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Sikkema WD, Cal AJ, Hathwaik UI, Orts WJ, Lee CC. Polyhydroxyalkanoate production in Pseudomonas putida from alkanoic acids of varying lengths. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0284377. [PMID: 37471433 PMCID: PMC10358918 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Many studies have been conducted to produce microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), a biopolymer, from Pseudomonas sp. fed with various alkanoic acids. Because this previous data was collected using methodologies that varied in critical aspects, such as culture media and size range of alkanoic acids, it has been difficult to compare the results for a thorough understanding of the relationship between feedstock and PHA production. Therefore, this study utilized consistent culture media with a wide range of alkanoic acids (C7-C14) to produce medium chain length PHAs. Three strains of Pseudomonas putida (NRRL B-14875, KT2440, and GN112) were used, and growth, cell dry weight, PHA titer, monomer distribution, and molecular weights were all examined. It was determined that although all the strains produced similar PHA titers using C7-C9 alkanoic acids, significant differences were observed with the use of longer chain feedstocks. Specifically, KT2440 and its derivative GN112 produced higher PHA titers compared to B-14875 when fed longer chain alkanoates. We also compared several analytical techniques for determining amounts of PHA and found they produced different results. In addition, the use of an internal standard had a higher risk of calculating inaccurate concentrations compared to an external standard. These observations highlight the importance of considering this aspect of analysis when evaluating different studies.
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- W Dirk Sikkema
- Bioproducts Research Unit, USDA-ARS-WRRC, Albany, CA, United States of America
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- Bioproducts Research Unit, USDA-ARS-WRRC, Albany, CA, United States of America
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- Bioproducts Research Unit, USDA-ARS-WRRC, Albany, CA, United States of America
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- Bioproducts Research Unit, USDA-ARS-WRRC, Albany, CA, United States of America
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- Bioproducts Research Unit, USDA-ARS-WRRC, Albany, CA, United States of America
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Li M, Li W, Zhang T, Guo K, Feng D, Liang F, Xu C, Xian M, Zou H. De Novo Synthesis of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxypropionate) from Oil by Engineered Cupriavidus necator. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:bioengineering10040446. [PMID: 37106633 PMCID: PMC10135886 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10040446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxypropionate) [P(3HB-co-3HP)] is a biodegradable and biocompatible polyester with improved and expanded material properties compared with poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB). This study engineered a robust malonyl-CoA pathway in Cupriavidus necator for the efficient supply of a 3HP monomer, and could achieve the production of [P(3HB-co-3HP)] from variable oil substrates. Flask level experiments followed by product purification and characterization found the optimal fermentation condition (soybean oil as carbon source, 0.5 g/L arabinose as induction level) in general consideration of the PHA content, PHA titer and 3HP molar fraction. A 5 L fed-batch fermentation (72 h) further increased the dry cell weight (DCW) to 6.08 g/L, the titer of [P(3HB-co-3HP)] to 3.11 g/L and the 3HP molar fraction to 32.25%. Further improving the 3HP molar fraction by increasing arabinose induction failed as the engineered malonyl-CoA pathway was not properly expressed under the high-level induction condition. With several promising advantages (broader range of economic oil substrates, no need for expensive supplementations such as alanine and VB12), this study indicated a candidate route for the industrial level production of [P(3HB-co-3HP)]. For future prospects, further studies are needed to further improve the strain and the fermentation process and expand the range of relative products.
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- Mengdi Li
- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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Westlie AH, Quinn EC, Parker CR, Chen EYX. Synthetic biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Recent advances and future challenges. Prog Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Binhweel F, Ahmad MI, Zaki SA. Utilization of Polymeric Materials toward Sustainable Biodiesel Industry: A Recent Review. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14193950. [PMID: 36235898 PMCID: PMC9572429 DOI: 10.3390/polym14193950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The biodiesel industry is expanding rapidly in accordance with the high energy demand and environmental deterioration related to the combustion of fossil fuel. However, poor physicochemical properties and the malperformance of biodiesel fuel still concern the researchers. In this flow, polymers were introduced in biodiesel industry to overcome such drawbacks. This paper reviewed the current utilizations of polymers in biodiesel industry. Hence, four utilizing approaches were discussed, namely polymeric biodiesel, polymeric catalysts, cold-flow improvers (CFIs), and stabilized exposure materials. Hydroxyalkanoates methyl ester (HAME) and hydroxybutyrate methyl ester (HBME) are known as polymeric biodiesel sourced from carbon-enriched polymers with the help of microbial activity. Based on the literature, the highest HBME yield was 70.7% obtained at 10% H2SO4 ratio in methanol, 67 °C, and 50 h. With increasing time to 60 h, HAME highest yield was reported as 68%. In addition, polymers offer wide range of esterification/transesterification catalysts. Based on the source, this review classified polymeric catalysts as chemically, naturally, and waste derived polymeric catalysts. Those catalysts proved efficiency, non-toxicity, economic feasibility, and reusability till the 10th cycle for some polymeric composites. Besides catalysis, polymers proved efficiency to enhance the biodiesel flow-properties. The best effect reported in this review was an 11 °C reduction for the pour point (PP) of canola biodiesel at 1 wt% of ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers and cold filter plugging point (CFPP) of B20 waste oil biodiesel at 0.08 wt% of EVA copolymer. Polymeric CFIs have the capability to modify biodiesel agglomeration and facilitate flowing. Lastly, polymers are utilized for storage tanks and auto parts products in direct contact with biodiesel. This approach is completely exclusive for polymers that showed stability toward biodiesel exposure, such as polyoxymethylene (POM) that showed insignificant change during static immersion test for 98 days at 55 °C. Indeed, the introduction of polymers has expanded in the biodiesel industry to promote green chemistry.
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- Fozy Binhweel
- Environmental Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
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- Environmental Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
- Renewable Biomass Transformation Cluster, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (M.I.A.); (S.A.Z.)
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- Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (M.I.A.); (S.A.Z.)
