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PREPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 45, Issue 1, Pages 69-83Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2014.887582
Keywords
bioreactor; C/N ratio; fermentation; glycerol; Paracoccus denitrificans; PHB
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- Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
- Indian Institute of Technology: Madras, Chennai, India
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In this study, the kinetics of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) biosynthesis from glycerol by Paracoccus denitrificans DSMZ 413 were explored in a batch bioreactor. Effects of inorganic and organic nitrogen source, carbon to nitrogen ratio, and other process variables such as pH, aeration, and initial glycerol concentration on PHB production were investigated in a 2.5-L bioreactor. Yeast extract was found to be the best nitrogen source compared to several organic nitrogen sources tested. At pH 6, specific growth rate, product formation rate, and accumulation of PHB within the cell were maximum. Specific growth rate increased with increase in oxygen transfer rate, but moderate oxygen transfer rate promoted PHB production. High glycerol concentration inhibited specific product formation rate but not growth. High initial carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio favored PHB accumulation and its productivity. At a C/N ratio of 21.4 (mol mol(-1)), 10.7 g L-1 of PHB corresponding to 72% of cell dry weight was attained.
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