Effects of aromatic compounds on the production of bacterial nanocellulose by Gluconacetobacter xylinus

Table 2 Conversion of coniferyl aldehyde and vanillin in Gluconacetobacter xylinus cultures ^a

Initial concentration of coniferyl aldehyde (mM)	0.50	1.0	1.5	2.0
Yield of ferulic acid (%)	74	74	81	44
Initial concentration of vanillin (mM)	0.50	2.5	5.0	7.5	10
Yield of vanillyl alcohol (%)	80	53	ND^b	ND	ND

^aThe table shows the yields of ferulic acid at the end of cultivation of cultures with coniferyl aldehyde, and the yields of vanillyl alcohol at the end of cultivation of cultures with vanillin. Yield of ferulic acid (%) = ferulic acid / original coniferyl aldehyde, Yield of vanillyl alcohol (%) = vanillyl alcohol / original vanillin.
^bNone detected.

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