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Idris S, Abdul Rahim R, Abdullah Amirul AA. Bioprospecting and Molecular Identification of Used Transformer Oil-Degrading Bacteria for Bioplastics Production. Microorganisms 2022; 10:583. [PMID: 35336158 PMCID: PMC8953411 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10030583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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One of the major impediments to the commercialization of biodegradable plastic is the high cost of substrate. Consequently, there is a continuous search for effective microorganisms and cheaper carbon substrates to reduce the high production cost. In this study, waste transformer oil-degrading bacteria were isolated from soil, wastewater, and sediment samples, using a mineral salt medium (MSM) supplemented with 1% waste transformer oil as the sole carbon source. The isolates were screened for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production using Nile red staining and fluorescence microscopy. PHA granules accumulation was confirmed using transmission electron microscopy. Oil degradation analysis was accomplished using solvent extraction and gravimetric methods whereas, the bacteria were identified using 16S DNA sequence homology. A total of 62 transformer oil-degrading bacteria were isolated, out of which 16 (26%) showed positive results for Nile red fluorescence microscopy. The identified organisms belong to four different taxonomic genera of Acinetobacter, Bacillus, Proteus, and Serratia. The percentage of oil degradation observed among the different isolates ranged between 19.58% and 57.51%. Analysis of the PHA extracted from the selected isolate revealed the presence of medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHA). The findings of this work have further highlighted the diversity of the bacteria capable of utilizing waste streams such as waste transformer oil. Consequently, the isolates can be explored as agents of converting waste transformer oil into bioplastics.
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- Shehu Idris
- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Penang, Malaysia; (S.I.); (R.A.R.)
- Department of Microbiology, Kaduna State University, Kaduna PMB 2339, Nigeria
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- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Penang, Malaysia; (S.I.); (R.A.R.)
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- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Penang, Malaysia; (S.I.); (R.A.R.)
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas 11900, Penang, Malaysia
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Zhu Y, Ai M, Jia X. Optimization of a Two-Species Microbial Consortium for Improved Mcl-PHA Production From Glucose-Xylose Mixtures. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 9:794331. [PMID: 35083203 PMCID: PMC8784772 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.794331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have attracted much attention as a good substitute for petroleum-based plastics, especially mcl-PHA due to their superior physical and mechanical properties with broader applications. Artificial microbial consortia can solve the problems of low metabolic capacity of single engineered strains and low conversion efficiency of natural consortia while expanding the scope of substrate utilization. Therefore, the use of artificial microbial consortia is considered a promising method for the production of mcl-PHA. In this work, we designed and constructed a microbial consortium composed of engineered Escherichia coli MG1655 and Pseudomonas putida KT2440 based on the "nutrition supply-detoxification" concept, which improved mcl-PHA production from glucose-xylose mixtures. An engineered E. coli that preferentially uses xylose was engineered with an enhanced ability to secrete acetic acid and free fatty acids (FFAs), producing 6.44 g/L acetic acid and 2.51 g/L FFAs with 20 g/L xylose as substrate. The mcl-PHA producing strain of P. putida in the microbial consortium has been engineered to enhance its ability to convert acetic acid and FFAs into mcl-PHA, producing 0.75 g/L mcl-PHA with mixed substrates consisting of glucose, acetic acid, and octanoate, while also reducing the growth inhibition of E. coli by acetic acid. The further developed artificial microbial consortium finally produced 1.32 g/L of mcl-PHA from 20 g/L of a glucose-xylose mixture (1:1) after substrate competition control and process optimization. The substrate utilization and product synthesis functions were successfully divided into the two strains in the constructed artificial microbial consortium, and a mutually beneficial symbiosis of "nutrition supply-detoxification" with a relatively high mcl-PHA titer was achieved, enabling the efficient accumulation of mcl-PHA. The consortium developed in this study is a potential platform for mcl-PHA production from lignocellulosic biomass.
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- Yinzhuang Zhu
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
- Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, China
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Kondratyev V, Goryacheva D, Nepomnyaschiy A, Zubkov I, Shishlyannikov S, Sorokoumov P. Quantitative analysis of medium-chain polyhydroxyalkanoates in bacterial cells via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: classical method revision and optimization. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLYMER ANALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/1023666x.2021.1992581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Vadim Kondratyev
- Department of Biotechnology, All-Russia Research Institute for Food Additives — Branch of V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems of RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biotechnology, All-Russia Research Institute for Food Additives — Branch of V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems of RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biotechnology, All-Russia Research Institute for Food Additives — Branch of V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems of RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biotechnology, All-Russia Research Institute for Food Additives — Branch of V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems of RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biotechnology, All-Russia Research Institute for Food Additives — Branch of V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems of RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biotechnology, All-Russia Research Institute for Food Additives — Branch of V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems of RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Bhola S, Arora K, Kulshrestha S, Mehariya S, Bhatia RK, Kaur P, Kumar P. Established and Emerging Producers of PHA: Redefining the Possibility. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:3812-3854. [PMID: 34347250 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03626-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
The polyhydroxyalkanoate was discovered almost around a century ago. Still, all the efforts to replace the traditional non-biodegradable plastic with much more environmentally friendly alternative are not enough. While the petroleum-based plastic is like a parasite, taking over the planet rapidly and without any feasible cure, its perennial presence has made the ocean a floating island of life-threatening debris and has flooded the landfills with toxic towering mountains. It demands for an immediate solution; most resembling answer would be the polyhydroxyalkanoates. The production cost is yet one of the significant challenges that various corporate is facing to replace the petroleum-based plastic. To deal with the economic constrain better strain, better practices, and a better market can be adopted for superior results. It demands for systems for polyhydroxyalkanoate production namely bacteria, yeast, microalgae, and transgenic plants. Solely strains affect more than 40% of overall production cost, playing a significant role in both upstream and downstream processes. The highly modifiable nature of the biopolymer provides the opportunity to replace the petroleum plastic in almost all sectors from food packaging to medical industry. The review will highlight the recent advancements and techno-economic analysis of current commercial models of polyhydroxyalkanoate production. Bio-compatibility and the biodegradability perks to be utilized highly efficient in the medical applications gives ample reason to tilt the scale in the favor of the polyhydroxyalkanoate as the new conventional and sustainable plastic.
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- Shivam Bhola
- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173229, India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173229, India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173229, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla, 171005, India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173229, India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173229, India.
