Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production by isolated Halomonas sp. KM-1 using waste glycerol

Yoshikazu Kawata; Sei-ichi Aiba

doi:10.1271/bbb.90459

Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production by isolated Halomonas sp. KM-1 using waste glycerol

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2010;74(1):175-7. doi: 10.1271/bbb.90459. Epub 2010 Jan 7.

Authors

Yoshikazu Kawata¹, Sei-ichi Aiba

Affiliation

¹ Bio-Based Polymers Collaborative Research Team, AIST Kansai Collaboration Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan. y-kawata@aist.go.jp

PMID: 20057130
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.90459

Abstract

Biodiesel fuel is favored as a type of carbon neutral energy. To popularize its usage, by-product waste glycerol utilization is a critical problem. We tried to isolate waste glycerol utilizing bacteria, and obtained the alkalo- and halophile bacteria Halomonas sp. KM-1. This strain produced bioplastic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) in a simple medium and diluted waste glycerol as a sole carbon source.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Glycerol / metabolism*
Halomonas / drug effects
Halomonas / growth & development
Halomonas / isolation & purification*
Halomonas / metabolism*
Hydroxybutyrates / metabolism*
Hydroxybutyrates / pharmacology
Industrial Waste*
Polyesters / metabolism*
Polyesters / pharmacology
Soil Microbiology

Substances

Hydroxybutyrates
Industrial Waste
Polyesters
poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate
Glycerol