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DOI 10.1007/s002530051110
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Title (Primary) Substrate inhibition under stationary growth conditions - nutristat experiments with Ralstonia eutropha JMP 134 during growth on phenol and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate
Author Müller, R.H.; Simon, D.; Große, H.J.; Babel, W.
Source Titel Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Year 1997
Department UMB
Volume 48
Issue 5
Page From 648
Page To 655
Language englisch
Abstract Ralstonia eutropha (formerly Alcaligenes eutrophus) JMP 134 was continuously grown on phenol and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate at elevated levels of stationary substrate concentration by using the nutristat principle in order to study the physiological impact exerted by these toxic substrates. Growth at stationary concentrations of both the substrates resulted in the reduction of growth efficiency and growth rate. The growth yield data revealed a pronounced dependence on the substrate concentration, and the growth yield increasingly diminished with rising substrate concentration. Inhibition was more pronounced with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate, which reduced the growth yield coefficient by 50% at a substrate concentration of 0.1–0.25 mM. The same effect was obtained with phenol at about 5 mM. The growth rate profile had two distinct phases: after an initially strong reduction, the rate levelled-off at higher substrate concentrations. Standardizing the inhibition profiles, by taking into account the maximum effect after extrapolating the data to zero growth yield, revealed an almost identical pattern with both substrates, indicating some common mechanism. The growth yield data show that an increased amount of energy is required for both growth and maintenance. Homeostatic work was increased by a factor of 8 at 75% inhibition; growth collapsed once this amount of energy was no longer available. The effects are discussed with respect to the properties of these substrates functioning as potential uncouplers of energy conservation.
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Müller, R.H., Simon, D., Große, H.J., Babel, W. (1997):
Substrate inhibition under stationary growth conditions - nutristat experiments with Ralstonia eutropha JMP 134 during growth on phenol and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate
Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 48 (5), 648 - 655 10.1007/s002530051110