Production of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate from lactose and whey by Methylobacterium sp. ZP24.
Methylobacterium sp. ZP24, isolated from a local pond, is able to grow in a medium containing 12 g l-1 lactose as a sole source of carbon, giving 5.25 g l-1 biomass yield and poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) up to 59% of its dry weight in 40 h. The isolate was also able to utilize cheese whey and produce 1.1 g l-1 PHB. Addition of ammonium sulphate increased the production of PHB from whey 2.5-fold. The potential of Methylobacterium sp. ZP24 in PHB production from cheese whey is discussed.
Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Science, M.S. University of Baroda, India.
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D000645:Ammonium Sulfate / Q000494:pharmacology; D018533:Biomass; D002611:Cheese; D016946:Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D007785:Lactose / Q000378:metabolism*; D011091:Polyesters / Q000378:metabolism*; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates
D000645:Ammonium Sulfate; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D007785:Lactose; D011091:Polyesters; C003182:poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates