Benzoic acid fermentation from starch and cellulose via a plant-like β-oxidation pathway in Streptomyces maritimus

Table 1 Various parameters in benzoate fermentation ^a

Strain	Carbon source	Maximum dry cell weight (g/l)	Benzoate produced (mg/l)	Yield^b (Cmol%)
S. maritimus/WT	Glucose (3%)	10.8 ± 0.29	257 ± 62.4	1.47
S. maritimus/WT	Xylose (3%)	12.9 ± 1.36	90.0 ± 28.9	0.52
S. maritimus/WT	Cellobiose (3%)	13.6 ± 0.52	337 ± 65.5	1.83
S. maritimus/WT	Corn starch (3%)	11.4 ± 0.88	460 ± 36.8	2.64
S. maritimus/WT	PASC (1%)	-	23.3 ± 8.17	0.40
S. maritimus/ps-tfu0901	PASC (1%)	-	125 ± 8.96	2.15
S. maritimus/ps-tfu1074	PASC (1%)	-	103 ± 0.94	1.77

^a Values represent means ± standard deviation for three independent experiments.
^b mol of carbon involved in produced benzoate per mol of carbon involved in consumed carbon source.

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