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Su J, Zhou K, Chen W, Xu S, Feng Z, Chang Y, Ding X, Zheng Y, Tao X, Zhang A, Wang Y, Li J, Ding G, Wei Y. Enhanced organic degradation and microbial community cooperation by inoculating Bacillus licheniformis in low temperature composting. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 143:189-200. [PMID: 38644016 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Microbial activity and interaction are the important driving factors in the start-up phase of food waste composting at low temperature. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of inoculating Bacillus licheniformis on the degradation of organic components and the potential microbe-driven mechanism from the aspects of organic matter degradation, enzyme activity, microbial community interaction, and microbial metabolic function. The results showed that after inoculating B. licheniformis, temperature increased to 47.8°C on day 2, and the degradation of readily degraded carbohydrates (RDC) increased by 31.2%, and the bioheat production increased by 16.5%. There was an obvious enhancement of extracellular enzymes activities after inoculation, especially amylase activity, which increased by 7.68 times on day 4. The inoculated B. licheniformis colonized in composting as key genus in the start-up phase. Modular network analysis and Mantel test indicated that inoculation drove the cooperation between microbial network modules who were responsible for various organic components (RDC, lipid, protein, and lignocellulose) degradation in the start-up phase. Metabolic function prediction suggested that carbohydrate metabolisms including starch and sucrose metabolism, glycolysis / gluconeogenesis, pyruvate metabolism, etc., were improved by increasing the abundance of related functional genes after inoculation. In conclusion, inoculating B. licheniformis accelerated organic degradation by driving the cooperation between microbial network modules and enhancing microbial metabolism in the start-up phase of composting.
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- Jing Su
- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing 210042, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China
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- Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China
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- Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China
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- Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China; Fuyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuyang 236065, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China.
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China.
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Xiao R, Li L, Zhang Y, Fang L, Li R, Song D, Liang T, Su X. Reducing carbon and nitrogen loss by shortening the composting duration based on seed germination index (SCD@GI): Feasibilities and challenges. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 933:172883. [PMID: 38697528 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Addressing carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) losses through composting has emerged as a critical environmental challenge recently, and how to mitigate these losses has been a hot topic across the world. As the emissions of carbonaceous and nitrogenous gases were closely correlated with the composting process, the feasibility of composting duration shortening on C and N loss needs to be explored. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to find evidence-based approaches to reduce composting duration, utilizing the seed germination index as a metric (SCD@GI), for assessing its efficiency on C and N loss reductions as well as compost quality. Our findings reveal that the terminal seed germination index (GI) frequently surpassed the necessary benchmarks, with a significant portion of trials achieving the necessary GI within 60 % of the standard duration. Notably, an SCD@GI of 80 % resulted in a reduction of CO2 and NH3 by 21.4 % and 21.9 %, respectively, surpassing the effectiveness of the majority of current mitigation strategies. Furthermore, compost quality, maturity specifically, remained substantially unaffected at a GI of 80 %, with the composting process maintaining adequate thermophilic conditions to ensure hygienic quality and maturity. This study also highlighted the need for further studies, including the establishment of uniform GI testing standards and comprehensive life cycle analyses for integrated composting and land application practices. The insights gained from this study would offer new avenues for enhancing C and N retention during composting, contributing to the advancement of high-quality compost production within the framework of sustainable agriculture.
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- Ran Xiao
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Southwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Southwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Northwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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- Chongqing Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Chongqing 401147, China
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- Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 401329, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Southwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Su Kim H, Lee S, Moon M, Jong Jung H, Lee J, Chu YH, Rae Kim J, Kim D, Woo Park G, Hyun Ko C, Youn Lee S. Enhancing microbial CO 2 electrocatalysis for multicarbon reduction in a wet amine-based catholyte. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301342. [PMID: 38287485 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Microbial CO2 electroreduction (mCO2ER) offers a promising approach for producing high-value multicarbon reductants from CO2 by combining CO2 fixing microorganisms with conducting materials (i. e., cathodes). However, the solubility and availability of CO2 in an aqueous electrolyte pose significant limitations in this system. This study demonstrates the efficient production of long-chain multicarbon reductants, specifically carotenoids (~C40), within a wet amine-based catholyte medium during mCO2ER. Optimizing the concentration of the biocompatible CO2 absorbent, monoethanolamine (MEA), led to enhanced CO2 fixation in the electroautotroph bacteria. Molecular biological analyses revealed that MEA in the catholyte medium redirected the carbon flux towards carotenoid biosynthesis during mCO2ER. The faradaic efficiency of mCO2ER with MEA for carotenoid production was 4.5-fold higher than that of the control condition. These results suggest the mass transport bottleneck in bioelectrochemical systems could be effectively addressed by MEA-assissted mCO2ER, enabling highly efficient production of valuable products from CO2.
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- Hui Su Kim
- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 61186, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
- Bio-Environmental Chemistry, Chungnam National University, 34134, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 61186, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Energy AI ⋅ Computational Science Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 34129, Daejeon, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, 46241, Pusan, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 61186, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
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Lean CH. Navigating the 'moral hazard' argument in synthetic biology's application. Synth Biol (Oxf) 2024; 9:ysae008. [PMID: 38828013 PMCID: PMC11141592 DOI: 10.1093/synbio/ysae008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
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Synthetic biology has immense potential to ameliorate widespread environmental damage. The promise of such technology could, however, be argued to potentially risk the public, industry or governments not curtailing their environmentally damaging behavior or even worse exploit the possibility of this technology to do further damage. In such cases, there is the risk of a worse outcome than if the technology was not deployed. This risk is often couched as an objection to new technologies, that the technology produces a moral hazard. This paper describes how to navigate a moral hazard argument and mitigate the possibility of a moral hazard. Navigating moral hazard arguments and mitigating the possibility of a moral hazard will improve the public and environmental impact of synthetic biology.
