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A recombinantEscherichia coli strain harboring the PHB biosynthesis genes fromAlcaligenes eutrophus was used to produce poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) by pH-stat fedbatch culture. Initial glucose concentration for optimal growth was found to be 20g/L from a series of flask cultures. A final PHB concentration of 88.8 g/L could be obtained after 42 hrs of cultivation.
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Kim, B.S., Lee, S.Y. & Chang, H.N. Production of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate by fed-batch culture of recombinantEscherichia coli . Biotechnol Lett 14, 811–816 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01029144
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