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Combining metabolic engineering and evolutionary adaptation in Klebsiella oxytoca KMS004 to significantly improve optically pure D-(-)-lactic acid yield and specific productivity in low nutrient medium. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:9565-9579. [PMID: 33009939 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10933-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In this study, K. oxytoca KMS004 (ΔadhE Δpta-ackA) was further reengineered by the deletion of frdABCD and pflB genes to divert carbon flux through D-(-)-lactate production. During fermentation of high glucose concentration, the resulted strain named K. oxytoca KIS004 showed poor in growth and glucose consumption due to its insufficient capacity to generate acetyl-CoA for biosynthesis. Evolutionary adaptation was thus employed with the strain to overcome impaired growth and acetate auxotroph. The evolved K. oxytoca KIS004-91T strain exhibited significantly higher glucose-utilizing rate and D-(-)-lactate production as a primary route to regenerate NAD+. D-(-)-lactate at concentration of 133 g/L (1.48 M), with yield and productivity of 0.98 g/g and 2.22 g/L/h, respectively, was obtained by the strain. To the best of our knowledge, this strain provided a relatively high specific productivity of 1.91 g/gCDW/h among those of other previous works. Cassava starch was also used to demonstrate a potential low-cost renewable substrate for D-(-)-lactate production. Production cost of D-(-)-lactate was estimated at $3.72/kg. Therefore, it is possible for the KIS004-91T strain to be an alternative biocatalyst offering a more economically competitive D-(-)-lactate production on an industrial scale. KEY POINTS: • KIS004-91T produced optically pure D-(-)-lactate up to 1.48 M in a low salts medium. • It possessed the highest specific D-(-)-lactate productivity than other reported strains. • Cassava starch as a cheap and renewable substrate was used for D-(-)-lactate production. • Costs related to media, fermentation, purification, and waste disposal were reduced.
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Hasunuma T, Matsuda M, Kato Y, Vavricka CJ, Kondo A. Temperature enhanced succinate production concurrent with increased central metabolism turnover in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Metab Eng 2018; 48:109-120. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2018.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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High yield production of four-carbon dicarboxylic acids by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 45:53-60. [PMID: 29196893 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-017-1991-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Several metabolic engineered Escherichia coli strains were constructed and evaluated for four-carbon dicarboxylic acid production. Fumarase A, fumarase B and fumarase C single, double and triple mutants were constructed in a ldhA adhE mutant background overexpressing the pyruvate carboxylase from Lactococcus lactis. All the mutants produced succinate as the main four-carbon (C4) dicarboxylic acid product when glucose was used as carbon source with the exception of the fumAC and the triple fumB fumAC deletion strains, where malate was the main C4-product with a yield of 0.61-0.67 mol (mole glucose)-1. Additionally, a mdh mutant strain and a previously engineered high-succinate-producing strain (SBS550MG-Cms pHL413-Km) were investigated for aerobic malate production from succinate. These strains produced 40.38 mM (5.41 g/L) and 50.34 mM (6.75 g/L) malate with a molar yield of 0.53 and 0.55 mol (mole succinate)-1, respectively. Finally, by exploiting the high-succinate production capability, the strain SBS550MG-Cms243 pHL413-Km showed significant malate production in a two-stage process from glucose. This strain produced 133 mM (17.83 g/L) malate in 47 h, with a high yield of 1.3 mol (mole glucose)-1 and productivity of 0.38 g L-1 h-1.
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Chen X, Wu X, Jiang S, Li X. Influence of pH and neutralizing agent on anaerobic succinic acid production by a Corynebacterium crenatum strain. J Biosci Bioeng 2017; 124:439-444. [PMID: 28583808 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Environmental conditions, particularly pH, have significant effects on the efficiency and final titers of bio-based products. Therefore, these factors need to be identified to ensure the fermentation process is economically attractive. In this study, strategies for controlling pH were optimized to enhance succinic acid production by Corynebacterium crenatum J-2. The results indicate that pH 6.8 is the optimal value for anaerobic succinic acid production by C. crenatum J-2 in terms of productivity and titer. The use of Mg(OH)2 as the neutralizing agent for pH control resulted in the highest levels of succinic acid concentration, yield, and productivity; superior to the levels obtained with Ca(OH)2, KOH, and NaOH. Under conditions of pH 6.8 and Mg(OH)2 as the neutralizing agent, 45.7 g/L succinic acid was produced within 12 h during the prophase of anaerobic fermentation, resulting in a succinic acid productivity of 3.8 g/(L·h). Succinic acid concentration reached 53.8 g/L at 22 h, with a productivity of 2.45 g/(L·h). The results of this study will be useful for the development of highly efficient succinic acid production processes utilizing industrial Corynebacterium spp. strains.
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- Xiaoju Chen
- College of Chemistry and Material Engineering, Chaohu University, Chaohu, Anhui 238000, China; School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, The Key Laboratory for Agricultural Products Processing of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, The Key Laboratory for Agricultural Products Processing of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China.