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- Christopher Hunter Lean
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Zhang Y, Sun T, Liu L, Cao X, Zhang W, Wang W, Li C. Engineering a solar formic acid/pentose (SFAP) pathway in Escherichia coli for lactic acid production. Metab Eng 2024; 83:150-159. [PMID: 38621518 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2024.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Microbial CO2 fixation into lactic acid (LA) is an important approach for low-carbon biomanufacturing. Engineering microbes to utilize CO2 and sugar as co-substrates can create efficient pathways through input of moderate reducing power to drive CO2 fixation into product. However, to achieve complete conservation of organic carbon, how to engineer the CO2-fixing modules compatible with native central metabolism and merge the processes for improving bioproduction of LA is a big challenge. In this study, we designed and constructed a solar formic acid/pentose (SFAP) pathway in Escherichia coli, which enabled CO2 fixation merging into sugar catabolism to produce LA. In the SFAP pathway, adequate reducing equivalents from formate oxidation drive glucose metabolism shifting from glycolysis to the pentose phosphate pathway. The Rubisco-based CO2 fixation and sequential reduction of C3 intermediates are conducted to produce LA stoichiometrically. CO2 fixation theoretically can bring a 20% increase of LA production compared with sole glucose feedstock. This SFAP pathway in the integration of photoelectrochemical cell and an engineered Escherichia coli opens an efficient way for fixing CO2 into value-added bioproducts.
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- Yajing Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Center for Biosafety Research and Strategy, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Center for Biosafety Research and Strategy, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Shaw WJ, Kidder MK, Bare SR, Delferro M, Morris JR, Toma FM, Senanayake SD, Autrey T, Biddinger EJ, Boettcher S, Bowden ME, Britt PF, Brown RC, Bullock RM, Chen JG, Daniel C, Dorhout PK, Efroymson RA, Gaffney KJ, Gagliardi L, Harper AS, Heldebrant DJ, Luca OR, Lyubovsky M, Male JL, Miller DJ, Prozorov T, Rallo R, Rana R, Rioux RM, Sadow AD, Schaidle JA, Schulte LA, Tarpeh WA, Vlachos DG, Vogt BD, Weber RS, Yang JY, Arenholz E, Helms BA, Huang W, Jordahl JL, Karakaya C, Kian KC, Kothandaraman J, Lercher J, Liu P, Malhotra D, Mueller KT, O'Brien CP, Palomino RM, Qi L, Rodriguez JA, Rousseau R, Russell JC, Sarazen ML, Sholl DS, Smith EA, Stevens MB, Surendranath Y, Tassone CJ, Tran B, Tumas W, Walton KS. A US perspective on closing the carbon cycle to defossilize difficult-to-electrify segments of our economy. Nat Rev Chem 2024; 8:376-400. [PMID: 38693313 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-024-00587-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
Abstract
Electrification to reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions is essential to mitigate climate change. However, a substantial portion of our manufacturing and transportation infrastructure will be difficult to electrify and/or will continue to use carbon as a key component, including areas in aviation, heavy-duty and marine transportation, and the chemical industry. In this Roadmap, we explore how multidisciplinary approaches will enable us to close the carbon cycle and create a circular economy by defossilizing these difficult-to-electrify areas and those that will continue to need carbon. We discuss two approaches for this: developing carbon alternatives and improving our ability to reuse carbon, enabled by separations. Furthermore, we posit that co-design and use-driven fundamental science are essential to reach aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets.
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- Wendy J Shaw
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Institute of Functional Materials for Sustainability, Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon, Teltow, Brandenburg, Germany.
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Vice President for Research, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
- Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
- Biological Systems Engineering Department, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Ames National Laboratory, Ames, IA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Ames National Laboratory, Ames, IA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Independent consultant, Washington DC, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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- Ames National Laboratory, Ames, IA, USA
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- Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, Department of Energy, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Ames National Laboratory, Ames, IA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Cigala RM, De Luca G, Ielo I, Crea F. Biopolymeric Nanocomposites for CO 2 Capture. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:1063. [PMID: 38674984 PMCID: PMC11054771 DOI: 10.3390/polym16081063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) impacts the greenhouse effect significantly and results in global warming, prompting urgent attention to climate change concerns. In response, CO2 capture has emerged as a crucial process to capture carbon produced in industrial and power processes before its release into the atmosphere. The main aim of CO2 capture is to mitigate the emissions of greenhouse gas and reduce the anthropogenic impact on climate change. Biopolymer nanocomposites offer a promising avenue for CO2 capture due to their renewable nature. These composites consist of biopolymers derived from biological sources and nanofillers like nanoparticles and nanotubes, enhancing the properties of the composite. Various biopolymers like chitosan, cellulose, carrageenan, and others, possessing unique functional groups, can interact with CO2 molecules. Nanofillers are incorporated to improve mechanical, thermal, and sorption properties, with materials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and metallic nanoparticles enhancing surface area and porosity. The CO2 capture mechanism within biopolymer nanocomposites involves physical absorption, chemisorption, and physisorption, driven by functional groups like amino and hydroxyl groups in the biopolymer matrix. The integration of nanofillers further boosts CO2 adsorption capacity by increasing surface area and porosity. Numerous advanced materials, including biopolymeric derivatives like cellulose, alginate, and chitosan, are developed for CO2 capture technology, offering accessibility and cost-effectiveness. This semi-systematic literature review focuses on recent studies involving biopolymer-based materials for CO2 capture, providing an overview of composite materials enriched with nanomaterials, specifically based on cellulose, alginate, chitosan, and carrageenan; the choice of these biopolymers is dictated by the lack of a literature perspective focused on a currently relevant topic such as these biorenewable resources in the framework of carbon capture. The production and efficacy of biopolymer-based adsorbents and membranes are examined, shedding light on potential trends in global CO2 capture technology enhancement.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, V.le F. Stagno d’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy; (R.M.C.); (G.D.L.); (F.C.)
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de Souza Celente G, de Cassia de Souza Schneider R, Medianeira Rizzetti T, Lobo EA, Sui Y. Using wastewater as a cultivation alternative for microalga Dunaliella salina: Potentials and challenges. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 911:168812. [PMID: 38000734 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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Untreated or poorly treated wastewater still represents environmental issues world-widely. Wastewater, especially saline wastewater treatment, is still primarily associated with high costs from physical and chemical processes, as high salinity hinders biological treatment. One favourable way is to find the suitable biological pathways and organisms to improve the biological treatment efficiency. In this context, halophilic microorganisms could be strong candidates to address the economics and effectiveness of the saline wastewater treatment process. Dunaliella salina is a photoautotrophic microalga that grows in saline environments. It is known for producing marketable bio-compounds such as carotenoids, lipids, and proteins. A biological treatment based on D. salina cultivation offers the opportunity to treat saline wastewater, reducing the threat of possible eutrophication from inappropriate discharge. At the same time, D. salina cultivation could yield compounds of industrial relevance to turn saline wastewater treatment into a profitable and sustainable process. Most research on D. salina has primarily focused on bioproduct generation, leaving thorough reviews of its application in wastewater treatment inadequate. This paper discusses the future challenges and opportunities of using D. salina to treat wastewater from different sources. The main conclusions are (1) D. salina effectively recovers some heavy metals (driven by metal binding capacity and exposure time) and nutrients (driven by pH, their bioavailability, and functional groups in the cell); (2) salinity plays a significant role in bioproducts generation, and (3) wastewater can be combined with the generation of bioproducts.
