Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol.84-86, 971-980, 2000
Effect of C : N molar ratio on monomer composition of polyhydroxyalkanoates produced by Pseudomonas mendocina 0806 and Pseudomonas pseudoalkaligenus YS1
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable polymers produced by bacteria. In this study, the effect of C:N molar ratio on the monomer composition of PHAs was investigated, including medium chain length PHA produced by Pseudomonas mendocina 0806 and PHA blends consisting of monomers of 3-hydroxybutyrate and medium chain length hydroxyalkanoate produced by Pseudomonas pseudoalkaligenus YS1. It was observed that there were some fixed ranges of C:N molar ratio that affect the monomer composition of PHA independently of the substrate. For strain 0806, the ranges were C:N < 20, 20 < C:N < 200, and C:N > 200. The monomer composition was constant among these ranges when using glucose and octanoate as the sole substrate. For strain YS1, the ranges were C:N < 20, 20 < C:N < 45, and C:N > 45. These results are useful for controlling monomer composition in PHA production.
Keywords:polyhydroxyalkanoates;polyhydroxybutyrate;Pseudomonas mendocina;Pseudomonas pseudoalkaligenus