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Table 3 Physiological characteristics of modified strains

From: Improved production of fatty acid ethyl esters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae through up-regulation of the ethanol degradation pathway and expression of the heterologous phosphoketolase pathway

Strain

(Over)expressed genes( HIS3 plasmid) & ( URA3 plasmid)

Final FAEE yield (μg gCDW−1)

Maximal specific growth rate (μmax)

Final biomass (OD 600)

Glucose consumption rate (qsmax)

Ethanol consumption rate (qethmax)

BdJref

--- & ---

16.3 ± 3.5

0.190 ± 0.010

5.84 ± 0.14

−1.534 ± 0.054

−0.204 ± 0.015

Phosphoketolase pathway

BdJ01

ws2 & ---

18 ± 4.8

0.159 ± 0.006

5.51 ± 0.16

−1.448 ± 0.057

−0.200 ± 0.021

BdJ02

ws2 & xpkA, ack

28.0 ± 3.5

0.168 ± 0.009

5.27 ± 0.13

−1.357 ± 0.084

−0.208 ± 0.016

BdJ03

ws2 & xpkA, pta

105 ± 30

0.136 ± 0.025

4.55 ± 0.11

−1.357 ± 0.078

−0.197 ± 0.014

Ethanol degradation pathway

BdJ07

--- & ws2

133 ± 113

0.192 ± 0.003

5.14 ± 0.22

−1.403 ± 0.035

−0.174 ± 0.003

BdJ08

ws2, ALD6, ADH2, acs SE L641P & ---

408 ± 270

0.115 ± 0.026

3.97 ± 0.42

−1.265 ± 0.365

−0.113 ± 0.002

BdJ09

ALD6, ADH2, acs SE L641P & ws2

359 ± 128

0.136 ± 0.035

3.67 ± 1.82

−1.208 ± 0.495

−0.061 ± 0.023