期刊
METABOLIC ENGINEERING
卷 10, 期 6, 页码 394-404出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2008.06.007
关键词
Biohydrogen; Pyrococcus furiosus; Thermotoga maritima; Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus; Hyperthermophiles; Hydrogenases
资金
- US National Science Foundation Biotechnology Program
- US Department of Energy
Hydrothermal microbiotopes are characterized by the consumption and production of molecular hydrogen. Heterotrophic hyperthermophilic microorganisms (growth T-opt >= 80 degrees C) actively participate in the production of H-2 in these environments through the fermentation of peptides and carbohydrates. Hyperthermophiles have been shown to approach the theoretical (Thauer) limit of 4 mol of H-2 produced per mole of glucose equivalent consumed, albeit at lower volumetric productivities than observed for mesophilic bacteria, especially enterics and clostridia. Potential advantages for biohydrogen production at elevated temperatures include fewer metabolic byproducts formed, absence of catabolic repression for growth on heterogeneous biomass substrates, and reduced loss of H-2 through conversion to H2S and CH4 by mesophilic consortia containing sulfate reducers and methanogens. To fully exploit the use of these novel microorganisms and their constituent hydrogenases for biohydrogen production, development of versatile genetic systems and improvements in current understanding of electron flux from fermentable substrates to H-2 in hyperthermophiles are needed. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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