Research Article

Electrospun Fibres of Polyhydroxybutyrate Synthesized by Ralstonia eutropha from Different Carbon Sources

Table 1

Average cell dry weight (CDW) and PHB production by R. eutropha NCMBI 14402 grown in BSM at 30°C and 150 rpm for 48 hours with olive oil, rapeseed oil, and glucose used as carbon sources.

Carbon sourceAverage CDW (g/L)Average P(3-HB) (g/L)P(3-HB) (%wt/wt)

Rapeseed oil2.90 ± 0.11.06 ± 0.136.54
Olive oil3.45 ± 0.151.26 ± 0.0536.66
Glucose1.07 ± 0.10.13 ± 0.0312.00