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. 2012 Nov 23;12:89. doi: 10.1186/1472-6750-12-89

Table 1.

Biliverdin production byE. coli(HO1) andE. coli(mHO-1) growing in LB medium supplemented with various carbon sources

E.coliStrain Carbon Source Conc. % IPTGa Pigmentb
BL21(HO1)
 D-glucose
 1
 +
 pale green
 
  
 2
 +
 pale green
 
  
 5
 +
 yellow green
 
 sucrose
 1
 +
 brown
 
 D-mannitol
 1
 +
 pale green
 
  
 2
 +
 pale green
 
  
 5
 +
 green
 
 D-sorbitol
 1
 +
 yellow green
 
  
 5
 +
 yellow green
 
  
 10
 +
 yellow green
 
 lactose
 1
 -
 pale green
 
  
 2.5
 -
 green
 
  
 5
 -
 yellow green
 
  
 10
 -
 yellow green
 
 D-mannitol, D-glucose
 1,1
 +
 pale green
 
 sucrose, D-glucose
 1,1
 +
 pale green
 
 D-mannitol, D-sorbitol
 2.5, 2.5
 +
 green
 
 D-mannitol, D-sorbitol
 2, 5
 +
 green
 
 D-mannitol, D-sorbitol
 5, 5
 +
 green
 
 lactose, D-glucose
 2, 2
 -
 green
 
 succinate
 5
 +
 pale green
 
 malate
 5
 +
 pale green
 
 citrate
 5
 +
 pale green
 
 L- glutamate
 5
 +
 pale green
 
 L- glutamate
 5
 +
 yellow green
BL21(mHO1)
 D-glucose
 1
 +
 green
 
 D-mannitol
 5
 +
 green
 
 lactose
 2.5
 -
 green
  lactose, D-glucose 2, 2 - green

aIsopropyl-β-thiogalactoside (IPTG), 0.5 mM added (+), or not added (−).

b Biliverdin concentrations were 2 to 4mg L-1 (green), <2 to >0.2 mg L-1 (pale green) and <0.2mg L-1 (yellow green and brown).