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Table 2 Results for fermentation using Escherichia coli KO11, Zymomonas mobilis mobilis AX101 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST) in 2% w/w corn steep liquor (CSL) or yeast extract peptone (YEP)

From: Comparing the fermentation performance of Escherichia coli KO11, Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST) and Zymomonas mobilis AX101 for cellulosic ethanol production

Nutrients Source/sugar Type

Concentration (g/L)

Strain

Sugar consumption (%)*

Metabolic EtOH yield (%)*†

Carbon balance coverage‡

EtOH Concentration*

Volumetric productivity (g/L/hr)†

Specific productivity (g/L/h/g cell)†0--48 h

       

Glc 0-24 h

Xyl 0-48 h

EtOH 0-48 h

 
  

KO11

100.0 ± 0.0

87.0 ± 0.9

97.3 ± 1.1

44.3 ± 0.5

-2.37 ± 0.00

N/A

0.79

0.57 ± 0.03

CSL/glucose

100

AX101

100.0 ± 0.0

93.2 ± 0.1

95.1 ± 0.1

47.5 ± 0.1

-3.64 ± 0.13

N/A

0.97

0.77 ± 0.07

  

424A(LHN-ST)

100.0 ± 0.0

85.2 ± 0.5

95.8 ± 0.4

43.5 ± 0.3

-4.16 ± 0.03

N/A

0.87

0.16 ± 0.00

  

KO11

98.2 ± 0.5

85.1 ± 1.1

95.9 ± 1.1

41.9 ± 0.8

-2.16 ± 0.07

-0.38 ± 0.03

+0.72 ± 0.01

0.55 ± 0.00

CSL/glucose + xylose

70 + 30

AX101

94.5 ± 2.4

88.6 ± 0.0

96.0 ± 0.0

41.5 ± 1.1

-2.43 ± 0.37

-0.29 ± 0.05

+0.77 ± 0.02

0.69 ± 0.02

  

424A(LHN-ST)

98.4 ± 0.5

82.4 ± 0.5

100.3 ± 0.5

40.2 ± 0.1

-2.76 ± 0.08

-0.39 ± 0.04

+0.73 ± 0.01

0.13 ± 0.00

  

KO11

100.0 ± 0.0

85.1 ± 0.0

93.6 ± 0.2

43.1 ± 0.1

N/A

-1.74 ± 0.02

+0.72 ± 0.01

0.54 ± 0.00

CSL/Xylose

100

AX101

95.3 ± 0.1

84.9 ± 0.2

97.1 ± 0.1

41.3 ± 0.1

N/A

-1.04 ± 0.01

+0.42 ± 0.00

0.46 ± 0.01

  

424A(LHN-ST)

37.9 ± 6.5

89.8 ± 1.3

93.2 ± 0.9

18.1 ± 3.2

N/A

-0.32 ± 0.05

+0.09 ± 0.02

0.10 ± 0.00

YEP§/xylose

100

424A(LHN-ST)

100.0 ± 0.0

92.0 ± 0.01

N/A

46.9 ± 0.0

N/A

-1.77 ± 0.02

+0.87 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.00

  1. *Time-span for the calculated data: Glc fermentation 0-72 h; Xyl and co-fermentation 0-168 h.
  2. †The method to calculate metabolic yields and productivities were as reported in Ref [24].
  3. ‡Carbon balance covers ethanol, carbon dioxide and all the selected by-products formed during fermentation relative to carbon in consumed sugars. Carbon dioxide production was estimated through the stoichiometric equation for the fermentation of glucose to ethanol - ethanol and carbon dioxide were produced on an equimolar basis.
  4. §Yeast extract peptone (YEP), 10 g/L bacto yeast extract +20 g/L bacto peptone.
  5. CSL, corn steep liquor; NA, not applicable.