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Jaiaue P, Srimongkol P, Thitiprasert S, Piluk J, Thammaket J, Assabumrungrat S, Cheirsilp B, Tanasupawat S, Thongchul N. Inactivation of guanylate kinase in Bacillus sp. TL7-3 cultivated under an optimized ratio of carbon and nitrogen sources influenced GTP regeneration capability and sporulation. Heliyon 2024; 10:e31956. [PMID: 38841476 PMCID: PMC11152743 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Bacillus sp. TL7-3 has potential as a dietary supplement to promote human and animal health. It produces spores that can survive in harsh environments. Thus, when supplemented with nutrients, these spores can withstand the acidic pH of the stomach and resume vegetative development in the gut when exposed to growth-promoting conditions. Spores are formed as a cellular defense mechanism when a culture experiences stress and process optimization to achieve high spore production in a typical batch process remains challenging. Existing literature on the manipulation of gene expression and enzyme activity during batch cultivation is limited. Studies on the growth patterns, morphological changes, and relevant gene expression have aided in enhancing spore production. The present study used the response surface methodology for medium optimization. The model suggested that yeast extract and NH4Cl were significant factors controlling spore production. A comparison between the high weight ratio of carbon and nitrogen (C:N) substrates (8.57:1) in the optimized and basal media (0.52:1) showed an 8.76-fold increase in the final spore concentration. The expression of major genes, including codY, spo0A, kinA, and spo0F, involved in the sporulation was compared when cultivating Bacillus sp. TL7-3 in media with varying C:N ratios. At high C:N ratios, spo0A, kinA, and spo0F were upregulated, whereas codY was downregulated. This led to decreased guanylate kinase activity, resulting in a low guanosine triphosphate concentration and inactivation of CodY, thereby reducing the repression of spo0A and CodY-repressed genes and stimulating sporulation.
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- Phetcharat Jaiaue
- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University, Songkla, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Thitiprasert S, Jaiaue P, Amornbunchai N, Thammakes J, Piluk J, Srimongkol P, Tanasupawat S, Thongchul N. Association between organic nitrogen substrates and the optical purity of D-lactic acid during the fermentation by Sporolactobacillus terrae SBT-1. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10522. [PMID: 38719898 PMCID: PMC11079031 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61247-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
Abstract
The development of biotechnological lactic acid production has attracted attention to the potential production of an optically pure isomer of lactic acid, although the relationship between fermentation and the biosynthesis of highly optically pure D-lactic acid remains poorly understood. Sporolactobacillus terrae SBT-1 is an excellent D-lactic acid producer that depends on cultivation conditions. Herein, three enzymes responsible for synthesizing optically pure D-lactic acid, including D-lactate dehydrogenase (D-LDH; encoded by ldhDs), L-lactate dehydrogenase (L-LDH; encoded by ldhLs), and lactate racemase (Lar; encoded by larA), were quantified under different organic nitrogen sources and concentration to study the relationship between fermentation conditions and synthesis pathway of optically pure lactic acid. Different organic nitrogen sources and concentrations significantly affected the quantity and quality of D-lactic acid produced by strain SBT-1 as well as the synthetic optically pure lactic acid pathway. Yeast extract is a preferred organic nitrogen source for achieving high catalytic efficiency of D-lactate dehydrogenase and increasing the transcription level of ldhA2, indicating that this enzyme plays a major role in D-lactic acid formation in S. terrae SBT-1. Furthermore, lactate racemization activity could be regulated by the presence of D-lactic acid. The results of this study suggest that specific nutrient requirements are necessary to achieve a stable and highly productive fermentation process for the D-lactic acid of an individual strain.
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- Sitanan Thitiprasert
- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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