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Pan L, Li J, Wang R, Wang Y, Lin Q, Li C, Wang Y. Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate from food waste oil by Pseudomonas alcaligenes with simultaneous energy recovery from fermentation wastewater. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 131:268-276. [PMID: 34175751 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Bioconversion of food waste oil (FWO) into biodegradable plastic is a promising method for converting waste into high-value products. In this study, a strain (Pseudomonas sp. H3) was isolated for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthesis from FWO. After 72 h of cultivation with 20 g/L of FWO, the high cell dry weight (CDW) of 3.6 g/L, PHA yield of 2.4 g/L, and PHA content of 65 wt% were obtained under the optimal temperature (25 °C) and inoculum amount (6% (v/v)). Fed-batch fermentation was conducted in a 5 L bioreactor with a maximum CDW of 16 g/L, PHA content of 54 wt%, and PHA productivity of 0.23 g/(L·h) after 36 h. The PHA had a molecular weight of 54 782 Da and a low polydispersity index of 1.41 with glass transition, melting, and degradation temperatures of -20 °C, 34 °C, and 210 °C, respectively. To further utilize the wastewater after PHA production, anaerobic digestion was employed for CH4 production, and the CH4 yield was 284 mL/g volatile solids. Microbial community analysis showed that the abundance of acetate-oxidizing bacteria and Methanobacterium significantly increased during anaerobic digestion. This study describes a new strain for the economical synthesis of biodegradable plastics and presents a novel framework for fully utilizing FWO with the production of PHA and CH4.
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- Lanjia Pan
- Amoy Institute of Technovation, Xiamen 361000, PR China; Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, PR China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Amoy Institute of Technovation, Xiamen 361000, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, PR China.
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Sindhu R, Madhavan A, Arun KB, Pugazhendhi A, Reshmy R, Awasthi MK, Sirohi R, Tarafdar A, Pandey A, Binod P. Metabolic circuits and gene regulators in polyhydroxyalkanoate producing organisms: Intervention strategies for enhanced production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 327:124791. [PMID: 33579565 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Worldwide worries upsurge concerning environmental pollutions triggered by the accumulation of plastic wastes. Biopolymers are promising candidates for resolving these difficulties by replacing non-biodegradable plastics. Among biopolymers, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), are natural polymers that are synthesized and accumulated in a range of microorganisms, are considered as promising biopolymers since they have biocompatibility, biodegradability, and other physico-chemical properties comparable to those of synthetic plastics. Consequently, considerable research have been attempted to advance a better understanding of mechanisms related to the metabolic synthesis and characteristics of PHAs and to develop native and recombinant microorganisms that can proficiently produce PHAs comprising desired monomers with high titer and productivity for industrial applications. Recent developments in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology applied to enhance PHA synthesis include, promoter engineering, ribosome-binding site (RBS) engineering, development of synthetic constructs etc. This review gives a brief overview of metabolic routes and regulators of PHA production and its intervention strategies.
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- Raveendran Sindhu
- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum 695 019, Kerala, India
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- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum 695 014, Kerala, India
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- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum 695 014, Kerala, India
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- Innovative Green Product Synthesis and Renewable Environment Development Research Group, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara 690 110, Kerala, India
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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- Department of Post Harvest Process and Food Engineering, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263 145, India
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- Divison of Livestock Production and Management, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR- Indian Institute for Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), 31 MG Marg, Lucknow 226 001, India
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum 695 019, Kerala, India.
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Riaz S, Rhee KY, Park SJ. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Biopolymers for Biofuel and Biorefineries. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:253. [PMID: 33451137 PMCID: PMC7828617 DOI: 10.3390/polym13020253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Fossil fuels are energy recourses that fulfill most of the world's energy requirements. However, their production and use cause severe health and environmental problems including global warming and pollution. Consequently, plant and animal-based fuels (also termed as biofuels), such as biogas, biodiesel, and many others, have been introduced as alternatives to fossil fuels. Despite the advantages of biofuels, such as being renewable, environmentally friendly, easy to source, and reducing the dependency on foreign oil, there are several drawbacks of using biofuels including high cost, and other factors discussed in the fuel vs. food debate. Therefore, it is imperative to produce novel biofuels while also developing suitable manufacturing processes that ease the aforementioned problems. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are structurally diverse microbial polyesters synthesized by numerous bacteria. Moreover, this structural diversity allows PHAs to readily undergo methyl esterification and to be used as biofuels, which further extends the application value of PHAs. PHA-based biofuels are similar to biodiesel except for having a high oxygen content and no nitrogen or sulfur. In this article, we review the microbial production of PHAs, biofuel production from PHAs, parameters affecting the production of fuel from PHAs, and PHAs biorefineries. In addition, future work on the production of biofuels from PHAs is also discussed.
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- Shahina Riaz
- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea;
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering (BK PLUS), College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea;
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Adeleye AT, Odoh CK, Enudi OC, Banjoko OO, Osiboye OO, Toluwalope Odediran E, Louis H. Sustainable synthesis and applications of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from biomass. Process Biochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2020.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Optimization of the culture conditions for production of Polyhydroxyalkanoate and its characterization from a new Bacillus cereus sp. BNPI-92 strain, isolated from plastic waste dumping yard. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 156:1064-1080. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.11.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biosynthesis from directly valorized ragi husk and sesame oil cake by Bacillus megaterium strain Ti3: Statistical optimization and characterization. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 148:20-30. [PMID: 31926923 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.01.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) signify the most promising biological substitute to petrochemical plastics. Renewable and inexpensive agro-industrial by-products can be used as potent fermentation feedstocks for sustainable PHA biosynthesis. This study aimed at using a wild type B. megaterium strain Ti3 innate hydrolytic enzyme/s for eco-friendly valorization of 16 lignocellulosic agrowastes to PHA without pretreatments. Initial hydrolytic screening PHA concentration of (0.04-0.17 g/L), highlighted the strain's metabolic versatility. Pareto ranking of Taguchi orthogonal array (TOA) established ragi husk (RH), sesame oil cake (SOC) and KH2PO4 as the most influential factors (p < 0.05). The optimized and validated Response surface methodology (RSM) model (R2, 0.979; desirability, 1) resulted in 3.8 and 3.6 fold increased PHA production, 4.3 and 3.25 fold increased PHA productivity. A positive correlation (r2, 0.5-0.97) was observed amid the producer innate hydrolytic enzymes (lipase, amylase and cellulase) and PHA production. The PHA was characterized by 1H and 13C NMR, GPC, TGA. The polymer was identified as a scl-mcl copolyester with 92% 3HB (3-hydroxybutyrate) and 8% 3HHp (3-hydroxyheptanoate) monomers by NMR. This the first report on B. megaterium self-enzyme reliant non-food agrowastes bioconversion to PHA with 3HHp (3-hydroxyheptanoate) monomers excluding precursor addition, commercial enzymes, pure carbon and nitrogen sources.
