Table 1.

Cell growth, glycerol consumption and acetate accumulation at different induction times

Content	Induction time (h)	Straina
		S15A-0	S15A-1	S15A-2	S15A-4
ODb600	0	5.93 ± 0.68	6.45 ± 0.48	3.45 ± 0.04	5.22 ± 0.44
	12	7.02 ± 0.15	6.63 ± 0.35	6.43 ± 0.10	6.53 ± 0.22
	24	6.61 ± 0.13	6.82 ± 0.18	6.23 ± 0.12	6.94 ± 0.33
Glycerolb (g/L)	0	12.89 ± 0.00	12.89 ± 0.00	9.78 ± 0.68	12.52 ± 0.46
	12	12.62 ± 0.31	12.26 ± 0.90	12.22 ± 0.12	12.60 ± 0.41
	24	12.89 ± 0.00	12.89 ± 0.00	12.89 ± 0.00	12.89 ± 0.00
Acetateb (g/L)	0	2.65 ± 0.55	2.84 ± 0.22	3.81 ± 0.68	3.48 ± 0.52
	12	3.28 ± 0.35	3.95 ± 0.50	3.36 ± 0.20	4.09 ± 0.21
	24	3.40 ± 0.18	3.66 ± 0.22	3.22 ± 0.64	3.34 ± 0.42

^aStrains were cultured in 50 mL M9 medium containing 1% (v/v) glycerol and 0.2% (g/v) l-arabinose added 0 or 24 h

^bData are shown as the average values and standard deviations of two biological replicates, samples were taken at 42 h