Improvement of ethanol production of themophilic Clostridium sp. by Mutation |
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Affiliation: | Central Research Laboratories, Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd., Seta, Otsu, Shiga 520-21, Japan |
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Abstract: | Three thermophilic Clostridium strains were isolated from soil as cellulose-fermenting bacteria wich produced ethanol, lactic acid, and acetic acid from cellulose at 60°C. To increase ethanol productivity, strains no. 187 was mutated with N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosguanidine. The resultant mutant, no 187-102-27, was superior to the original strain in ethanol production, and produced less lactic and acetic acid. The activities of some enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of the lactic and acetic acid of mutant no. 187-102-27 were lower than those of the original strain. These results are highly consistent with the acid production of the mutant strain being low. |
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