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- Gleison de Souza Celente
- Environmental Technology Post-graduation Program, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil; Centre of Excellence in Oleochemical and Biotechnological Products and Processes, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil; School of Science, Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
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- Environmental Technology Post-graduation Program, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil; Centre of Excellence in Oleochemical and Biotechnological Products and Processes, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil
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- Environmental Technology Post-graduation Program, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil; Centre of Excellence in Oleochemical and Biotechnological Products and Processes, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil
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- Environmental Technology Post-graduation Program, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil
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- School of Science, Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
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Zhang J, Li F, Liu D, Liu Q, Song H. Engineering extracellular electron transfer pathways of electroactive microorganisms by synthetic biology for energy and chemicals production. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:1375-1446. [PMID: 38117181 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00537b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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The excessive consumption of fossil fuels causes massive emission of CO2, leading to climate deterioration and environmental pollution. The development of substitutes and sustainable energy sources to replace fossil fuels has become a worldwide priority. Bio-electrochemical systems (BESs), employing redox reactions of electroactive microorganisms (EAMs) on electrodes to achieve a meritorious combination of biocatalysis and electrocatalysis, provide a green and sustainable alternative approach for bioremediation, CO2 fixation, and energy and chemicals production. EAMs, including exoelectrogens and electrotrophs, perform extracellular electron transfer (EET) (i.e., outward and inward EET), respectively, to exchange energy with the environment, whose rate determines the efficiency and performance of BESs. Therefore, we review the synthetic biology strategies developed in the last decade for engineering EAMs to enhance the EET rate in cell-electrode interfaces for facilitating the production of electricity energy and value-added chemicals, which include (1) progress in genetic manipulation and editing tools to achieve the efficient regulation of gene expression, knockout, and knockdown of EAMs; (2) synthetic biological engineering strategies to enhance the outward EET of exoelectrogens to anodes for electricity power production and anodic electro-fermentation (AEF) for chemicals production, including (i) broadening and strengthening substrate utilization, (ii) increasing the intracellular releasable reducing equivalents, (iii) optimizing c-type cytochrome (c-Cyts) expression and maturation, (iv) enhancing conductive nanowire biosynthesis and modification, (v) promoting electron shuttle biosynthesis, secretion, and immobilization, (vi) engineering global regulators to promote EET rate, (vii) facilitating biofilm formation, and (viii) constructing cell-material hybrids; (3) the mechanisms of inward EET, CO2 fixation pathway, and engineering strategies for improving the inward EET of electrotrophic cells for CO2 reduction and chemical production, including (i) programming metabolic pathways of electrotrophs, (ii) rewiring bioelectrical circuits for enhancing inward EET, and (iii) constructing microbial (photo)electrosynthesis by cell-material hybridization; (4) perspectives on future challenges and opportunities for engineering EET to develop highly efficient BESs for sustainable energy and chemical production. We expect that this review will provide a theoretical basis for the future development of BESs in energy harvesting, CO2 fixation, and chemical synthesis.
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- Junqi Zhang
- Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
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- Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
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- Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
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- Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
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- Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
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Yu J, Shin WR, Kim JH, Lee SY, Cho BK, Kim YH, Min J. Increase CO 2 recycling of Escherichia coli containing CBB genes by enhancing solubility of multiple expressed proteins from an operon through temperature reduction. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0256023. [PMID: 37819141 PMCID: PMC10715213 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02560-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE In a previous study, we successfully engineered Escherichia coli capable of endogenous CO2 recycling through the heterologous expression of the Calvin-Benson Bassham genes. Establishing an efficient gene expression environment for recombinant strains is crucial, on par with the importance of metabolic engineering design. Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to further mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by investigating the effects of culture temperature on the formation of inclusion bodies (IB) and CO2 fixation activity in the engineered bacterial strain. The findings demonstrate that lowering the culture temperature effectively suppresses IB formation, enhances CO2 recycling, and concurrently increases the accumulation of organic acids. This temperature control approach, without adding or modifying compounds, is both convenient and efficient for enhancing CO2 recycling. As such, additional optimization of various environmental parameters holds promise for further enhancing the performance of recombinant strains efficiently.
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- Jaeyoung Yu
- Graduate School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju-si, South Korea
- Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Biological Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Centre, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju-si, South Korea
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Yu Y, Pi S, Ke T, Zhou B, Chao W, Yang Y, Li Z, Li G, Ren N, Gao X, Lu L. Artificial Soil-Like Material Enhances CO 2 Bio-Valorization into Chemicals in Gas Fermentation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:53488-53497. [PMID: 37929338 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c12627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Gas fermentation offers a carbon-neutral route for producing industrial feedstocks using autotrophic microbes to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) in waste gases, such as industrial emissions and biogas, into valuable chemicals or biofuels. However, slow microbial metabolism owing to low gaseous solubility causes significant challenges in gas fermentation. Although chemical or genetic manipulations have been explored to improve gas fermentation, they are either nonsustainable or complex. Herein, an artificial soil-like material (SLM) inspired by natural soil was fabricated to improve the growth and metabolism ofCupriavidus necatorfor enhanced poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) biosynthesis from CO2 and hydrogen (H2). Porous SLM comprises low-cost nanoclay, boehmite, and starch and serves as a biocarrier to facilitate the colonization of bacteria and delivery of CO2 to bacteria. With 3.0 g/L SLM addition, the solubility of CO2 in water increased by ∼4 times and biomass and PHB production boosted by 29 and 102%, respectively, in the 24 h culture. In addition, a positive modulation was observed in the metabolism of PHB biosynthesis. PHB biosynthesis-associated gene expression was found to be enhanced in response to the SLM addition. The concentrations of intermediates in the metabolic pathway of PHB biosynthesis, such as pyruvate and acetyl-CoA, as well as reducing energy (ATP and NADPH) significantly increased with SLM addition. SLM also demonstrated the merits of easy fabrication, high stability, recyclability, and plasticity, thereby indicating its considerable potential for large-scale application in gas fermentation.
