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Table 3 Fermentation profiles of AK17_WT and AK17_M6, on either 50% or 100% L. digitata hydrolysate

From: Metabolic engineering of Thermoanaerobacterium AK17 for increased ethanol production in seaweed hydrolysate

      

Fermentation products (g/L)

 

Strains and conditions

Glucose (g/L)

Mannitol (g/L)

Glucan (g/L)

Ethanol

Acetic acid

Lactic acid

Ethanol yield (geth/gsubstrate)

AK17 WT

50% hydrolysate

Initial

5.1 ± 0.15

2.8 ± 0.08

5.6 ± 0.21

    

After 40 h

ND

1.4 ± 0.06

4.5 ± 0.2

2.21 ± 0.12

1.30 ± 0.11

2.26 ± 0.07

0.29 (57%)

100% hydrolysate

Initial

9.5 ± 0.21

4.9 ± 0.07

10.6 ± 0.35

    

After 60 h

1.7 ± 0.13

2.6 ± 0.07

8.5 ± 0.31

3.82 ± 0.14

1.54 ± 0.09

3.08 ± 0.11

0.31 (61%)

AK17 M6

50% hydrolysate

Initial

5.2 ± 0.12

2.7 ± 0.05

5.5 ± 0.23

    

After 40 h

ND

1.45 ± 0.08

4.6 ± 0.19

3.41 ± 0.16

ND

ND

0.46 (91%)

100% hydrolysate

Initial

9.3 ± 0.25

4.9 ± 0.09

10.4 ± 0.38

    

After 60 h

2.3 ± 0.14

2.8 ± 0.06

7.4 ± 0.32

5.54 ± 0.12

ND

ND

0.45 (89%)

  1. Data represent the average of three replicate experiments