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The metabolic relationship between the solventogenic state in Clostridium acetobutylicum and intracellular NADH levels was investigated using culture fluorescence as a technique for continuous monitoring of in vivo NADH levels. Continuous culture experiments showed that a transition from acidogenic to solventogenic state was accompanied by a decrease in culture fluorescence, which was interpreted as a decrease in NADH level. It appears that NADH/NAD+ turnover rates may be more significant than NADH levels in determining the metabolic state of the cell. This result provides important new information on regulation of the intracellular reduction state in Clostridium acetobutylicum. Culture fluorescence is shown to be a useful technique for non-invasive on-line monitoring of the metabolic state in continuous acetone-butanol fermentations.
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Rao, G., Mutharasan, R. NADH levels and solventogenesis in Clostridium acetobutylicum: New insights through culture fluorescence. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 30, 59–66 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00255997
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