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- Yongjie Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology of CAS, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academic of Science, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Lu Q, Jiang Z, Tang P, Yu C, Jiang F, Huang J, Feng W, Wei Z. Identify the potential driving mechanism of reconstructed bacterial community in reduce CO 2 emissions and promote humus formation during cow manure composting. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 345:118896. [PMID: 37666131 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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The mineralization of organic components releases CO2 during composting, which not only leads to the loss of organic carbon, but has a direct negative impact on the environment. Malonic acid as a competitive inhibitor of succinate dehydrogenase could affect the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and reduce CO2 emissions. However, the bacterial interaction and organic component transformation has less known how to malonic acid reduce CO2 and improve of humus synthesis in complex composting. The aim of this study was to investigated the malonic acid on organic carbon sequestration and transforming cow manure waste into products with high humus content. Humus content was elevated by 16.8% and cumulative CO2 emissions (30 d)d reduced by 13.6% after malonic acid addition compared to the CK. SparCC analysis of bacterial interaction presented that the network complexity and stability was more higher with malonic acid addition, while a greater concentration of keystones and their ecological metabolic functions was observed, suggesting they weaken the influence of TCA cycle inhibition by enhancing interactions. PICRUSt predictions indicate that malonic acid might enhance humus content by promoting the synthesis of polyphenols and polymerization with amino acids. This study investigated the potential mechanism of regulators to enhance quality and reduce emissions during humification process, providing a new strategy for the resource utilization of organic solid waste.
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- Qian Lu
- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; College of Life Sciences and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Ecological Environment Monitoring Center, Harbin, 150056, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China
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- College of Life Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, China.
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Ding Q, Ye C. Microbial engineering for shikimate biosynthesis. Enzyme Microb Technol 2023; 170:110306. [PMID: 37598506 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2023.110306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Shikimate, a precursor to the antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu®), can influence aromatic metabolites and finds extensive use in antimicrobial, antitumor, and cardiovascular applications. Consequently, various strategies have been developed for chemical synthesis and plant extraction to enhance shikimate biosynthesis, potentially impacting environmental conditions, economic sustainability, and separation and purification processes. Microbial engineering has been developed as an environmentally friendly approach for shikimate biosynthesis. In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary of microbial strategies for shikimate biosynthesis. These strategies primarily include chassis construction, biochemical optimization, pathway remodelling, and global regulation. Furthermore, we discuss future perspectives on shikimate biosynthesis and emphasize the importance of utilizing advanced metabolic engineering tools to regulate microbial networks for constructing robust microbial cell factories.
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- Qiang Ding
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China; Key Laboratory of Human Microenvironment and Precision Medicine of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China; Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Yaashikaa PR, Senthil Kumar P, Saravanan A, Karishma S, Rangasamy G. A biotechnological roadmap for decarbonization systems combined into bioenergy production: Prelude of environmental life-cycle assessment. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 329:138670. [PMID: 37054843 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Decarbonization has become a critical issue in recent years due to rising energy demands and diminishing oil resources. Decarbonization systems based on biotechnology have proven to be a cost-effective and environmentally benign technique of lowering carbon emissions. Bioenergy generation is an environmentally friendly technique for mitigating climate change in the energy industry, and it is predicted to play an important role in lowering global carbon emissions. This review essentially provides a new perspective on the unique biotechnological approaches and strategies based decarbonization pathways. Furthermore, the application of genetically engineered microbes in CO2 biomitigation and energy generation is particularly emphasized. The production of biohydrogen and biomethane via anaerobic digestion techniques has been highlighted in the perspective. In this review, role of microorganisms in bioconversion of CO2 into different types of bioproducts such as biochemical, biopolymers, biosolvents and biosurfactant was summarized. The current analysis, which includes an in-depth discussion of a biotechnology-based roadmap for the bioeconomy, provides a clear picture of sustainability, forthcoming challenges, and perspectives.
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- P R Yaashikaa
- Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603110, Tamil Nadu, India; Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603110, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India
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- School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon; University Centre for Research and Development & Department of Civil Engineering, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, 140413, India
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Ding Q, Liu L. Reprogramming cellular metabolism to increase the efficiency of microbial cell factories. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2023:1-18. [PMID: 37380349 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2023.2208286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Recent studies are increasingly focusing on advanced biotechnological tools, self-adjusting smart microorganisms, and artificial intelligent networks, to engineer microorganisms with various functions. Microbial cell factories are a vital platform for improving the bioproduction of medicines, biofuels, and biomaterials from renewable carbon sources. However, these processes are significantly affected by cellular metabolism, and boosting the efficiency of microbial cell factories remains a challenge. In this review, we present a strategy for reprogramming cellular metabolism to enhance the efficiency of microbial cell factories for chemical biosynthesis, which improves our understanding of microbial physiology and metabolic control. Current methods are mainly focused on synthetic pathways, metabolic resources, and cell performance. This review highlights the potential biotechnological strategy to reprogram cellular metabolism and provide novel guidance for designing more intelligent industrial microbes with broader applications in this growing field.
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- Qiang Ding
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, China
- Key Laboratory of Human Microenvironment and Precision Medicine of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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Lin JY, Ng IS. Enhanced carbon capture, lipid and lutein production in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under meso-thermophilic conditions using chaperone and CRISPRi system. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023:129340. [PMID: 37343802 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Microalgae are widely recognized as a promising bioresource for producing renewable fuels and chemicals. Microalgal biorefinery has tremendous potential for incorporation into circular bioeconomy, including sustainability, cascading use, and waste reduction. In this study, genetic engineering was used to enhance the growth, lipid and lutein productivity of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii including strains of CC400, PY9, pCHS, and PG. Notably, CRISPRi mediated on phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC1) gene to down-regulate the branch pathway from glycolysis to partitioning more carbon flux to lipid was explored under meso-thermophilic condition. The best chassis PGi, which has overexpressed chaperone GroELS and applied CRISPRi resulting in the highest biomass of 2.56 g/L and also boosted the lipids and lutein with 893 and 23.5 mg/L, respectively at 35 °C. Finally, all strains with CRISPRi exhibited higher transcriptional levels of the crucial genes from photosynthesis, starch, lipid and lutein metabolism, thus reaching a CO2 assimilation of 1.087 g-CO2/g-DCW in mixotrophic condition.
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- Jia-Yi Lin
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan.
