title: Production of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates by high-cell-density cultivation of Pseudomonas putida under phosphorus limitation.
abstract: High-cell-density fed-batch cultures of Pseudomonas putida were carried out for the production of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) using oleic acid as a carbon source. By employing an optimal feeding strategy without the limitation of any nutrient, a high cell concentration of 173 g/L was achieved, but the PHA concentration and PHA content were only 32.3 g/L and 18.7 wt%, respectively. To increase the PHA concentration and content, phosphorus limitation was applied during fed-bath culture by reducing the initial KH(2)PO(4) concentration. When the initial KH(2)PO(4) concentration was reduced to 4 g/L, cell concentration, PHA concentration, and PHA content obtained in 38 h were 141 g/L, 72. 6 g/L, and 51.4 wt%, respectively, resulting in a high productivity of 1.91 g PHA/L per hour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and BioProcess Engineering Research Center, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1 Kusong-dong, Yusong-gu, Taejon 305-701, Korea. leesy@sorak.kaist.ac.kr
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: J i
authors.initials: Ji
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D003470:Culture Media; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism; D011091:Polyesters / Q000378:metabolism*; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D011091:Polyesters; D010758:Phosphorus