentation 18 MOS Ethanol Calderon-Santoyo et al., 2013
Recombinant CHO Cellular state transitions 10 MOSFET, 6 MOS Biomass and other non-specific gases Bachinger et al., 2000
Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans Maturation of air-lift bioreactors 11 MOS Alcohols, hydrocarbons, sulfur compounds, etc. Rosi et al., 2012

SIFT, selected ion flow tube; PTR, proton transfer reaction; SPME, solid-phase microextraction; MOSFET, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor; MOS, metal oxide semiconductor.