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. 1998 Dec;180(24):6459–6467. doi: 10.1128/jb.180.24.6459-6467.1998

TABLE 3.

Accumulation of PHA by recombinant P. putida GPp104 harboring PHA biosynthesis genes of Pseudomonas sp. strain 61-3a

Plasmid (relevant markers) Substrate Dry cell wt (g/liter) PHA content (wt%) PHA composition (mol%)b
3HB (C4) 3HHx (C6) 3HO (C8) 3HD (C10) 3HDD (C12) 3H5DD (C12′)
pJHS60 (phbR phbB phbA phbC) Gluconate 0.89 20 100 0 0 0 0 0
Octanoate 0.87 Trace 100 0 0 0 0 0
Dodecanoate 0.77 1 100 0 0 0 0 0
pJHS60dBA (phbR phbC) Gluconate 0.80 1 100 0 0 0 0 0
pJHS48 (phbB phbA phbC) Gluconate 0.80 0
pJASc60 (phaC1 phaZ phaC2 phaD) Gluconate 0.62 6 0 1 8 53 23 15
Octanoate 1.06 29 3 15 81 1 0 0
Dodecanoate 0.96 21 5 13 37 29 16 0
Tetradecanoate 0.89 23 4 11 37 31 17 0
pJASc22 (phaC1) Gluconate 0.88 9 0 2 15 58 14 11
Octanoate 1.17 43 3 16 77 2 0 0
Dodecanoate 0.61 33 3 12 39 29 17 0
Tetradecanoate 0.97 38 3 12 39 28 18 0
pJASc60dC1Z (phaC2 phaD) Gluconate 0.95 10 0 1 13 62 14 10
Octanoate 0.84 6 0 10 72 18 0 0
Dodecanoate 0.64 5 0 7 39 29 25 0
Tetradecanoate 0.61 5 0 6 33 34 27 0
a

Cells were cultivated at 30°C for 72 h in MS medium containing the sodium salt of gluconate (2% wt/vol), octanoate, dodecanoate, or tetradecanoate (0.5% wt/vol) as the sole carbon source. 

b

3HDD, 3-hydroxydodecanoate; 3H5DD, 3-hydroxy-cis-5-dodecenoate.