title: Production of 1,3-propanediol by Klebsiella pneumoniae from glycerol broth.
abstract: Broth containing 152 g glycerol l(-1) from Candida krusei culture was converted to 1,3-propanediol by Klebsiella pneumoniae. Residual glucose in the broth promoted growth of K. pneumoniae while acetate was inhibitory. After desalination treatment of glycerol broth by electrodialysis, the acetate in the broth was removed. A fed-batch culture with electrodialytically pretreated broth as substrate was developed giving 53 g 1,3-propanediol l(-1) with a yield of 0.41 g g(-1) glycerol and a productivity of 0.94 g l(-1) h(-1).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ke-Ke
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Jian-An
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: De-Hua
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ming-De
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jing-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002175:Candida / Q000378:metabolism; D002845:Chromatography; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D005374:Filtration; D005990:Glycerol / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000378:metabolism*; D008566:Membranes / Q000737:chemistry; D011409:Propylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011409:Propylene Glycols; C041787:1,3-propanediol; D005990:Glycerol