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- School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, The Key Laboratory for Agricultural Products Processing of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, The Key Laboratory for Agricultural Products Processing of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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Skorokhodova AY, Morzhakova AA, Gulevich AY, Debabov VG. Manipulating pyruvate to acetyl-CoA conversion in Escherichia coli for anaerobic succinate biosynthesis from glucose with the yield close to the stoichiometric maximum. J Biotechnol 2015; 214:33-42. [PMID: 26362413 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Revised: 08/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Efficient succinate production in Escherichia coli is attained during anaerobic glucose fermentation in biosynthetic processes combining the reductive branch of the TCA cycle and the glyoxylate bypass. Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) or pyruvate formate lyase (PFL) serves in E. coli as a source of acetyl-CoA, a substrate for the glyoxylate bypass. Depending on enzymes responsible for acetyl-CoA generation, the contribution of the glyoxylate bypass to the anaerobic succinate biosynthesis may vary to support redox balance resulting in diverse maximum achievable yield values. Anaerobic succinate biosynthesis from glucose was studied using E. coli strains with altered expression of genes encoding PFL and PDH. For acetyl-CoA formation by PFL, the yield of 1.32 mol succinate per mole of glucose was achieved with the theoretical value of 1.6 mol/mol. Involvement of PDH in anaerobic acetyl-CoA synthesis increased succinate yield up to 1.49 mol/mol, which is 89.8% of the predicted maximum (1.6(6) mol/mol). The maximum yield of 1.69 mol succinate per mol glucose, amounting to 98.8% of the stoichiometric maximum (1.71 mol/mol), was achieved with the strain possessing PDH as the primary anaerobic source of acetyl-CoA. During high cell density fermentation, the best engineered strain produced high amounts of succinate (570.7 mM) and only small quantities of acetate (11.9 mM).
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- Alexandra Yu Skorokhodova
- Research Institute for Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms, 1-st Dorozhniy pr., 1, 117545 Moscow, Russia.
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- Research Institute for Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms, 1-st Dorozhniy pr., 1, 117545 Moscow, Russia
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- Research Institute for Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms, 1-st Dorozhniy pr., 1, 117545 Moscow, Russia
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- Research Institute for Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms, 1-st Dorozhniy pr., 1, 117545 Moscow, Russia
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Effects of eliminating pyruvate node pathways and of coexpression of heterogeneous carboxylation enzymes on succinate production by Enterobacter aerogenes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 81:929-37. [PMID: 25416770 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03213-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lowering the pH in bacterium-based succinate fermentation is considered a feasible approach to reduce total production costs. Newly isolated Enterobacter aerogenes strain AJ110637, a rapid carbon source assimilator under weakly acidic (pH 5.0) conditions, was selected as a platform for succinate production. Our previous work showed that the ΔadhE/PCK strain, developed from AJ110637 with inactivated ethanol dehydrogenase and introduced Actinobacillus succinogenes phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PCK), generated succinate as a major product of anaerobic mixed-acid fermentation from glucose under weakly acidic conditions (pH <6.2). To further improve the production of succinate by the ΔadhE/PCK strain, metabolically engineered strains were designed based on the elimination of pathways that produced undesirable products and the introduction of two carboxylation pathways from phosphoenolpyruvate and pyruvate to oxaloacetate. The highest production of succinate was observed with strain ES04/PCK+PYC, which had inactivated ethanol, lactate, acetate, and 2,3-butanediol pathways and coexpressed PCK and Corynebacterium glutamicum pyruvate carboxylase (PYC). This strain produced succinate from glucose with over 70% yield (gram per gram) without any measurable formation of ethanol, lactate, or 2,3-butanediol under weakly acidic conditions. The impact of lowering the pH from 7.0 to 5.5 on succinate production in this strain was evaluated under pH-controlled batch culture conditions and showed that the lower pH decreased the succinate titer but increased its yield. These findings can be applied to identify additional engineering targets to increase succinate production.
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Chen C, Ding S, Wang D, Li Z, Ye Q. Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of cassava to succinic acid by Escherichia coli NZN111. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 163:100-105. [PMID: 24787322 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Revised: 04/05/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this study, the production of succinic acid from cassava starch and raw cassava instead of glucose by Escherichia coli NZN111 was investigated. During the two-stage fermentation, simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) was applied in the anaerobic stage. The results showed that both the productivity and specific productivity in the process conducted at 40°C were higher than those in the cultivation conducted at 37°C. The yield of succinic acid based on the amount of added starch reached the highest level 0.86 g/g and cassava starch was almost totally hydrolyzed in the SSF process. With the improved cell density, 127.13 g/L of succinic acid was obtained. When the liquefied crude cassava powder was used directly in SSF, 106.17 g/L of succinic acid was formed. The result showed that crude cassava powder could be another cheap raw material for succinic acid formation.
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- Cuixia Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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Study of the role of anaerobic metabolism in succinate production by Enterobacter aerogenes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:7803-13. [PMID: 24962116 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5884-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2014] [Revised: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Succinate is a core biochemical building block; optimizing succinate production from biomass by microbial fermentation is a focus of basic and applied biotechnology research. Lowering pH in anaerobic succinate fermentation culture is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly approach to reducing the use of sub-raw materials such as alkali, which are needed for neutralization. To evaluate the potential of bacteria-based succinate fermentation under weak acidic (pH <6.2) and anaerobic conditions, we characterized the anaerobic metabolism of Enterobacter aerogenes AJ110637, which rapidly assimilates glucose at pH 5.0. Based on the profile of anaerobic products, we constructed single-gene knockout mutants to eliminate the main anaerobic metabolic pathways involved in NADH re-oxidation. These single-gene knockout studies showed that the ethanol synthesis pathway serves as the dominant NADH re-oxidation pathway in this organism. To generate a metabolically engineered strain for succinate production, we eliminated ethanol formation and introduced a heterogeneous carboxylation enzyme, yielding E. aerogenes strain ΔadhE/PCK. The strain produced succinate from glucose with a 60.5% yield (grams of succinate produced per gram of glucose consumed) at pH <6.2 and anaerobic conditions. Thus, we showed the potential of bacteria-based succinate fermentation under weak acidic conditions.
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