Abstract

Following the rising concern on environmental issues caused by conventional fossil-based plastics and depleting crude oil resources, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are of great interest by scientists and biodegradable polymer market due to their outstanding properties which include high biodegradability in various conditions and processing flexibility. Many polyhydroxyalkanoate-synthesizing microorganisms, including normal and halophilic bacteria, as well as algae, have been investigated for their performance in polyhydroxyalkanoate production. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is still limited studies on PHAs-producing marine yeast. In the present study, a halophilic yeast strain isolated from Spratly Island in Vietnam were investigated for its potential in polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis by growing the yeast in Zobell marine agar medium (ZMA) containing Nile red dye. The strain was identified by 26S rDNA analysis as Pichia kudriavzevii TSLS24 and registered at Genbank database under code OL757724. The amount of polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesized was quantified by measuring the intracellular materials (predicted as poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) -PHB) by gravimetric method and subsequently confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic analyses. Under optimal growth conditions of 35 °C and pH 7 with supplementation of glucose and yeast extract at 20 and 10 gL−1, the isolated strain achieved poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) content and concentration of 43.4% and 1.8 gL−1 after 7 days of cultivation. The poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) produced demonstrated excellent biodegradability with degradation rate of 28% after 28 days of incubation in sea water.

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Title
Evaluation of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthesis by Pichia sp. TSLS24 yeast isolated in Vietnam
Author
Thu, Nguyen Thi Tam 1 ; Hoang, Le Huy 1 ; Cuong, Pham Kien 1 ; Viet-Linh, Nguyen 2 ; Nga, Tran Thi Huyen 3 ; Kim, Dang Dinh 4 ; Leong, Yoong Kit 5 ; Nhi-Cong, Le Thi 2 

 Academy of Military Science and Technology, Institute of New Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam 
 Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Institute of Biotechnology, CauGiay, Hanoi, Vietnam (GRID:grid.267849.6) (ISNI:0000 0001 2105 6888); Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam (GRID:grid.267849.6) (ISNI:0000 0001 2105 6888) 
 University of Science, Vietnam National University-Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam (GRID:grid.267852.c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0637 2083) 
 Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Institute of Environmental Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam (GRID:grid.267849.6) (ISNI:0000 0001 2105 6888) 
 Tunghai University, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Taichung, Taiwan (GRID:grid.265231.1) (ISNI:0000 0004 0532 1428) 
Pages
3137
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2779298812
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.