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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
The intermediary carbon and electron flow routes for lactose degradation during whey biomethanation were studied in continuous culture. The chemostat was operated under lactose-limited conditions with a 100-h retention time. The carbon balance observed for lactose degradation was 4.65 mmol of CH(4), 4.36 mmol of CO(2) and 1.15 mmol of cellular carbon per mmol of lactose consumed, with other intermediary metabolites (i.e., acetate, lactate, etc.) accounting for less than 2% of the lactose consumed. The carbon and electron recoveries for this biomethanation were 87 and 90%, respectively. C tracer studies demonstrated that lactose biomethanation occurred in three distinct but simultaneous phases. Lactose was metabolized primarily into lactate, ethanol, acetate, formate, and carbon dioxide. During this hydrolytic phase, 82% of the lactose was transformed into lactate. These metabolites were transformed into acetate and H(2)-CO(2) in a second, acetogenic, phase. Finally, the direct methane precursors were transformed during the methanogenic phase, with acetate accounting for 81% of the methane formed. A general scheme is proposed for the exact carbon and electron flow route during lactose biomethanation, which predicts the prevalent microbial populations in this ecosystem.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0099-2240
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
180-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-20
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Microbial ecophysiology of whey biomethanation: intermediary metabolism of lactose degradation in continuous culture.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, and Michigan Biotechnology Institute and the Departments of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article