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- Title
Ulva rigida Valorization into Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), Organic Acids and Functional Ingredients.
- Authors
Leandro, Tânia; Teles, Marco; Gomes-Dias, Joana S.; Marques, Mafalda; Rocha, Cristina M. R.; da Fonseca, M. Manuela R.; Cesário, M. Teresa
- Abstract
Halomonas elongata 1H9T is a moderate halophilic strain able to produce poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (P(3HB)), a biodegradable plastic, and gluconic acid, a valuable organic acid with wide industrial applications. In this work, the green alga Ulva rigida was used as platform to produce cultivation substrates for microbial conversion as well as functional ingredients, targeting its full valorization. The liquor obtained by autohydrolysis presented the highest concentration of oligosaccharides and protein, being an interesting feedstock to produce functional ingredients. The acid and/or enzymatic hydrolysis liquors are adequate as substrates for microbial processes. Shake flask assays with H. elongata revealed that the N-rich liquor produced after acidic treatment was the best suited for cell growth while the N-poor liquor produced by the enzymatic treatment of acid-pretreated algae residues produced the highest P(3HB) titers of 4.4 g/L. These hydrolysates were used in fed-batch cultivations as carbon and protein sources for the co-production of gluconic acid and polymer achieving titers of 123.2 g/L and 7.2 g/L, respectively. Besides gluconic acid, the Krebs cycle intermediate 2-oxoglutaric acid, also called alpha-ketoglutaric acid (KGA), was produced. Therefore, the co-production of P(3HB) and acids may be of considerable interest as an algal biorefinery valorization strategy.
- Subjects
ORGANIC acids; 3-Hydroxybutyric acid; GLUCONIC acid; ULVA; KREBS cycle; DOMOIC acid
- Publication
Marine Drugs, 2023, Vol 21, Issue 10, p537
- ISSN
1660-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/md21100537