식물성 오일 또는 glycerol로부터 Ralstonia eutropha 여섯 균주의 polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) 합성 특성을 조사하였다. 탄소원으로 soybean oil, olive oil, 또는 glycerol 만을 공급시 poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) homopolymer가 생성되었으며, $gamma$-butyrolactone 또는 pentanoic acid를 함께 공급시 poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) 또는 poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) copolymer가 각각 합성되었다. 최종 균체농도 및 PHA 함량면에서 최적인 균주는 R. eutropha KCTC 2662로 결정되었으며, 최적 기질인 soybean oil 20 g/L로부터 72 h에 균체농도 1.7~9.2 g/L, PHA 함량 70~92 wt%를 얻을 수 있었다.
Six strains of Ralstonia eutropha were grown to investigate characteristics of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) synthesis from vegetable oils or glycerol. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) homopolymer was formed using soybean oil, olive oil, or glycerol as carbon source, while poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) or poly(3-hydroxybutyrateco-3-hydroxyvalerate) copolymers were synthesized by co-feeding $gamma$-butyrolactone or pentanoic acid, respectively. Optimum strain was determined as R. eutropha KCTC 2662 in terms of final cell concentration and PHA content. From 20 g/L of soybean oil (optimum substrate), cell concentration and PHA content at 72 h ranged 1.7~9.2 g/L and 70~92 wt%, respectively.
