MICROBIAL-PRODUCTION OF POLY-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID FROM D-XYLOSE AND LACTOSE BY PSEUDOMONAS-CEPACIA

Authors
YOUNG FK KASTNER JR MAY SW
Citation
Fk. Young et al., MICROBIAL-PRODUCTION OF POLY-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID FROM D-XYLOSE AND LACTOSE BY PSEUDOMONAS-CEPACIA, Applied and environmental microbiology, 60(11), 1994, pp. 4195-4198
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
60
Issue
11
Year of publication
1994
Pages
4195 - 4198
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1994)60:11<4195:MOPAFD>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrc acid (PHB) was produced from xylose and lactos e by using Pseudomonas cepacia. Approximately 50% PHB (grams of PHB to tal/grams of biomass total) was produced. With a laser-based fluoresce nt probe, beta-galactosidase activity aas shown to be induced in P. ce pacia cells grown on lactose but not in those grown on glucose or xylo se. P. cepacia has the potential to produce biodegradable thermoplasti cs from hemicellulosic hydrolysates and cheese whey.