A co-utilization strategy to consume glycerol and monosaccharides by Rhizopus strains for fumaric acid production

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Table 5 Fumaric acid production from glycerol to fructose by various strains of Rhizopus sp. after 168 h of growth (35 °C, 200 rpm)

Rhizopus sp. strain	Fructose		Glycerol		Fumaric acid
Rhizopus sp. strain	F (g/l)	CV (%)	Gl (g/l)	CV (%)	FA (g/l)	Y_fa/s (g/g)
DSM 905	1.56	96.2	12.2	37.0	17.2	0.37
NRRL1526	0.54	98.7	14.9	25.5	22.86	0.51
NBRC4773	0.77	98.1	11.1	44.5	17.86	0.37
NBRC4775	0.69	98.3	10.2	49.0	14.23	0.29
NRRL6400	0.96	97.6	9.4	53.0	18.57	0.37
IAFB781	0.54	98.7	13.5	32.5	23.23	0.50

FA (g/l), fumaric acid concentration in medium after culture; F (g/l); fructose concentration in medium after culture; Gl (g/l), glycerol concentration in medium after culture; CV (%), consume value; Y_fa/s (g/g), g of fumaric acid produced per g of carbon source consumed