TABLE 3.
Shake flask fermentationa
Strain | Acetate (g/liter) | Mevalonate yield |
|
---|---|---|---|
g/g of glucose | % of theoreticalb | ||
CMEV-3 | 3.14 ± 0.23 | 0.331 ± 0.006 | 60.4 ± 1.1 |
CMEV-4 | 2.83 ± 0.15 | 0.332 ± 0.007 | 60.6 ± 1.3 |
CMEV-5 | 6.35 ± 0.25 | 0.273 ± 0.005 | 49.8 ± 0.8 |
Data are indicated as means ± SD.
Maximum theoretical yield is 0.548 g of mevalonate per g of glucose.