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Table 4 Extracellular metabolites formed in concentrations in excess of 0.1 g/l fermentation broth found in controlled fermentations of test organisms

From: Microbial production host selection for converting second-generation feedstocks into bioproducts

Production host/carbon source

Alcohols and lactones

Organic acids

Amino acids/intermediates

E. coli/glucose

ethanol

acetic, formic, lactic, orotic, succinic, pyruvic

Glutamic, α-ketoglutaric acid,

2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid

E. coli/xylose

ethanol

acetic, formic, lactic, propionic, succinic, pyruvic, orotic

2, 3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid

E. coli/glycerol

ethanol

acetic, formic, propionic, succinic

glutamic, putrescine, 2, 3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid

C. glutamicum/glucose

ethanol

lactic, succinic, acetic

glutamic

C. glutamicum/glycerol

ethanol

acetic, formic

-

S. cerevisiae/glucose

ethanol

acetic, lactic, malic, pyruvic, citric

-

S. cerevisiae/glycerol

ethanol

acetic, propionic, isobutyric, lactic, isovaleric

-

P. stipitis/glucose

ethanol

pyruvic, malic, acetic

-

P. stipitis/xylose

ethanol

citric, acetic, lactic

-

P. stipitis/glycerol

ethanol

lactic, citric, acetic

-

T. reesei/ glucose

mannitol

malic

-

T. reesei/ xylose

-

-

-

A. niger/ glucose

gluconic acid lactone, ethanol, erythritol, glycerol

gluconic, oxalic, citric, malic, lactic, succinic, acetic, propionic

-

A. niger/ xylose

arabitol, glycerol, mannitol

malic, citric, oxalic, propionic, succinic, acetic, pyruvic

-

A. niger/ glycerol

-

oxalic, propionic, succinic, malic, isocitric, pyruvic citric

-

  1. Products produced in excess of 1 g/l fermentation broth are in bold print. The products are listed in order of abundance.