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Phototrophic (anaerobic/light) growth on acetone as carbon source occurs in the purple bacteria Rhodobacter capsulatus and Rhodomicrobium vannielii. Photoheterotrophic growth on acetone leads to significant PHB production, values of greater than 40% of cell dry weight have been obtained in ammonia-limited cultures of R. capsulatus. Because it is a relatively inexpensive feedstock, photoproduction of PHB and other PHAs from acetone using light as the energy source may be a very cost-effective means of biopolymer production.
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Karayiannis, V.G., Madigan, M.T., Turner, F.R. (1990). Acetone as a Substrate for Poly- β -Hydroxybutyrate Production by Phototrophic Purple Bacteria. In: Dawes, E.A. (eds) Novel Biodegradable Microbial Polymers. NATO ASI Series, vol 186. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2129-0_36
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