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Wang L, Zhao Y, Xie L, Zhang G, Wei Z, Li J, Song C. The dominant role of cooperation in fungal community drives the humification process of chicken manure composting under addition of regulatory factors. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023:116358. [PMID: 37295586 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study aimed to explore the action mechanism of fungal community on the enhancement of humification during chicken manure composting by regulating the core pathway of carbon metabolism - the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Regulators adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and malonic acid were added at the beginning of composting. The analysis of changes in humification parameters showed that the humification degree and stability of compost products were improved by adding regulators. Compared with CK, the humification parameters of adding regulators group increased by 10.98% on average. Meanwhile, adding regulators not only increased key nodes, but also strengthened the positive correlation between fungi, and network relationship was closer. Moreover, core fungi associated with humification parameters were identified by constructing OTU networks, and the division and cooperation mechanism of fungi were confirmed. Ultimately, the functional role of the fungal community acting on humification was confirmed by statistical means, that was, the fungal community promoting humification was the main group of composting process. And the contribution was more obvious in ATP treatment. This study was helpful to gain insight into the mechanism of regulators addition to advance the humification process, and provided new ideas for the safe, efficient and harmless disposal of organic solid waste.
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- Liqin Wang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, China; College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, China.
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- School of Life Science, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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Sun N, Fan B, Yang F, Zhao L, Wang M. Effects of adding corn steep liquor on bacterial community composition and carbon and nitrogen transformation during spent mushroom substrate composting. BMC Microbiol 2023; 23:156. [PMID: 37237262 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-02894-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Carbon and nitrogen are essential energy and nutrient substances in the composting process. Corn steep liquor (CSL) is rich in soluble carbon and nitrogen nutrients and active substances and is widely used in the biological industry. Nonetheless, limited research has been done on the effect of CSL on composting. This work firstly reveals the effect of adding CSL to bacterial community composition and carbon and nitrogen conversion during composting. This study provides the choice of auxiliary materials for the spent mushroom substrate compost (SMS) and some novel knowledge about the effect of bacterial community on C and N cycling during composting of SMS and CSL. Two treatments were set up in the experiment: 100% spent mushroom substrate (SMS) as CK and SMS + 0.5% CSL (v/v) as CP. RESULTS The results showed that the addition of CSL enhanced the initial carbon and nitrogen content of the compost, altered the bacterial community structure, and increased the bacterial diversity and relative abundance, which might be beneficial to the conversion and retention of carbon and nitrogen in the composting process. In this paper, network analysis was used to screen the core bacteria involved in carbon and nitrogen conversion. In the CP network, the core bacteria were divided into two categories, synthesizing and degrading bacteria, and there were more synthesizing bacteria than degrading bacteria, so the degradation and synthesis of organic matter were carried out simultaneously, while only degrading bacteria were found in the CK network. Functional prediction by Faprotax identified 53 groups of functional bacteria, among which 20 (76.68% abundance) and 14 (13.15% abundance) groups of functional bacteria were related to carbon and nitrogen conversion, respectively. Adding CSL stimulated the compensatory effect of core and functional bacteria, enhanced the carbon and nitrogen transformation ability, stimulated the activity of low-abundance bacteria, and reduced the competitive relationship between the bacterial groups. This may be why the addition of CSL accelerated the organic matter degradation and increased carbon and nitrogen preservation. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that the addition of CSL promoted the cycling and preservation of carbon and nitrogen in the SMS composts, and the addition of CSL to the compost may be an effective way to dispose of agricultural waste.
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- Ning Sun
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, 163319, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, 163319, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, 163319, China.
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, 163319, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, 163319, China
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Xu S, Qiao W, Wang Z, Fu X, Liu Z, Shi S. Exploiting a heterologous construction of the 3-hydroxypropionic acid carbon fixation pathway with mesaconate as an indicator in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2023; 10:33. [PMID: 38647598 PMCID: PMC10991142 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-023-00652-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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The 3-Hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) pathway is one of the six known natural carbon fixation pathways, in which the carbon species used is bicarbonate. It has been considered to be the most suitable pathway for aerobic CO2 fixation among the six natural carbon fixation pathways. Mesaconate is a high value-added derivative in the 3-HP pathway and can be used as a co-monomer to produce fire-retardant materials and hydrogels. In this study, we use mesaconate as a reporting compound to evaluate the construction and optimization of the sub-part of the 3-HP pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Combined with fine-tuning of the malonyl-CoA reductase (MCR-C and MCR-N) expression level and optimization of 3-Hydroxypropionyl-CoA synthase, the 3-HP sub-pathway was optimized using glucose or ethanol as the substrate, with the productions of mesaconate reaching 90.78 and 61.2 mg/L, respectively.
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- Shijie Xu
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Zhang L, Zhou X, Hu C, Yao S, Shi L, Niu T, Li X, Tong L, Zhang J, Ma T, Xia W. CO 2 improves the anaerobic biodegradation intensity and selectivity of heterocyclic hydrocarbons in heavy oil. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 224:115541. [PMID: 36828250 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Heterocyclic hydrocarbons pollution generated by oil spills and oilfield wastewater discharges threatens the ecological environment and human health. Here we described a strategy that combines the greenhouse gas CO2 reduction with microbial remediation. In the presence of nitrate, CO2 can improve the biodegradation efficiency of the resins and asphaltenes in heavy oil, particularly the biodegradation selectivity of the polar heterocyclic compounds by the newly isolated Klebsiella michiganensis. This strain encoded 80 genes for the xenobiotic biodegradation and metabolism, and can efficiently utilize CO2 when degrading heavy oil. The total abundance of resins and asphaltenes decreased significantly with CO2, from 40.816% to 26.909%, to 28.873% with O2, and to 36.985% with N2. The transcripts per million (TPM) value of accA gene was 57.81 under CO2 condition, while respectively 8.86 and 21.23 under O2 and N2 conditions. Under CO2 condition, the total relative percentage of N1-type heterocyclic compounds was selectively decreased from 32.25% to 22.78%, resulting in the heavy oil viscosity decreased by 46.29%. These results demonstrated a novel anaerobic degradation mechanism that CO2 can promote the anaerobic biodegradation of heterocyclic hydrocarbons in heavy oil, which provides a promising biotreatment technology for the oil-contaminated water.
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- Lu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- Xinjiang Xinyitong Petroleum Technology Co.,Ltd, Karamay, 834000, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- Xinli Oil Production Plant, Jilin Oilfield, PetroChina, Songyuan, 138001, PR China
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- Oil & Gas Survey, China Geological Survey, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Unconventional Petroleum Geology, China Geological Survey, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China.