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Larrañaga A, Lizundia E. A review on the thermomechanical properties and biodegradation behaviour of polyesters. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Lackner M, Kamravamanesh D, Krampl M, Itzinger R, Paulik C, Chodak I, Herwig C. Characterization of photosynthetically synthesized poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) using a randomly mutated strain of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6714. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOBASED PLASTICS 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/24759651.2019.1688603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Maximilian Lackner
- Lackner Ventures & Consulting GmbH, Vienna, Austria
- Faculty of Industrial Engineering, University of Applied Sciences FH Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, Research Area Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
- CD Laboratory on Mechanistic and Physiological Methods for Improved Bioprocesses, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, Research Area Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Intitute of Chemical Technology of Organic Materials, Johannes Kepler Universität, Linz, Austria
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- Intitute of Chemical Technology of Organic Materials, Johannes Kepler Universität, Linz, Austria
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- Slovak Academy of Sciences, Polymer Institute, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, Research Area Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
- CD Laboratory on Mechanistic and Physiological Methods for Improved Bioprocesses, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
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Zhuang Q, Qi Q. Engineering the pathway in Escherichia coli for the synthesis of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates consisting of both even- and odd-chain monomers. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:135. [PMID: 31409350 PMCID: PMC6693092 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1186-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) containing various chain length monomers from C6 to C14 have more applications besides sustainable and environmental-friendly biomaterials owing to their superior physical and mechanical properties. We engineered a reversed fatty acid β-oxidation pathway in Escherichia coli that can synthesize mcl-PHA directly from glucose and achieved high yield. However, there were only even-chain monomers in the biosynthetic polymers. The need for mcl-PHA harboring both even- and odd-chain monomers with better and wider utility impels us to develop the biosynthetic routes for the production of the novel and unnatural mcl-PHA through rewiring the basic metabolism. Results In the present study, a propionate assimilation and metabolic route was integrated into the reversed fatty acid β-oxidation in order to produce mcl-PHA consisting of both even- and odd-numbered monomers. The content of odd-numbered monomers in mcl-PHA was improved with the increased propionate addition. After further deletion of pyruvate oxidase (PoxB) and pyruvate formate-lyase (PflB), the metabolically engineered chassis E. coli LZ08 harboring pQQ05 and pZQ06 (overexpression of prpP and prpE genes from Ralstonia eutropha H16) innovatively accumulated 6.23 wt% mcl-PHA containing odd-chain monomers ranging from 7 to 13 carbon atoms about 20.03 mol%. Conclusions This is the first successful report on production of mcl-PHA harboring both even- and odd-chain monomers (C6–C14) synthesized from glucose and propionate in recombinant E. coli. This present study achieved the highest yield of de novo production of mcl-PHA containing odd-numbered monomers in E. coli at shake-flask fermentation level. Continued engineering of host strains and pathway enzymes will ultimately lead to more economical production of odd-chain monomers based on market demand. The synthetic pathway can provide a promising platform for production of other value-added chemicals and biomaterials that use acetyl-CoA and propionyl-CoA as versatile precursors and can be extended to other microorganisms as intelligent cell factories. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12934-019-1186-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Qianqian Zhuang
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, People's Republic of China. .,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, People's Republic of China
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Zheng Y, Chen JC, Ma YM, Chen GQ. Engineering biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) for diversity and cost reduction. Metab Eng 2019; 58:82-93. [PMID: 31302223 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2019.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PHA, a family of natural biopolymers aiming to replace non-degradable plastics for short-term usages, has been developed to include various structures such as short-chain-length (scl) and medium-chain-length (mcl) monomers as well as their copolymers. However, PHA market has been grown slowly since 1980s due to limited variety with good mechanical properties and the high production cost. Here, we review most updated strategies or approaches including metabolic engineering, synthetic biology and morphology engineering on expanding PHA diversity, reducing production cost and enhancing PHA production. The extremophilic Halomonas spp. are taken as examples to show the feasibility and challenges to develop next generation industrial biotechnology (NGIB) for producing PHA more competitively.
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- Yang Zheng
- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Center for Nano- and Micro-Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Dept of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Kandasamy R, Rajasekaran M, Venkatesan SK, Uddin M. New Trends in the Biomanufacturing of Green Surfactants: Biobased Surfactants and Biosurfactants. ACS SYMPOSIUM SERIES 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/bk-2019-1329.ch011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Ramani Kandasamy
- Biomolecules and Biocatalysis Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Biomolecules and Biocatalysis Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Biomolecules and Biocatalysis Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Biomolecules and Biocatalysis Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India
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Samantaray PK, Madras G, Bose S. Microbial Biofilm Membranes for Water Remediation and Photobiocatalysis. ACS SYMPOSIUM SERIES 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/bk-2019-1329.ch014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Paresh Kumar Samantaray
- Centre for BioSystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
- Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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Yadav TC, Srivastava AK, Mishra P, Singh D, Raghuwanshi N, Singh NK, Singh AK, Tiwari SK, Prasad R, Pruthi V. Electrospinning: An Efficient Biopolymer-Based Micro- and Nanofibers Fabrication Technique. ACS SYMPOSIUM SERIES 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/bk-2019-1329.ch010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Tara Chand Yadav
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee - 247667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee - 247667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee - 247667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee - 247667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Vaccine Formulation & Research Center, Gennova (Emcure) Biopharmaceuticals Limited, Pune - 411057, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Marwadi Education Foundations Group of Institutions, Rajkot - 360003, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 211002 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee - 247667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee - 247667, Uttarakhand, India
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Increased synthesis of poly(3-hydroxydodecanoate) by random mutagenesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:7927-7934. [PMID: 30032431 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9230-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Poly(3-hydroxydodecanoate) [P(3HDD)], a medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), is expected to be used as a novel type of bioplastic characterized by a soft and transparent nature. In this study, to achieve a high yield of P(3HDD), PHA synthase was modified through random mutagenesis of a region of the PHA synthase 1 gene from Pseudomonas putida KT2440 (phaC1Pp). Screening of the mutant library using a β-oxidation-deficient Escherichia coli LSBJ was performed. As a result, four mutants, designated w10, w14, w309, and w311, were selected from 10,000 mutants. The w311 mutant had two amino acid replacements (E358G and N398S), and showed the highest production of P(3HDD) with increased polymer molecular weights when compared to the native enzyme. Saturation mutagenesis at the N398 position, which was found to be highly conserved among Pseudomonas PhaCs, revealed that amino acids with hydrophobic and smaller residues either retained or increased P(3HDD) production. This study demonstrates the benefit of using the PHA synthase mutants to enhance the production of P(3HDD).
