Table 1. Dry cell weight (DCW) and PHBV obtained on different carbon sources in flask fermentation.

Carbon sources	DCW(g L−1)	PHBV(g L−1)	HV content (%)
LAa	1.29±0.05	0.03±0.01	52.7±4.6
Glucose+LA	4.39±0.44	3.18±0.25	21.4±1.7
Maltose+LA	0.00±0.00	–	–
Sucrose+LA	1.86±0.12	0.09±0.02	18.6±2.1
Lactose+LA	1.98±0.16	0.39±0.04	22.5±1.3
Fructose+LA	0.00±0.00	–	–
Dextrin+LA	2.01±0.47	0.03±0.01	15.9±1.6
Soluble starch+LA	1.80±0.32	0.05±0.05	16.3±1.1
Molasses+LA	2.68±0.54	0.66±0.27	21.9±2.8
Glucose (no LA)b	3.90±0.39	2.44±0.59	0

50 mL (pH 7.0) of media was in 250 mL flask with 5% (v/v) inoculum under shaking conditions at 200 rpm for 72 h at 30°C.

^a5 g L⁻¹ LA was added as sole carbon source.

^b20 g L⁻¹ glucose was added as sole carbon source.