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  • Title: Spontaneous liberation of intracellular polyhydroxybutyrate granules in Escherichia coli.
    Author: Jung IL, Phyo KH, Kim KC, Park HK, Kim IG.
    Journal: Res Microbiol; 2005 Sep; 156(8):865-73. PubMed ID: 16024232.
    Abstract:
    Despite receiving much attention as a biodegradable substitute for conventional non-biodegradable plastics, the commercial use of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) remains limited because of its high production cost. In order to reduce the recovery/purification cost, which forms over half of the total production cost, we have developed a new cultivation method which enables spontaneous liberation of PHB by modulation of the initial inoculum size and the medium composition in recombinant Escherichia coli harboring Alcaligenes eutrophus phbCAB genes. In flask cultivation using a low cell inoculum and 2x LB medium containing 21% glucose, autolysis of 80.2% as well as yields of 85.2 g/l of PHB and a PHB content of 99.0% (w/w) were obtained. The glucose conversion rate was 0.43. The strategies developed in this study can minimize complex and unfavorable efforts required for efficient recovery/purification processes, thereby enabling biodegradable plastic to be produced by the recombinant E. coli so as to compete with conventional non-biodegradable plastic.
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