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Table 2 Growth kinetics and stoichiometry of P. putida KT2440 under different growth-limiting conditions

From: Integrated analysis of gene expression and metabolic fluxes in PHA-producing Pseudomonas putida grown on glycerol

Limitation

D (h−1)

Residual ammonium (mg L−1)

Residual glycerol (g L−1)

YX/S (g g−1)

PHA (wt%)

YPHA/S (g g−1)

Uptake and production rates (mmol gCDW−1 h−1)

Glycerol

Malate

Succinate

CO2

Glycerol

0.044

68.2 ± 4.8

ND < 0.1

0.47

2.5

–

1.02 ± 0.10

ND < 0.1

ND < 0.1

1.5 ± 0.1

Ammonium

0.044

ND < 0.1

19.9 ± 0.9

0.19

29.7

0.08

2.47 ± 0.15

0.04 ± 0.01

0.24 ± 0.02

3.6 ± 0.1

Glycerol

0.120

35.1 ± 2.7

ND < 0.1

0.51

2.7

–

2.60 ± 0.06

ND < 0.1

ND < 0.1

3.2 ± 0.1

Ammonium

0.120

ND < 0.1

25.7 ± 0.7

0.34

12.8

0.05

3.71 ± 0.03

0.21 ± 0.03

ND < 0.1

4.2 ± 0.1

  1. Standard deviation (±) from at least two independent experiments
  2. Yx/s was calculated based on the biomass, excluding PHA
  3. ND not detected in the culture broth