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Table 3 Chemostat studies of methylotrophic yeasts [90, 102, 107, 114, 118, 119].

From: Regulation of methanol utilisation pathway genes in yeasts

  

AOX

CAT

FLD

FDH

Methanol-limited chemostat

C. b.

Decreasing with increasing dilution rate

Relatively constant over the D range tested

Increasing with increasing dilution rate

Increasing with increasing dilution rate

 

H. p.

Decreasing with increasing dilution rate

Increasing with increasing dilution rate

Increasing with increasing dilution rate

Increasing with increasing dilution rate

Glucose-limited chemostat

C. b.

Low level of derepression at D's < 0.2 h-1

Increasing with increasing dilution rate

High level of derepression at D's < 0.4 h-1

Low level of derepression at D's < 0.1 h-1

 

H. p.

High level of derepression at D's < 0.4 h-1

Increasing with increasing dilution rate

High level of derepression at D's < 0.4 h-1

Low level of derepression at D's < 0.2 h-1

Glucose/methanol fed chemostat

C. b.

Decreasing with increasing D

Increasing with increasing D up to 0.3 h-1

Activity peak at D ~0.12 h-1

Almost constant at D < 0.3 h-1

 

H. p.

Decreasing with increasing D

Increasing with increasing D up to 0.3 h-1

Increasing with increasing D up to 0.3 h-1

Increasing with increasing D up to 0.3 h-1

Sorbitol-limited chemostat

H. p.

Decreasing with increasing dilution rate

Decreasing with increasing dilution rate

Decreasing with increasing dilution rate

Decreasing with increasing dilution rate

Sorbitol/methanol fed chemostat

H. p.

Decreasing with increasing dilution rate

Increasing with increasing dilution rate

Increasing with increasing D above 0.3 h-1

Activity peak at D = 0.37 h-1

Glycerol/methanol fed chemostat

H. p.

High specific enzyme activity at D = 0.1 h-1

High specific enzyme activity at D = 0.1 h-1

High specific enzyme activity at D = 0.1 h-1

High specific enzyme activity at D = 0.1 h-1

Ethanol/methanol fed chemostat

H. p.

No activity found at D = 0.1 h-1

No activity found at D = 0.1 h-1

No activity found at D = 0.1 h-1

No activity found at D = 0.1 h-1

  1. The general trend of specific enzyme activity with varying dilution rates (D) are given. C. b.: Candida boidinii (Kloeckera sp. 2201), H. p.: Hansenula polymorpha CBS4732