Research Article
Influence of Different Cultural Conditions on Photoproduction of Hydrogen by Rhodopseudomonas palustris KU003
Table 2
Effect of carbon sources on hydrogen production (mL/15 mL vessel) by R. palustris under anaerobic light.
| Carbon source | | Incubation period (in hrs) | | | | 24 | 48 | 72 | 96 | 120 | 144 | 166 | 192 |
| Lactate | R | | | | | | | | | G | | | | | | | | | Malate | R | | | | | | | | | G | | | | | | | | | Succinate | R | — | | | | | | | | G | | | | | | | | | Fructose | R | — | — | — | | | | — | — | G | — | — | | | | | | — | Glucose | R | — | — | — | — | | — | — | — | G | — | — | | | | | — | — | Lactose | R | — | — | | | | | | | G | | | | | | | | | Maltose | R | — | — | — | | | | — | — | G | | | | | | | | | Sucrose | R | — | — | — | | | | — | — | G | — | | | | | | | | Mannitol | R | — | — | | | | | | — | G | | | | | | | | | Sorbitol | R | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | G | — | | | | | | | — |
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R: resting cells; G: growing cells; —: no hydrogen production.
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