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Chen GQ, Jiang XR. Engineering microorganisms for improving polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2017; 53:20-25. [PMID: 29169056 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) has been studied since the 1920s. The biosynthesis pathways have been well understood and various attempts have been made to improve the PHA biosynthesis efficiency. Recent progresses have been focused on systematic improvements on PHA biosynthesis including changing growth pattern for rapid proliferation, engineering to enlarge cell sizes for more PHA accumulation space, reprogramming the PHA synthesis pathways using optimized RBS and promoter, redirecting metabolic flux to PHA synthesis using CRISPR/Cas9 tools, and very importantly, the employment of non-traditional host such as halophiles for reduced complexity on PHA production. All of the efforts should lead to ultrahigh PHA accumulation, controllable PHA compositions and molecular weights, open and continuous PHA production with gravity separation processes, resulting in competitive PHA production cost.
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- Guo-Qiang Chen
- MOE Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Centre for Synthetic Biology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK.
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- MOE Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Funston SJ, Tsaousi K, Smyth TJ, Twigg MS, Marchant R, Banat IM. Enhanced rhamnolipid production in Burkholderia thailandensis transposon knockout strains deficient in polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthesis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:8443-8454. [PMID: 29043376 PMCID: PMC5694511 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8540-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Microbially produced rhamnolipids have significant commercial potential; however, the main bacterial producer, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is an opportunistic human pathogen, which limits biotechnological exploitation. The non-pathogenic species Burkholderia thailandensis produces rhamnolipids; however, yield is relatively low. The aim of this study was to determine whether rhamnolipid production could be increased in Burkholderia thailandensis through mutation of genes responsible for the synthesis of the storage material polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), thereby increasing cellular resources for the production of rhamnolipids. Potential PHA target genes were identified in B. thailandensis through comparison with known function genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Multiple knockout strains for the phbA, phbB and phbC genes were obtained and their growth characteristics and rhamnolipid and PHA production determined. The wild-type strain and an rhamnolipid (RL)-deficient strain were used as controls. Three knockout strains (ΔphbA1, ΔphbB1 and ΔphbC1) with the best enhancement of rhamnolipid production were selected for detailed study. ΔphbB1 produced the highest level of purified RL (3.78 g l−1) compared to the wild-type strain (1.28 g l−1). In ΔphbB1, the proportion of mono-rhamnolipid was also increased compared to the wild-type strain. The production of PHA was reduced by at least 80% in all three phb mutant strains, although never completely eliminated. These results suggest that, in contrast to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, knockout of the PHA synthesis pathway in Burkholderia thailandensis could be used to increase rhamnolipid production. The evidence of residual PHA production in the phb mutant strains suggests B. thailandensis possesses a secondary unelucidated PHA synthesis pathway.
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- Scott J Funston
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, BT521SA, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, BT521SA, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Institute of Technology Sligo, Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, BT521SA, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, BT521SA, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, BT521SA, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK.
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Engineering bacteria for enhanced polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) biosynthesis. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2017; 2:192-197. [PMID: 29318199 PMCID: PMC5655382 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2017] [Revised: 09/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) have been produced by some bacteria as bioplastics for many years. Yet their commercialization is still on the way. A few issues are related to the difficulty of PHA commercialization: namely, high cost and instabilities on molecular weights (Mw) and structures, thus instability on thermo-mechanical properties. The high cost is the result of complicated bioprocessing associated with sterilization, low conversion of carbon substrates to PHA products, and slow growth of microorganisms as well as difficulty of downstream separation. Future engineering on PHA producing microorganisms should be focused on contamination resistant bacteria especially extremophiles, developments of engineering approaches for the extremophiles, increase on carbon substrates to PHA conversion and controlling Mw of PHA. The concept proof studies could still be conducted on E. coli or Pseudomonas spp. that are easily used for molecular manipulations. In this review, we will use E. coli and halophiles as examples to show how to engineer bacteria for enhanced PHA biosynthesis and for increasing PHA competitiveness.
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Wang Y, Chung A, Chen GQ. Synthesis of Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate Homopolymers, Random Copolymers, and Block Copolymers by an Engineered Strain of Pseudomonas entomophila. Adv Healthc Mater 2017; 6. [PMID: 28128887 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201601017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2016] [Revised: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs), widely used in medical area, are commonly synthesized by Pseudomonas spp. This study tries to use β-oxidation pathways engineered P. entomophila to achieve single source of a series of mcl-monomers for microbial production of PHA homopolymers. The effort is proven successful for the first time to obtain a wide range of mcl-PHA homopolymers from engineered P. entomophila LAC23 grown on various fatty acids, respectively, ranging from poly(3-hydroxyheptanoate) to poly(3-hydroxytetradecanoate). Effects of a PHA monomer chain length on thermal and crystallization properties including the changes of Tm , Tg , and Td5% are investigated. Additionally, strain LAC23 is used to synthesize random copolymers of 3-hydroxyoctanoate (3HO) and 3-hydroxydodecanoate (3HDD) or 3-hydroxytetradecanoates, their compositions could be controlled by adjusting the ratios of two related fatty acids. Meanwhile, block copolymer P(3HO)-b-P(3HDD) is synthesized by the same strain. It is found for the first time that even- and odd number mcl-PHA homopolymers have different physical properties. When the gene of the PHA synthase in the engineered P. entomophila is replaced by phaC from Aeromonas hydrophila 4AK4, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-30 mol%-3-hydroxyhexanoate) is synthesized. Therefore, P. entomophila can be used to synthesize the whole range of PHA (C7-C14) homopolymers, random- and block copolymers.
