Abstract
With 30 g glucose/l as carbon source, Clostridium beijerinckii ART124, a mutant created by atmospheric pressure glow discharge, produced 13.7 g total solvent/l (containing 3.1 g acetone/l, 10.4 g butanol/l and 0.2 g ethanol/l) in 72 h. The mutant could also use sucrose or xylose or a mixture of glucose/xylose/arabinose with nearly equal yields.
© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acetone / metabolism*
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Atmospheric Pressure
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Butanols / metabolism*
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Carbohydrate Metabolism / physiology*
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Clostridium beijerinckii / physiology*
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Clostridium beijerinckii / radiation effects*
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Ethanol / metabolism*
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Genetic Enhancement / methods*
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Mutation / genetics
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Plasma Gases
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Radiation Dosage
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Radio Waves
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Solvents / metabolism
Substances
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Butanols
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Plasma Gases
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Solvents
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Acetone
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Ethanol