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Santomartino R, Averesch NJH, Bhuiyan M, Cockell CS, Colangelo J, Gumulya Y, Lehner B, Lopez-Ayala I, McMahon S, Mohanty A, Santa Maria SR, Urbaniak C, Volger R, Yang J, Zea L. Toward sustainable space exploration: a roadmap for harnessing the power of microorganisms. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1391. [PMID: 36944638 PMCID: PMC10030976 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37070-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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Finding sustainable approaches to achieve independence from terrestrial resources is of pivotal importance for the future of space exploration. This is relevant not only to establish viable space exploration beyond low Earth-orbit, but also for ethical considerations associated with the generation of space waste and the preservation of extra-terrestrial environments. Here we propose and highlight a series of microbial biotechnologies uniquely suited to establish sustainable processes for in situ resource utilization and loop-closure. Microbial biotechnologies research and development for space sustainability will be translatable to Earth applications, tackling terrestrial environmental issues, thereby supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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- Rosa Santomartino
- UK Centre for Astrobiology, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Center for Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- UK Centre for Astrobiology, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Microbiome Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- UK Centre for Astrobiology, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, 600 1st Ave, Floor 1, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA
- Department of Biotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, India
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- Space Biosciences, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA, USA
- KBR, Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA, USA
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- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
- ZIN Technologies Inc, Middleburg Heights, OH, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- BioServe Space Technologies, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
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Chen Y, Han A, Wang M, Wei D, Wang W. Metabolic Engineering of Trichoderma reesei for l-Malic Acid Production. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:4043-4050. [PMID: 36812909 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c09078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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l-Malic acid has various applications in the chemical and food industries. The filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei is known to be an efficient enzyme producer. Here, through metabolic engineering, T. reesei was constructed for the first time as an excellent cell factory for l-malic acid production. The heterologous overexpression of genes encoding the C4-dicarboxylate transporter from Aspergillus oryzae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe initiated l-malic acid production. The overexpression of pyruvate carboxylase from A. oryzae in the reductive tricarboxylic acid pathway further increased both the titer and yield of l-malic acid, resulting in the highest titer reported in a shake-flask culture. Furthermore, the deletion of malate thiokinase blocked l-malic acid degradation. Finally, the engineered T. reesei strain produced 220.5 g/L of l-malic acid in a 5 L fed-batch culture (productivity of 1.15 g/L/h). A T. reesei cell factory was created for the efficient production of l-malic acid.
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- Yumeng Chen
- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Xu J, Wang J, Ma C, Wei Z, Zhai Y, Tian N, Zhu Z, Xue M, Li D. Embracing a low-carbon future by the production and marketing of C1 gas protein. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 63:108096. [PMID: 36621726 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Food scarcity and environmental deterioration are two major problems that human populations currently face. Fortunately, the disruptive innovation of raw food materials has been stimulated by the rapid evolution of biomanufacturing. Therefore, it is expected that the new trends in technology will not only alter the natural resource-dependent food production systems and the traditional way of life but also reduce and assimilate the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. This review article summarizes the metabolic pathways associated with C1 gas conversion and the production of single-cell protein for animal feed. Moreover, the protein function, worldwide authorization, market access, and methods to overcome challenges in C1 gas assimilation microbial cell factory construction are also provided. With widespread attention and increasing policy support, the production of C1 gas protein will bring more opportunities and make tremendous contributions to our sustainable future.
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- Jian Xu
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Centre of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Industrial Biological Systems and Bioprocessing Engineering, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; Haihe Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; National Centre of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Centre of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Industrial Biological Systems and Bioprocessing Engineering, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Centre of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Industrial Biological Systems and Bioprocessing Engineering, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Centre of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Industrial Biological Systems and Bioprocessing Engineering, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Centre of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China.
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- Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China; National Centre of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Industrial Biological Systems and Bioprocessing Engineering, Tianjin, China.
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Berihu M, Somera TS, Malik A, Medina S, Piombo E, Tal O, Cohen M, Ginatt A, Ofek-Lalzar M, Doron-Faigenboim A, Mazzola M, Freilich S. A framework for the targeted recruitment of crop-beneficial soil taxa based on network analysis of metagenomics data. MICROBIOME 2023; 11:8. [PMID: 36635724 PMCID: PMC9835355 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-022-01438-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND The design of ecologically sustainable and plant-beneficial soil systems is a key goal in actively manipulating root-associated microbiomes. Community engineering efforts commonly seek to harness the potential of the indigenous microbiome through substrate-mediated recruitment of beneficial members. In most sustainable practices, microbial recruitment mechanisms rely on the application of complex organic mixtures where the resources/metabolites that act as direct stimulants of beneficial groups are not characterized. Outcomes of such indirect amendments are unpredictable regarding engineering the microbiome and achieving a plant-beneficial environment. RESULTS This study applied network analysis of metagenomics data to explore amendment-derived transformations in the soil microbiome, which lead to the suppression of pathogens affecting apple root systems. Shotgun metagenomic analysis was conducted with data from 'sick' vs 'healthy/recovered' rhizosphere soil microbiomes. The data was then converted into community-level metabolic networks. Simulations examined the functional contribution of treatment-associated taxonomic groups and linked them with specific amendment-induced metabolites. This analysis enabled the selection of specific metabolites that were predicted to amplify or diminish the abundance of targeted microbes functional in the healthy soil system. Many of these predictions were corroborated by experimental evidence from the literature. The potential of two of these metabolites (dopamine and vitamin B12) to either stimulate or suppress targeted microbial groups was evaluated in a follow-up set of soil microcosm experiments. The results corroborated the stimulant's potential (but not the suppressor) to act as a modulator of plant beneficial bacteria, paving the way for future development of knowledge-based (rather than trial and error) metabolic-defined amendments. Our pipeline for generating predictions for the selective targeting of microbial groups based on processing assembled and annotated metagenomics data is available at https://github.com/ot483/NetCom2 . CONCLUSIONS This research demonstrates how genomic-based algorithms can be used to formulate testable hypotheses for strategically engineering the rhizosphere microbiome by identifying specific compounds, which may act as selective modulators of microbial communities. Applying this framework to reduce unpredictable elements in amendment-based solutions promotes the development of ecologically-sound methods for re-establishing a functional microbiome in agro and other ecosystems. Video Abstract.
