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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
Many challenges are presented by biological degradation in a bioregenerative Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS) as envisioned by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In the studies conducted with biodegradative microorganism indigenous to sweetpotato fields, it was determined that a particle size of 75 microns and incubation temperature of 30 degrees C were optimal for degradation. The composition of the inedible biomass and characterization of plant nutrient solution indicated the presence of potential energy sources to drive microbial transformations of plant waste. Selected indigenous soil isolates with ligno-cellulolytic or sulfate-reducing ability were utilized in biological studies and demonstrated diversity in ability to reduce sulfate in solution and to utilize alternative carbon sources: a lignin analog--4-hydroxy, 3-methoxy cinnamic acid, cellulose, arabinose, glucose, sucrose, mannitol, galactose, ascorbic acid.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
S
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0273-1177
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NASA
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
267-79
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Biodegradation, Environmental, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Biomass, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Carbon, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Cellulose, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Chlorides, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Culture Media, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Ecological Systems, Closed, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Hot Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Hydroponics, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Lignin, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Nitrates, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Particle Size, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Phosphates, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Polysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Soil Microbiology, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Sulfates, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Vegetables, pubmed-meshheading:11538971-Waste Management
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Biological degradation and composition of inedible sweetpotato biomass.
pubmed:affiliation
Tuskegee University NASA Center for CELSS, Tuskegee University, AL 36088, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.