Butanol production of Clostridium acetobutylicum grown on sugars found in hemicellulose hydrolysates

Clostridium acetobutylicum was grown on a variety of different media and assayed for enhanced butanol production. Butanol values of about 90% of theoretical were obtained when glucose was used as the substrate. Five other sugars were assayed and the order of butanol production using these substrates...

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Published inBiotechnology letters Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 247 - 252
Main Authors Mes-Hartree, M., Saddler, J. N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.1982
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clostridium acetobutylicum
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Summary:Clostridium acetobutylicum was grown on a variety of different media and assayed for enhanced butanol production. Butanol values of about 90% of theoretical were obtained when glucose was used as the substrate. Five other sugars were assayed and the order of butanol production using these substrates was cellobiose > mannose > arabinose > xylose > galactose. The addition of calcium carbonate to the media to enhance xylose utilized was beneficial although lower butanol values were obtained.
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ISSN:0141-5492
1573-6776
DOI:10.1007/BF00132395