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- Maria Berihu
- Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Institute of Plant Sciences, Rishon LeZion/Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Tree Fruit Research Lab, 1104 N. Western Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801 USA
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- Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Institute of Plant Sciences, Rishon LeZion/Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Torino, Grugliasco, Italy
- Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Uppsala Biocenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7026, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Institute of Plant Sciences, Rishon LeZion/Ramat Yishay, Israel
- Kinneret Limnological Laboratory (KLL) Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR), P.O. Box 447, 49500 Migdal, Israel
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- Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Institute of Plant Sciences, Rishon LeZion/Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Institute of Plant Sciences, Rishon LeZion/Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Institute of Plant Sciences, Rishon LeZion/Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Tree Fruit Research Lab, 1104 N. Western Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801 USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7600 South Africa
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- Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Institute of Plant Sciences, Rishon LeZion/Ramat Yishay, Israel
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Ting WW, Ng IS. Adaptive laboratory evolution and metabolic regulation of genetic Escherichia coli W3110 toward low-carbon footprint production of 5-aminolevulinic acid. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2022.104612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ma Z, Cheah WY, Ng IS, Chang JS, Zhao M, Show PL. Microalgae-based biotechnological sequestration of carbon dioxide for net zero emissions. Trends Biotechnol 2022; 40:1439-1453. [PMID: 36216714 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the atmosphere have become a dire threat to the human race and environmental sustainability. The ultimate goal of net zero emissions requires combined efforts on CO2 sequestration (natural sinks, biomass fixation, engineered approaches) and reduction in CO2 emissions while delivering economic growth (CO2 valorization for a circular carbon bioeconomy, CCE). We discuss microalgae-based CO2 biosequestration, including flue gas cultivation, biotechnological approaches for enhanced CO2 biosequestration, technological innovations for microalgal cultivation, and CO2 valorization/biofuel productions. We highlight challenges to current practices and future perspectives with the goal of contributing to environmental sustainability, net zero emissions, and the CCE.
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- Zengling Ma
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Centre of Research in Development, Social and Environment (SEEDS), Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China; Department of Sustainable Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai 602105, India; Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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Kim S, Jang YJ, Gong G, Lee SM, Um Y, Kim KH, Ko JK. Engineering Cupriavidus necator H16 for enhanced lithoautotrophic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production from CO 2. Microb Cell Fact 2022; 21:231. [PMCID: PMC9636797 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-022-01962-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background A representative hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium Cupriavidus necator H16 has attracted much attention as hosts to recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) into a biodegradable polymer, poly(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB). Although C. necator H16 has been used as a model PHB producer, the PHB production rate from CO2 is still too low for commercialization. Results Here, we engineer the carbon fixation metabolism to improve CO2 utilization and increase PHB production. We explore the possibilities to enhance the lithoautotrophic cell growth and PHB production by introducing additional copies of transcriptional regulators involved in Calvin Benson Bassham (CBB) cycle. Both cbbR and regA-overexpressing strains showed the positive phenotypes for 11% increased biomass accumulation and 28% increased PHB production. The transcriptional changes of key genes involved in CO2—fixing metabolism and PHB production were investigated. Conclusions The global transcriptional regulator RegA plays an important role in the regulation of carbon fixation and shows the possibility to improve autotrophic cell growth and PHB accumulation by increasing its expression level. This work represents another step forward in better understanding and improving the lithoautotrophic PHB production by C. necator H16. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12934-022-01962-7.
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- Soyoung Kim
- grid.35541.360000000121053345Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
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- grid.35541.360000000121053345Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
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- grid.35541.360000000121053345Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea ,grid.412786.e0000 0004 1791 8264Division of Energy and Environment Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
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- grid.35541.360000000121053345Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea ,grid.412786.e0000 0004 1791 8264Division of Energy and Environment Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
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- grid.35541.360000000121053345Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea ,grid.412786.e0000 0004 1791 8264Division of Energy and Environment Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
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- grid.222754.40000 0001 0840 2678Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul, 02841 Republic of Korea
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- grid.35541.360000000121053345Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea ,grid.412786.e0000 0004 1791 8264Division of Energy and Environment Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
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Salusjärvi L, Ojala L, Peddinti G, Lienemann M, Jouhten P, Pitkänen JP, Toivari M. Production of biopolymer precursors beta-alanine and L-lactic acid from CO2 with metabolically versatile Rhodococcus opacus DSM 43205. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:989481. [PMID: 36281430 PMCID: PMC9587121 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.989481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Hydrogen oxidizing autotrophic bacteria are promising hosts for conversion of CO2 into chemicals. In this work, we engineered the metabolically versatile lithoautotrophic bacterium R. opacus strain DSM 43205 for synthesis of polymer precursors. Aspartate decarboxylase (panD) or lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) were expressed for beta-alanine or L-lactic acid production, respectively. The heterotrophic cultivations on glucose produced 25 mg L−1 beta-alanine and 742 mg L−1 L-lactic acid, while autotrophic cultivations with CO2, H2, and O2 resulted in the production of 1.8 mg L−1 beta-alanine and 146 mg L−1 L-lactic acid. Beta-alanine was also produced at 345 μg L−1 from CO2 in electrobioreactors, where H2 and O2 were provided by water electrolysis. This work demonstrates that R. opacus DSM 43205 can be engineered to produce chemicals from CO2 and provides a base for its further metabolic engineering.
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- Laura Salusjärvi
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Espoo, Finland
- *Correspondence: Laura Salusjärvi,
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Espoo, Finland
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Wang L, Wang X, Song Y, Sun L, Chen X, Wu J, Song C, Zhao Y. Slowed down nitrogen mineralization under bacterial community-driven conditions by adding inhibitors during rice straw composting. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 362:127778. [PMID: 35973568 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The aim of this paper was to confirm the role of inhibitors addition, namely adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and malonic acid (MA), on nitrogen availability during rice straw (RS) composting. The results showed that inhibitors addition slowed down the mineralization of ammonium nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen compared to CK. Meanwhile, amino sugar nitrogen and hydrolysable unknown nitrogen contents in ATP and MA treatments were higher, indicating that their addition improved the retention of organic nitrogen components. Furthermore, inhibitors additions attenuated the responsive relationship between bacterial communities and nitrogen components. The main reason was that the addition changed the bacterial community structure of RS compost. The final structural equation verified that inhibitors addition enhanced conversion between nitrogen components, that was, to complex nitrogen components to improve the quality of compost, and the remodeling of bacterial community played an important role. Therefore, adding inhibitors had a driving effect on promoting nitrogen sequestration.
