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Screening for reduction of aldehydes and ketones by solventogenic cultures of the strict anaerobe, Clostridium acetobutylicum

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A simple procedure for screening Clostridium acetobutylicum for biotransformations to produce alcohols was developed by supplementing rich medium with glucose and butyric acid to obtain butanol-producing cultures. No special apparatus was required to maintain anaerobic conditions. The validity of the method was established by demonstrating that the cultures could reduce alicyclic and aromatic aldehydes and ketones to the corresponding alcohols.

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  1. Edward M. Green

    Present address: Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, 77251-1892, Houston, Texas, USA

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, UMIST, PO Box 88, M60 1QD, Manchester, UK

    Edward M. Green, Mohd S. Kalil, Paul Williams & Gillian M. Stephens

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Green, E.M., Kalil, M.S., Williams, P. et al. Screening for reduction of aldehydes and ketones by solventogenic cultures of the strict anaerobe, Clostridium acetobutylicum . Biotechnol Tech 8, 733–738 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151478

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