title: Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates by Burkholderia cepacia ATCC 17759 using a detoxified sugar maple hemicellulosic hydrolysate.
abstract: Sugar maple hemicellulosic hydrolysate containing 71.9 g/l of xylose was used as an inexpensive feedstock to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by Burkholderia cepacia ATCC 17759. Several inhibitory compounds present in wood hydrolysate were analyzed for effects on cell growth and PHA production with strong inhibition observed at concentrations of 1 g/l furfural, 2 g/l vanillin, 7 g/l levulinic acid, and 1 M acetic acid. Gradual catabolism of lower concentrations of these inhibitors was observed in this study. To increase the fermentability of wood hydrolysate, several detoxification methods were tested. Overliming combined with low-temperature sterilization resulted in the highest removal of total inhibitory phenolics (65%). A fed-batch fermentation exhibited maximum PHA production after 96 h (8.72 g PHA/L broth and 51.4% of dry cell weight). Compositional analysis by NMR and physical-chemical characterization showed that PHA produced from wood hydrolysate was composed of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) with a molecular mass (M                         (N)) of 450.8 kDa, a melting temperature (T                         (m)) of 174.4°C, a glass transition temperature (T                         (g)) of 7.31°C, and a decomposition temperature (T                         (decomp)) of 268.6°C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environment and Forest Biology, SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
authors.forename: Wenyang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Perrotta
authors.forename: Arthur J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Stipanovic
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nakas
mesh_terms: D031002:Acer / Q000378:metabolism; D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism; D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D001547:Benzaldehydes / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D007982:Levulinic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D008970:Molecular Weight; D054813:Polyhydroxyalkanoates / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011492:Protein Hydrolysates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D014934:Wood / Q000378:metabolism; D014994:Xylose / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D001547:Benzaldehydes; D007982:Levulinic Acids; D054813:Polyhydroxyalkanoates; D011492:Protein Hydrolysates; D002482:Cellulose; D014994:Xylose; C100058:vanillin; D005662:Furaldehyde; D019342:Acetic Acid; C032246:levulinic acid