摘要 |
THE PRESENT INVENTION IS RELATIVE TO A METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1,2-PROPANEDIOL BY FERMENTATION, COMPRISING : CULTIVATING A MICROORGANISM PRODUCING 1,2-PROPANEDIOL IN AN APPROPRIATE MEDIUM COMPRISING A SOURCE OF SUCROSE, AND RECOVERING THE 1,2-PROPANEDIOL BEING PRODUCED, WHEREIN THE MICROORGANISM IS ABLE TO UTILIZE SUCROSE AS SOLE CARBON SOURCE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 1,2-PROPANEDIOL. IN A PREFERRED ASPECT OF THE INVENTION, THE SOURCE OF SUCROSE IS OBTAINED FROM PLANT BIOMASS, AND IS IN PARTICULAR SUGAR CANE JUICE. |