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Table 4 Chemical composition of the PHAs extracted from recombinant M. extorquens cells grown on methanol + various unsaturated carboxylic acids1.

From: Production of functionalized polyhydroxyalkanoates by genetically modified Methylobacterium extorquens strains

  

Monomeric composition of the produced PHA2

Strain

Substrate

[mol/L]

DCW

[g/L]

C4:0

[mol%]

C5:0

[mol%]

C6:5

[mol%]

C6:0

[mol%]

C8:7

[mol%]

C8:0

[mol%]

phaC1

C6 = 3

16.82

1.59 +/- 0.23

98.11 +/- 0.89

-

0.75 +/- 0.57

1.14 +/- 0.34

-

-

 

C8 = 4

6.61

1.65 +/- 0.31

97.35 +/- 1.69

2.65 +/- 1.68

tr5

tr

tr

tr

 

C11 = 6

3.43

1.11 +/- 0.28

100

-

-

-

-

-

phaC2

C6 = 3

16.82

1.64 +/- 0.46

91.24 +/- 5.23

-

4.76 +/- 2.94

4.00 +/- 2.30

-

-

 

C8 = 4

6.61

1.65 +/- 0.31

84.69 +/- 4.87

5.28 +/- 1.13

2.66 +/- 0.98

2.36 +/- 0.98

5.01 +/- 1.82

tr

 

C11 = 6

3.43

0.91 +/- 0.07

100

-

-

-

-

-

  1. 1The PHA samples presented here were obtained from experiments shown in Figures 4 and 5;
  2. 2CX:Y = double bond at position Y of monomeric chain length X;
  3. 3Average +/- standard deviation, n = 3;
  4. 4Average +/- standard deviation, n = 3;
  5. 5tr = detected in trace quantity;
  6. 6Average +/- standard deviation, n = 2.