Optimization of growth media components for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production from organic acids by Ralstonia eutropha.

• Main Authors: Yang, Yung-Hun, Brigham, Chrisstopher J., Budde, Charles F., Boccazzi, Paolo, Willis, Laura B., Hassan, Mohd Ali, Mohd Yusof, Zainal Abidin, Rha, ChoKyun, Sinskey, Anthony J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15973/1/Optimization%20of%20growth%20media%20components%20for%20polyhydroxyalkanoate.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15973/

We employed systematic mixture analysis to determine optimal levels of acetate, propionate, and butyrate for cell growth and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production by Ralstonia eutropha H16. Butyrate was the preferred acid for robust cell growth and high PHA production. The 3-hydroxyvalerate content...