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Table 4 Comparison of the specific production rates of the three key reactions for chain elongation in strain CPB6

From: Production of high-concentration n-caproic acid from lactate through fermentation using a newly isolated Ruminococcaceae bacterium CPB6

 

R1a

R2a

R3a

R1/R3

R2/R3

Strain CPB6

0.162

0.108

0.046

3.522

2.348

  1. R1: Caproyl-CoA + Acetate → Caproate + Acetyl-CoA; R2: Caproyl-CoA + Butyrate → Caproate + Butyryl-CoA; R3: Butyryl-CoA + Acetate → Butyrate + Acetyl-CoA
  2. a The unit of rates is mg product/g biomass/min
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

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