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. 2016 Sep 28;57(1):39–47. doi: 10.1007/s12088-016-0622-4

Table 1.

Polyhydroxyalkanoate co-polymer production by co-metabolism of diverse substrates by gram-negative microorganism

Organism Substrate Homo-polymers Co-polymer References
PHB Type Ratio
mol (%)
Yield (% DCM)
mol (%) Yield (% DCM)
Alcaligenes eutrophus Glucose + (NH4)2SO4 100 78 [16]
Ralstonia eutropha PHB-4 Gluconate + octanoate 100 40.89 [18]
R. eutropha Glycerol + caesin hydrolysate (CH) 100 50 [13]
Cupriavidus necator H16 Palm kernel oil + propionic acid (PA) P(3HB-3HV-3HHx) 93:0:7 55.5 [25]
Palm kernel oil + valeric acid (VA) P(3HB-3HV-3HHx) 89:6:5 52.3
C. necator DSM545 Glucose + VA 100 64.5 [33]
FAME + VA P(3HB-3HV) 4.3 63.4
C. necator DSM7237 Glycerol + sunflower meal + levulinic acid 27 g/L 72.9 P(3HB-3HV) 22.5 66.4 [35]
C. necator Crude glycerol + rapeseed meal P(3HB-3HV) 2.8−8:55.6 NA [32]
Cupriavidus sp. USMAA1020 γ-butyrolactone P(3HB-4HB) NA 52.4 [23]
Pseudomonas pseudoflava Glucose + xylose 100 22 [10]
P. putida KTOY06 Dodecanoate + gluconate P(3HD-3HDD-3HO- 3HHx) NA 84.3 [19]
P. putida KT2440 Glucose + nonanoic acid 100 75 NA NA [21]
Burkholderia + Acidobacteria Acetic acid (AA) + PA 100 NA P(3HB-3HV) 0–74 NA [34]
Aeromonas hydrophila CQ4 Dodecanoate + gluconoate P(3HB-3HHx) 44.67 [20]
A. hydrophila 4AK4 Dodecanoate + PA P(3HB-3HV-3HHx) NA 37.2 [22]
Lauric acid + 1,4-butanediol P(3HB-4HB—3HHx) NA 23.6 [28]
Azotobacter sp. Glucose (5 % w/v) + FP (Fish peptone) 100 85 [11]
Glucose (3 % w/v) + FP + NH4Cl 100 74
Glucose (3 % w/v) + FP 100 79
A. vinelandii UWD P(3HB-3HV) 4.3 58.3 [12]
Comamonas acidovorans Glucose + 1,4-butanediol 100 53 P(4HB) 0–96 40 [15]
Haloferax mediterranei Rice bran + corn starch (1:8) 100 55.6 [17]
Wheat bran + Corn Starch (1:2) 100 40.2
Methylobacterium rhodesianum Glycerol + CH + Casamino acids 100 65 [13]
E. coli JM109 Glucose P(3HHx-3HO) NA 54.0 [27]
Azohydromonas australica Sucrose + Nitrogen 100 77.0 [31]
Mixed culture AA + PA + Lactic acid P(3HB-3HV) 31 NA [14]
Mixed culture Fermented molasses (VFAs) 100 65 P(3HB-3HV) 13 30 [30]
Mixed culture AA + PA 100 78 P(3HB-3HV) 15–20 NA [26]
Mixed culture (Waste activated sludge) AA + Glucose 100 30 P(3HB-3HV) 3.1 NA [27]
AA + Bovine serum albumin (BSA) 100 29.1 P(3HB-3HV) 2.7 NA
AA + Glucose + BSA 100 30.8 P(3HB-3HV) 3.7 NA
Mixed culture (Activated sludge) VFAs (AA + PA + VA + butyrate) 100 31–47 P(3HB-3HV) 53–69 48 [24]

a Not applicable NA Not available

PHA Polyhydroxyalkanoae

PHB Polyhydroxybutyrate

3HB 3-Hydroxybutyric acid

3HV 3-Hydroxyvaleric acid

4HB 4-Hydroxybutyric acid

3HO 3-Hydroxyoctanoate

3HHx 3-Hydroxyhexenoate

6HHx 6Hydroxyhexanoate

3HD 3-Hydroxydecanoate

3HDD 3Hydroxydodecanoate