The synthesis of n-caproate from lactate: a new efficient process for medium-chain carboxylates production.
The synthesis of n-caproate from lactate: a new efficient process for medium-chain carboxylates production.
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从乳酸合成正己酸酯:一种高效的中链羧酸盐生产新工艺
DOI:
10.1038/srep14360
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发表时间:
2015-09-25
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Bo T
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作者:
Zhu X;Tao Y;Liang C;Li X;Wei N;Zhang W;Zhou Y;Yang Y;Bo T
A unique microbiome that metabolizes lactate rather than ethanol for n-caproate production was obtained from a fermentation pit used for the production of Chinese strong-flavour liquor (CSFL). The microbiome was able to produce n-caproate at concentrations as high as 23.41 g/L at a maximum rate of 2.97 g/L/d in batch trials without in-line extraction. Compared with previous work using ethanol as the electron donor, the n-caproate concentration increased by 82.89%. High-throughput sequencing analysis showed that the microbiome was dominated by a Clostridium cluster IV, which accounted for 79.07% of total reads. A new process for n-caproate production was proposed, lactate oxidation coupled to chain elongation, which revealed new insight into the well-studied lactate conversion and carbon chain elongation. In addition, these findings indicated a new synthesis mechanism of n-caproate in CSFL. We believe that this efficient process will provide a promising opportunity for the innovation of waste recovery as well as for n-caproate biosynthesis.