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- Ying Wang
- School of Life Science; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
- Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
- Department of Biological Engineering; School of Life Science; Beijing Institute of Technology; Beijing 100081 China
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- School of Life Science; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- School of Life Science; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
- Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
- Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
- MOE Key Lab for Industrial Biocatalysis; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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Synthetic Biology of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 162:147-174. [DOI: 10.1007/10_2017_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Mohapatra S, Samantaray D, Samantaray S, Mishra B, Das S, Majumdar S, Pradhan S, Rath S, Rath C, Akthar J, Achary K. Structural and thermal characterization of PHAs produced by Lysinibacillus sp. through submerged fermentation process. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 93:1161-1167. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.09.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2016] [Revised: 08/28/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of polyesters synthesized by bacteria. Similarly to the genome, transcriptome, and proteome (the entire array of nucleic acids and proteins present in a cell or population of cells at a given time), the PHA spectrum exhibits diverse and dynamic modifications - the 'PHAome' - reflecting not only by the diversity of monomers, homopolymers, random and block copolymers, functional and graft polymers, molecular weights, and combinations of the above, but also the ranges of PHAs with various molecular weights and monomer ratios that are present at a particular timepoint in a bacterial cell. Echoing the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) launched in 2011 to develop an infrastructure to accelerate advanced materials discovery and deployment, understanding the PHAome and ensuring an ample supply of PHAs based on it will promote the discovery of new properties and applications of this family of advanced materials.
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Chen GQ, Hajnal I, Wu H, Lv L, Ye J. Engineering Biosynthesis Mechanisms for Diversifying Polyhydroxyalkanoates. Trends Biotechnol 2016; 33:565-574. [PMID: 26409776 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a family of diverse biopolyesters synthesized by bacteria. PHA diversity, as reflected by its monomers, homopolymers, random and block copolymers, as well as functional polymers, can now be generated by engineering the three basic synthesis pathways including the acetoacetyl-CoA pathway, in situ fatty acid synthesis, and/or β-oxidation cycles, as well as PHA synthase specificity. It is now possible to tailor the PHA structures via genome editing or process engineering. The increasing PHA diversity and maturing PHA production technology should lead to more focused research into their low-cost and/or high-value applications.
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- Guo-Qiang Chen
- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Therapeutics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Huang L, Liu C, Liu Y, Jia X. The composition analysis and preliminary cultivation optimization of a PHA-producing microbial consortium with xylose as a sole carbon source. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2016; 52:77-85. [PMID: 27021696 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This work aimed at using xylose as sole substrate, and combining feast-famine process with Nile blue staining as well as denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis to screen polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-producing bacteria from waste activated sludge (WAS). Composition changes of the microbial consortium during domestication were analyzed by DGGE, and the results indicated that there were mainly four classes of bacteria in the final stable system, which were γ-Proteobacteria, Cellvibrio sp., an uncultured bacterium and Pseudomonas sp., respectively. After preliminary optimization, the optimal conditions for the microbial consortium to produce PHA were also obtained as follows: temperature 33°C, pH 8, xylose concentration 2.4g/L, C/N ratio 160 and C/P ratio 125. The final PHA accumulation was up to 31% of dry cell weight (DCW), compared to 23.8% of the original consortia. Though our process is at the very beginning and the PHA yield is relatively low, producing PHA from xylose by using microbial consortia is a promising way to save the PHA production cost.
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- Luokun Huang
- Department of Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- Department of Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- Department of Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- Department of Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Tianjin University), Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, PR China.
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Prieto A, Escapa IF, Martínez V, Dinjaski N, Herencias C, de la Peña F, Tarazona N, Revelles O. A holistic view of polyhydroxyalkanoate metabolism inPseudomonas putida. Environ Microbiol 2015; 18:341-57. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Revised: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 12/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Auxiliadora Prieto
- Department of Environmental Biology; Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas; CSIC; Madrid 28040 Spain
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- Department of Environmental Biology; Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas; CSIC; Madrid 28040 Spain
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- Department of Environmental Biology; Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas; CSIC; Madrid 28040 Spain
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- Department of Environmental Biology; Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas; CSIC; Madrid 28040 Spain
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- Department of Environmental Biology; Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas; CSIC; Madrid 28040 Spain
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- Department of Environmental Biology; Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas; CSIC; Madrid 28040 Spain
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- Department of Environmental Biology; Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas; CSIC; Madrid 28040 Spain
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- Department of Environmental Biology; Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas; CSIC; Madrid 28040 Spain
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Wang Y, Yin J, Chen GQ. Polyhydroxyalkanoates, challenges and opportunities. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2014; 30:59-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Li S, Cai L, Wu L, Zeng G, Chen J, Wu Q, Chen GQ. Microbial synthesis of functional homo-, random, and block polyhydroxyalkanoates by β-oxidation deleted Pseudomonas entomophila. Biomacromolecules 2014; 15:2310-9. [PMID: 24830358 DOI: 10.1021/bm500669s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Functional polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) allow chemical modifications to widen PHA diversity, promising to increase values of these biodegradable and biocompatible polyesters. Among functional PHAs, unsaturated PHA site chains can be easily grafted to add chemical groups, and to cross-link with other PHA polymer chains. However, it has been very difficult to obtain structurally controllable functional homo-, random, or block PHA. For the first time, a β-oxidation deleted Pseudomonas entomophila was used to successfully synthesize random copolymers of 3-hydroxydodecanoate (3HDD) and 3-hydroxy-9-decenoate (3H9D). Compositions of the random copolymers P(3HDD-co-3H9D) can be adjusted by ratios of dodecanoic acid (DDA) to 9-decenol (9DEO) fed to the culture of P. entomophila. Homopolymer P3H9D was formed when only 9DEO was added to the culture. Diblock copolymers of P3HDD-b-P3H9D were produced by feeding DDA as the first precursor to form a P3HDD block followed by adding 9DEO as the second precursor to form a second P3H9D block. It was demonstrated that random copolymers P(3HDD-co-3H9D) could be crossed-linked under UV-radiation due to the presence of the unsaturated bonds. Thermal and mechanical characterizations of the above homo-, random, and diblock PHA polymers were conducted. It was found that the diblock polymer P3HDD-b-P3H9D increased at least 2-fold on Young's modulus compared with its random copolymers consisting of similar 3HDD/3H9D ratios. This study demonstrates that PHA functionality could be controlled to meet various requirements.
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- Shijun Li
- MOE Key Lab of Bioinformatics, Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology, School of Life Science, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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Meng DC, Shen R, Yao H, Chen JC, Wu Q, Chen GQ. Engineering the diversity of polyesters. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2014; 29:24-33. [PMID: 24632193 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Revised: 02/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Many bacteria have been found to produce various polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) biopolyesters. In many cases, it is not easy to control the structures of PHA including homopolymers, random copolymers and block copolymers as well as ratios of monomers in the copolymers. It has become possible to engineer bacteria for controllable synthesis of PHA with the desirable structures by creating new PHA synthesis pathways. Remarkably, the weakening of β-oxidation cycle in Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas entomophila led to controllable synthesis of all kinds of PHA structures including monomer ratios in random and/or block copolymers when fatty acids are used as PHA precursors. Introduction of functional groups into PHA polymer chains in predefined proportions has become a reality provided fatty acids containing the functional groups are taken up by the bacteria for PHA synthesis. This allows the formation of functional PHA for further grafting. The PHA diversity is further widened by the endless possibility of controllable homopolymerization, random copolymerization, block copolymerization and grafting on functional PHA site chains.
