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Table 1 Comparison of major product profiles in pH-controlled (pH ≥ 5.0) batch fermentations of C. acetobutylicum strains

From: Introducing a single secondary alcohol dehydrogenase into butanol-tolerant Clostridium acetobutylicum Rh8 switches ABE fermentation to high level IBE fermentation

Characteristics and products

Strains

   
 

Rh8(pIMP1)

Rh8(psADH)

1731(pIMP1)

1731(psADH)

Butanol

17.3 ± 0.2

15 ± 0.1

14 ± 0.2

12 ± 0.1

Isopropanol

ND

7.6 ± 0.1

ND

7.15 ± 0.1

Acetone

7.5 ± 0.1

ND

4.44 ± 0.1

ND

Ethanol

2.72 ± 0.1

1.28 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.1

Butyrate

0.93 ± 0.1

2.2 ±0.2

1.8 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.2

Acetate

0.82 ± 0.2

0.5 ±0.1

3.5 ± 0.2

2.8 ± 0.2

Total solvent

27.52 ± 0.4

23.88 ± 0.3

20.24 ± 0.4

20.65 ± 0.3

IB or AB ratioa

0.9

0.95

0.91

0.93

Solvent yield

0.336

0.314

0.277

0.287

  1. a(Isopropanol + butanol)/total solvent (g/g) or (acetone + butanol)/total solvent.