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Production of acetoin from renewable resources under heterotrophic and mixotrophic conditions
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2021-06
Sprache
English
Journal
Volume
329
Article Number
124866
Citation
Bioresource Technology 329: 124866 (2021-06)
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
PubMed ID
33647604
This study aimed to reveal whether Cupriavidus necator H16 is suited for the production of acetoin based on the carboxylic acids acetate, butyrate and propionate under heterotrophic and mixotrophic conditions. The chosen production strain, lacking the polyhydroxybutyrate synthases phaC1 and phaC2, was revealed to be beneficiary for autotrophic acetoin production. Proteomic analysis of the strain determined that the deletions do indeed have a significant impact on pyruvate formation and its subsequent direction towards the introduced acetoin-synthesis pathway. Moreover, the strain was tested for its ability to use typical dark fermentation products under hetero- and mixotrophic conditions. Growth with butyrate and acetate led to low efficiencies, while 46.54% ±0.78 of the added propionate was converted into acetoin. Interestingly, mixotrophic conditions led to simultaneous consumption of acetate and butyrate with the gaseous substrates and lowered efficiency. In contrast, mixotrophic propionate consumption led to diauxic behavior and high carbon efficiency of 71.2% ±0.64.
Subjects
Acetoin
Acidic hydrolysis
Biorefinery
Cupriavidus necator H16
Proteomics