An energetic model for oxygen-limited metabolism
- Amoco Oil Co., Naperville, IL (United States). Amoco Research Center
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States). Lab. of Renewable Resources Engineering
Microbial production of 2,3-butanediol by Klebsiella oxytoca occurs under conditions of an oxygen limitation. The extent to which substrate is oxidized to 2,3-butanediol and its coproducts, (acetic acid, acetoin, and ethanol) and the relative flow rates of substrate to energetic and biosynthetic pathways are controlled by the degree of oxygen limitation. Two energetic relationships which describe the response to an oxygen limitation have been derived. The first relationship describes the coupling between growth and energy production observed under oxygen-limited conditions. This allows calculation of energetic parameters and modeling of the cell mass and substrate profiles in terms of the degree of oxygen limitation only. The second relationship describes the average degree of oxidation and the rate of the end-product flow. The model has been tested with both batch and continuous culture. During these kinetic studies, two phases of growth have been observed: energy-coupled growth, which was described above; and, energy-uncoupled growth, which arises when the degree of oxygen limitation reaches a critical value. Optimal culture performance with respect to 2,3-butanediol productivity occurs during energy-coupled growth.
- OSTI ID:
- 5320774
- Journal Information:
- Biotechnology and Bioengineering; (United States), Vol. 42:11; ISSN 0006-3592
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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