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- De-Chuan Meng
- MOE Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Science, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Science, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Science, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Science, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Science, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Bioinformatics, School of Life Science, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Wang Q, Yang P, Xian M, Yang Y, Liu C, Xue Y, Zhao G. Biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxypropionate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate) with fully controllable structures from glycerol. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 142:741-744. [PMID: 23773835 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Revised: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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As the most representative biodegradable thermoplastic, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (P3HB) has a limited range of applications because of its poor thermal and physical properties. To improve its properties, a novel biosynthetic system was designed to produce poly(3-hydroxypropionate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate) (P(3HP-co-3HB)) with fully controllable structures from inexpensive carbon source. In this system, two parallel synthetic pathways controlled by independent regulatory systems were used to produce the 3HP and 3HB monomers, respectively. Through tuning the expression level of appropriate genes, P(3HP-co-3HB) copolyesters were synthesized with a wide range of 3HP fraction from 11.5 mol% to 94.6 mol%. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis demonstrated that the thermal properties of P(3HP-co-3HB) copolymer were totally dependent on its composition. The bioreactor cultivation was also performed and accumulated 9.8 g/L P(48.2 mol% 3HP-co-3HB) using glycerol as sole carbon source, which represented the highest production so far.
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- Qi Wang
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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Chung AL, Zeng GD, Jin HL, Wu Q, Chen JC, Chen GQ. Production of medium-chain-length 3-hydroxyalkanoic acids by β-oxidation and phaC operon deleted Pseudomonas entomophila harboring thioesterase gene. Metab Eng 2013; 17:23-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2013.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2012] [Revised: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Guo W, Duan J, Geng W, Feng J, Wang S, Song C. Comparison of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates synthases from Pseudomonas mendocina NK-01 with the same substrate specificity. Microbiol Res 2013; 168:231-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2012.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 11/11/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Wang Q, Yang P, Liu C, Xue Y, Xian M, Zhao G. Biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxypropionate) from glycerol by recombinant Escherichia coli. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 131:548-551. [PMID: 23414748 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2012] [Revised: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/19/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Poly(3-hydroxypropionate) (P3HP) is a biodegradable and biocompatible thermoplastic. In this study, a P3HP biosynthetic pathway from glycerol was constructed in recombinant Escherichia coli. The genes for glycerol dehydratase and its reactivating factor (dhaB123 and gdrAB, from Klebsiella pneumoniae), propionaldehyde dehydrogenase (pduP, from Salmonella typhimurium), and polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase (phaC1, from Cupriavidus necator) were cloned and expressed in E. coli. After culture condition optimization, the final engineered strain accumulated 10.1 g/L P3HP (46.4% of the cell dry weight) using glycerol and glucose as cosubstrates in an aerobic fed-batch fermentation. To date, this is the highest P3HP production without addition of any expensive precursor.
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- Qi Wang
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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Wang Q, Liu C, Xian M, Zhang Y, Zhao G. Biosynthetic pathway for poly(3-Hydroxypropionate) in recombinant Escherichia coli. J Microbiol 2012; 50:693-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s12275-012-2234-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Jiang X, Sun Z, Marchessault RH, Ramsay JA, Ramsay BA. Biosynthesis and Properties of Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoates with Enriched Content of the Dominant Monomer. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:2926-32. [DOI: 10.1021/bm3009507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Xuan Jiang
- Department of Chemical
Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6,
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- Chemistry Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
H3A 2A7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6,
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- Polyferm Canada, Inc., 4530 CamdenE-Portland Bdry Rd. RR1, Harrowsmith,
Ontario K0H 1V0, Canada
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Tappel RC, Kucharski JM, Mastroianni JM, Stipanovic AJ, Nomura CT. Biosynthesis of Poly[(R)-3-hydroxyalkanoate] Copolymers with Controlled Repeating Unit Compositions and Physical Properties. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:2964-72. [DOI: 10.1021/bm301043t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ryan C. Tappel
- Chemistry Department, State University of New York − College of Environmental Science
and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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- Chemistry Department, State University of New York − College of Environmental Science
and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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- Chemistry Department, State University of New York − College of Environmental Science
and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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- Chemistry Department, State University of New York − College of Environmental Science
and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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- Chemistry Department, State University of New York − College of Environmental Science
and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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Abe H, Ishii N, Sato S, Tsuge T. Thermal properties and crystallization behaviors of medium-chain-length poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)s. POLYMER 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Tappel RC, Wang Q, Nomura CT. Precise control of repeating unit composition in biodegradable poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) polymers synthesized by Escherichia coli. J Biosci Bioeng 2012; 113:480-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Revised: 12/09/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ütkür FO, Thanh Tran T, Collins J, Brandenbusch C, Sadowski G, Schmid A, Bühler B. Integrated organic-aqueous biocatalysis and product recovery for quinaldine hydroxylation catalyzed by living recombinant Pseudomonas putida. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 39:1049-59. [PMID: 22383177 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-012-1106-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Accepted: 02/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In an earlier study, biocatalytic carbon oxyfunctionalization with water serving as oxygen donor, e.g., the bioconversion of quinaldine to 4-hydroxyquinaldine, was successfully achieved using resting cells of recombinant Pseudomonas putida, containing the molybdenum-enzyme quinaldine 4-oxidase, in a two-liquid phase (2LP) system (Ütkür et al. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 38:1067-1077, 2011). In the study reported here, key parameters determining process performance were investigated and an efficient and easy method for product recovery was established. The performance of the whole-cell biocatalyst was shown not to be limited by the availability of the inducer benzoate (also serving as growth substrate) during the growth of recombinant P. putida cells. Furthermore, catalyst performance during 2LP biotransformations was not limited by the availability of glucose, the energy source to maintain metabolic activity in resting cells, and molecular oxygen, a possible final electron acceptor during quinaldine oxidation. The product and the organic solvent (1-dodecanol) were identified as the most critical factors affecting biocatalyst performance, to a large extent on the enzyme level (inhibition), whereas substrate effects were negligible. However, none of the 13 alternative solvents tested surpassed 1-dodecanol in terms of toxicity, substrate/product solubility, and partitioning. The use of supercritical carbon dioxide for phase separation and an easy and efficient liquid-liquid extraction step enabled 4-hydroxyquinaldine to be isolated at a purity of >99.9% with recoveries of 57 and 84%, respectively. This study constitutes the first proof of concept on an integrated process for the oxyfunctionalization of toxic substrates with a water-incorporating hydroxylase.
