Poly-(3-hydroxybutyrate) production from whey by high-density cultivation of recombinant Escherichia coli |
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Authors: | H. H. Wong S. Y. Lee |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemical Engineering and BioProcess Engineering Research Center, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 373-1 Kusong-dong, Yusong-gu, Taejon 305-701, Korea e-mail: leesy@sorak.kaist.ac.kr, KR |
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Abstract: | Recombinant Escherichia coli strain GCSC 6576, harboring a high-copy-number plasmid containing the Ralstonia eutropha genes for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthesis and the E. coli ftsZ gene, was employed to produce poly-(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) from whey. pH-stat fed-batch fermentation, using whey powder as the nutrient feed, produced cellular dry weight and PHB concentrations of 109 g l−1 and 50 g l−1 respectively in 47 h. When concentrated whey solution containing 210 g l−1 lactose was used as the nutrient feed, cellular dry weight and PHB concentrations of 87 g l−1 and 69 g l−1 respectively could be obtained in 49 h by pH-stat fed-batch culture. The PHB content was as high as 80% of the cellular dry weight. These results suggest that cost-effective production of PHB is possible by fed-batch culture of recombinant E. coli using concentrated whey solution as a substrate. Received: 19 December 1997 / Received revision: 17 March 1998 / Accepted: 20 March 1998 |
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