ISSN:
0006-3592
Keywords:
methanotroph
;
methane monooxygenase
;
nitrogenase
;
hydrogenase
;
batch culture conditions
;
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Batch culture conditions were established for the formation of H2-driven whole-cell soluble or particulate methane monooxygenase (sMMO or pMMO) activity in the obligate methanotroph, Methylosinus trichosporum Ob3b, to expand its potential uses in groundwater bioremediation and the production of specific chemicals. Addition of either Ni and H2 to a nitrate-containing minimal salts growth medium or Ni and Mo to a nitrate-lacking growth medium (induces a nitrogenase that generates intracellular H2) markedly enhanced both the hydrogenase and the accompanying washed-cell H2-driven MMO activities of shake-flask cultured cells. For sMMO containing cells, H2 provided in vitro reducing power for the oxidation of chlorinated solvents such as chloroform and trichloroethylene. Cell cultivations under N2-fixing conditions in a 5-L bioreactor, however, required an initial nitrate concentration of at least 1 to 2 mM to achieve high biomass yields (5 to 7 g of dry cell wt/L) for cells producing H2-driven sMMO or pMMO activity. Elevation of the initial medium nitrate concentration to 20 mM shortened the culture time for pMMO producing cells by 40%, yet still generated an equivalent growth yield. High nitrate also shortened the culture time for sMMO containing cells by ∼25%, but it lowered their biomass yield by 26%. Upon storage for 5 weeks at room temperature, washed resting-state cells retained 90% and 70% of their H2-driven sMMO and pMMO activity, respectively. This makes their practical use quite feasible. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.260450307
