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Table 1 Influence of glucose concentration on sugar utilization and product synthesis in bioreactor

From: Deletion of pgi gene in E. coli increases tolerance to furfural and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural in media containing glucose–xylose mixture

Strain

Maximum titer (g/L)

Product yield (g/g)

% Theoretical yield of ethanol

Rate of total sugar utilization (g/(L.h))

Rate of ethanol production (g/(L.h))

Cells

Acetate

Ethanol

Cells

Acetate

Ethanol

6 g/L glucose

 SSK42

2.69 ± 0.31

0.75 ± 0.01

19.44 ± 0.85

0.07 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.00

0.36 ± 0.05

69.94 ± 8.85

0.76 ± 0.06

0.27 ± 0.01

 SSK101

3.06 ± 0.02

0.67 ± 0.08

20.13 ± 1.98

0.07 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.00

0.37 ± 0.08

71.80 ± 15.73

0.58 ± 0.07

0.21 ± 0.02

 SSK101 + inhibitors

2.92 ± 0.06

1.17 ± 0.14

17.90 ± 3.02

0.06 ± 0.00

0.02 ± 0.00

0.35 ± 0.05

68.89 ± 9.26

0.35 ± 0.01

0.12 ± 0.02

12 g/L glucose

 SSK42

2.90 ± 0.26

1.41 ± 0.04

20.14 ± 1.20

0.06 ± 0.02

0.03 ± 0.00

0.39 ± 0.01

75.16 ± 1.33

0.43 ± 0.02

0.17 ± 0.01

 SSK101

2.55 ± 0.07

0.97 ± 0.03

21.37 ± 0.22

0.05 ± 0.00

0.02 ± 0.00

0.40 ± 0.01

77.29 ± 2.23

0.45 ± 0.02

0.18 ± 0.00

 SSK 101 + inhibitors

2.64 ± 0.27

1.16 ± 0.06

20.48 ± 1.47

0.05 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.00

0.40 ± 0.04

77.54 ± 7.05

0.31 ± 0.01

0.12 ± 0.01

  1. Data for SSK42 with inhibitors (1 g/L Furfural + 1 g/L HMF) has not been given as no significant growth was observed here in either glucose concentration