Isolation and characterization of bacterial strains with the ability to utilize high concentrations of levulinic acid,a platform chemical from inedible biomass |
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| Authors: | Hiroshi Habe Shun Sato Tomotake Morita Tokuma Fukuoka Kohtaro Kirimura Dai Kitamoto |
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| Institution: | 1. Research Institute for Innovation in Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japanhiroshi.habe@aist.go.jp;3. Research Institute for Innovation in Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan;4. Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Nineteen levulinic acid (LA)-utilizing bacteria were isolated from environmental samples. Following examination of the use of 80 g/L LA by some isolated strains, Brevibacterium epidermidis LA39–2 consumed 62.6 g/L LA following 8 days incubation. The strain also utilized both 90 and 100 g/L LA, with consumption ratio of 84.3 and 53.3%, respectively, after 10 days incubation. |
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| Keywords: | levulinic acid lignocellulose Brevibacterium sp Rhodococcus sp |
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