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- F Ozde Ütkür
- Laboratory of Chemical Biotechnology, Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Str. 66, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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Sato S, Ishii N, Hamada Y, Abe H, Tsuge T. Utilization of 2-alkenoic acids for biosynthesis of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates in metabolically engineered Escherichia coli to construct a novel chemical recycling system. Polym Degrad Stab 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chung AL, Jin HL, Huang LJ, Ye HM, Chen JC, Wu Q, Chen GQ. Biosynthesis and characterization of poly(3-hydroxydodecanoate) by β-oxidation inhibited mutant of Pseudomonas entomophila L48. Biomacromolecules 2011; 12:3559-66. [PMID: 21838281 DOI: 10.1021/bm200770m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A medium-chain-length (MCL) polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) producer Pseudomonas entomophila L48 was investigated for microbial production of 3-hydroxydodecanote homopolymer. Pseudomonas entomophila L48 was found to produce MCL PHA consisting of 3-hydroxyhexanoate (3HHx), 3-hydroxyoctanoate (3HO), 3-hydroxydecanoate (3HD), and 3-hydroxydodecanoate (3HDD) from related carbon sources fatty acids. In this study, some of the genes encoding key enzymes in β-oxidation cycle of P. entomophila such as 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase, and acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase were deleted to study the relationship between β-oxidation and PHA synthesis in P. entomophila. Among the mutants constructed, P. entomophila LAC26 accumulated over 90 wt % PHA consisting of 99 mol % 3HDD. A fed-batch fermentation process carried out in a 6 L automatic fermentor produced 7.3 g L(-1) PHA consisting of over 97 mol % 3HDD fraction. Properties of MCL PHA were significantly improved along with increasing 3HDD contents. P(2.1 mol % 3HD-co-97.9 mol % 3HDD) produced by P. entomophila LAC25 had the widest temperature range between T(g) and T(m), which were -49.3 and 82.4 °C, respectively, in all MCL PHA reported so far. The new type of PHA also represented high crystallinity caused by side-chain crystallization compared with short side chain PHA. For the first time, P(3HDD) homopolymers were obtained.
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- Ah-Leum Chung
- MOE Key Lab of Protein Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Guo W, Song C, Kong M, Geng W, Wang Y, Wang S. Simultaneous production and characterization of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates and alginate oligosaccharides by Pseudomonas mendocina NK-01. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 92:791-801. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3333-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2011] [Revised: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 04/12/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Rai R, Yunos DM, Boccaccini AR, Knowles JC, Barker IA, Howdle SM, Tredwell GD, Keshavarz T, Roy I. Poly-3-hydroxyoctanoate P(3HO), a Medium Chain Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate Homopolymer from Pseudomonas mendocina. Biomacromolecules 2011; 12:2126-36. [DOI: 10.1021/bm2001999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ranjana Rai
- Department of Molecular and Applied Biosciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London W1W 6UW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen−Nuremberg, Cauestr. 6. 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London WCIX 8LD, United Kingdom
- WCU Research Centre of Nanobiomedical Science, Dankook University, San#29, Anseo-dong, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam, 330-714, South Korea
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular and Applied Biosciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London W1W 6UW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular and Applied Biosciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London W1W 6UW, United Kingdom
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Follonier S, Panke S, Zinn M. A reduction in growth rate of Pseudomonas putida KT2442 counteracts productivity advances in medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate production from gluconate. Microb Cell Fact 2011; 10:25. [PMID: 21513516 PMCID: PMC3107774 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-10-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Accepted: 04/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background The substitution of plastics based on fossil raw material by biodegradable plastics produced from renewable resources is of crucial importance in a context of oil scarcity and overflowing plastic landfills. One of the most promising organisms for the manufacturing of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHA) is Pseudomonas putida KT2440 which can accumulate large amounts of polymer from cheap substrates such as glucose. Current research focuses on enhancing the strain production capacity and synthesizing polymers with novel material properties. Many of the corresponding protocols for strain engineering rely on the rifampicin-resistant variant, P. putida KT2442. However, it remains unclear whether these two strains can be treated as equivalent in terms of mcl-PHA production, as the underlying antibiotic resistance mechanism involves a modification in the RNA polymerase and thus has ample potential for interfering with global transcription. Results To assess PHA production in P. putida KT2440 and KT2442, we characterized the growth and PHA accumulation on three categories of substrate: PHA-related (octanoate), PHA-unrelated (gluconate) and poor PHA substrate (citrate). The strains showed clear differences of growth rate on gluconate and citrate (reduction for KT2442 > 3-fold and > 1.5-fold, respectively) but not on octanoate. In addition, P. putida KT2442 PHA-free biomass significantly decreased after nitrogen depletion on gluconate. In an attempt to narrow down the range of possible reasons for this different behavior, the uptake of gluconate and extracellular release of the oxidized product 2-ketogluconate were measured. The results suggested that the reason has to be an inefficient transport or metabolization of 2-ketogluconate while an alteration of gluconate uptake and conversion to 2-ketogluconate could be excluded. Conclusions The study illustrates that the recruitment of a pleiotropic mutation, whose effects might reach deep into physiological regulation, effectively makes P. putida KT2440 and KT2442 two different strains in terms of mcl-PHA production. The differences include the onset of mcl-PHA production (nitrogen limitation) and the resulting strain performance (growth rate). It remains difficult to predict a prioriwhere such major changes might occur, as illustrated by the comparable behavior on octanoate. Consequently, experimental data on mcl-PHA production acquired for P. putida KT2442 cannot always be extrapolated to KT2440 and vice versa, which potentially reduces the body of available knowledge for each of these two model strains for mcl-PHA production substantially.
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- Stéphanie Follonier
- Laboratory for Biomaterials, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9000 St, Gallen, Switzerland
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