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  • Title: Glycolytic pathway and hydrogen yield studies of the extreme thermophile Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus.
    Author: de Vrije T, Mars AE, Budde MA, Lai MH, Dijkema C, de Waard P, Claassen PA.
    Journal: Appl Microbiol Biotechnol; 2007 Apr; 74(6):1358-67. PubMed ID: 17216445.
    Abstract:
    NMR analysis of (13)C-labelling patterns showed that the Embden-Meyerhof (EM) pathway is the main route for glycolysis in the extreme thermophile Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus. Glucose fermentation via the EM pathway to acetate results in a theoretical yield of 4 mol of hydrogen and 2 mol of acetate per mole of glucose. Previously, approximately 70% of the theoretical maximum hydrogen yield has been reached in batch fermentations. In this study, hydrogen and acetate yields have been determined at different dilution rates during continuous cultivation. The yields were dependent on the growth rate. The highest hydrogen yields of 82 to 90% of theoretical maximum (3.3 to 3.6 mol H(2) per mol glucose) were obtained at low growth rates when a relatively larger part of the consumed glucose is used for maintenance. The hydrogen productivity showed the opposite effect. Both the specific and the volumetric hydrogen production rates were highest at the higher growth rates, reaching values of respectively 30 mmol g(-1) h(-1) and 20 mmol l(-1) h(-1). An industrial process for biohydrogen production will require a bioreactor design, which enables an optimal mix of high productivity and high yield.
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