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Table 1 Effects of common lignocellulose-derived inhibitors on the growth of R . opacus strains

From: Tolerance and adaptive evolution of triacylglycerol-producing Rhodococcus opacus to lignocellulose-derived inhibitors

Inhibitor

IC 50 , g L −1

MITXM-61

MITXM-61 SHL33

Lignin

1.2 (±0.04)

3.5 (±0.26)

Furfural

1.0 (±0.29)

1.0 (±0.12)

HMF

1.1 (±0.23)

1.2 (±0.06)

Vanillin

0.55 (±0.09)

0.60 (±0.06)

4-HB

0.28 (±0.03)

0.73 (±0.03)

Syringaldehyde

0.30 (±0.03)

0.57 (±0.01)

Levulinic acid

5.8 (±0.72)

5.4 (±0.20)

Formic acid

2.7 (±0.20)

2.6 (±0.50)

Acetic acid

3.3 (±0.78)

4.2 (±0.36)

  1. The strain was cultivated in defined media containing 16 g L−1 glucose supplemented with different concentrations of the inhibitors for 2 days. Inhibitory concentrations of inhibitors at 50% (IC50) were estimated from the growth profile. Data are results of triplicate experiments, ±s.d.
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

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