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- Liqin Wang
- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Dongchangfu Bureau of Agricultural and Rural Affairs, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Hutchison A, Hu Y, Lei L, Montano M. Integrative Plant Sciences - Ecosystems in the Balance. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2022; 6:e2200213. [PMID: 36269078 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202200213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Meng X, Liu L, Chen X. Bacterial photosynthesis: state-of-the-art in light-driven carbon fixation in engineered bacteria. Curr Opin Microbiol 2022; 69:102174. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2022.102174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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N.H. Sarjuni M, A.M. Dolit S, K. Khamis A, Abd-Aziz N, R. Azman N, A. Asli U. Regenerating Soil Microbiome: Balancing Microbial CO 2 Sequestration and Emission. CARBON SEQUESTRATION 2022. [DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.104740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Soil microbiome plays a significant role in soil’s ecosystem for soils to be physically and biologically healthy. Soil health is fundamental for plant growth and crops productivity. In the introduction part, the roles and dynamics of the microbial community in soils, primarily in the cycle of soil organic carbon and CO2 release and absorption, are deliberated. Next, the impact of crop management practices and climate change on the soil carbon balance are described, as well as other issues related to soil degradation, such as unbalanced nutrient recycling and mineral weathering. In response to these issues, various approaches to soil regeneration have been developed in order to foster an efficient and active soil microbiome, thereby balancing the CO2 cycle and carbon sequestration in the soil ecosystem.
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Wang L, Qu F, Zhu Z, Zhao Y, Chen X, Shi M, Wei Z. The important role of tricarboxylic acid cycle metabolism pathways and core bacterial communities in carbon sequestration during chicken manure composting. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 150:20-29. [PMID: 35785624 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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As a kind of livestock manure, chicken manure (CM) was rich in organic matter and microorganisms. However, a large amount of foul gas discharged by its random stacking not only threatened the environment, but also caused harm to human health. In view of the serious carbon loss and the unclear action mechanism of microbial community on carbon metabolism during CM composting, the effect of adding regulators on the sequestration of organic carbon was explored. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the regulation mechanism of adding tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle) regulators on the core carbon metabolism pathway during CM composting. The results showed that the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and malonic acid (MA) slowed down organic carbon degradation, resulting in lower carbon loss rate, which were 64.99% (CK), 62.35% (MA), and 61.26% (ATP) in each treatment. By comparing the abundance and structure of the carbon-related bacterial communities in different treatments, it was found that adding ATP and MA not only reduced the bacterial community abundance, but also tended to be similar in bacterial community composition. Moreover, the microbial specificity related to carbon metabolism pathway was enhanced, while the related gene expression and gene abundance were weakened. The regulation of TCA cycle metabolism pathway was confirmed to be the main way to improve organic carbon content. These findings revealed the positive effects of ATP and MA on carbon fixation from the perspective of gene metabolism.
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- Liqin Wang
- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Zhu P, Chen X. Converting heterotrophic Escherichia coli into synthetic C1-trophic modes. TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2022.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Onyeaka H, Ekwebelem OC. A review of recent advances in engineering bacteria for enhanced CO 2 capture and utilization. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : IJEST 2022; 20:4635-4648. [PMID: 35755182 PMCID: PMC9207427 DOI: 10.1007/s13762-022-04303-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is emitted into the atmosphere due to some anthropogenic activities, such as the combustion of fossil fuels and industrial output. As a result, fears about catastrophic global warming and climate change have intensified. In the face of these challenges, conventional CO2 capture technologies are typically ineffective, dangerous, and contribute to secondary pollution in the environment. Biological systems for CO2 conversion, on the other hand, provide a potential path forward owing to its high application selectivity and adaptability. Moreover, many bacteria can use CO2 as their only source of carbon and turn it into value-added products. The purpose of this review is to discuss recent significant breakthroughs in engineering bacteria to utilize CO2 and other one-carbon compounds as substrate. In the same token, the paper also summarizes and presents aspects such as microbial CO2 fixation pathways, engineered bacteria involved in CO2 fixation, up-to-date genetic and metabolic engineering approaches for CO2 fixation, and promising research directions for the production of value-added products from CO2. This review's findings imply that using biological systems like modified bacteria to manage CO2 has the added benefit of generating useful industrial byproducts like biofuels, pharmaceutical compounds, and bioplastics. The major downside, from an economic standpoint, thus far has been related to methods of cultivation. However, thanks to genetic engineering approaches, this can be addressed by large production yields. As a result, this review aids in the knowledge of various biological systems that can be used to construct a long-term CO2 mitigation technology at an industrial scale, in this instance bacteria-based CO2capture/utilization technology.
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- H. Onyeaka
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT UK
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- Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001 Nigeria
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Sheldon RA, Brady D. Green Chemistry, Biocatalysis, and the Chemical Industry of the Future. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202102628. [PMID: 35026060 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202102628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In the movement to decarbonize our economy and move away from fossil fuels we will need to harness the waste products of our activities, such as waste lignocellulose, methane, and carbon dioxide. Our wastes need to be integrated into a circular economy where used products are recycled into a manufacturing carbon cycle. Key to this will be the recycling of plastics at the resin and monomer levels. Biotechnology is well suited to a future chemical industry that must adapt to widely distributed and diverse biological chemical feedstocks. Our increasing mastery of biotechnology is allowing us to develop enzymes and organisms that can synthesize a widening selection of desirable bulk chemicals, including plastics, at commercially viable productivities. Integration of bioreactors with electrochemical systems will permit new production opportunities with enhanced productivities and the advantage of using a low-carbon electricity from renewable and sustainable sources.
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- Roger A Sheldon
- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Section BOC, van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, Netherlands
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
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The Carbon Source Effect on the Production of Ralstonia eutropha H16 and Proteomic Response Underlying Targeting the Bioconversion with Solar Fuels. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2022; 194:3212-3227. [PMID: 35349090 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-022-03887-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Chemoautotrophic bacterium Ralstonia eutropha H16 can fix CO2 to bioplastic and is potentially useful for CO2 neutralization. Targeting the solar fuel-based plastic biomanufactory, the polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production between heterotrophy and chemoautotrophy conditions was evaluated and the proteomic responses of the R. eutropha H16 cells to different carbon and energy sources were investigated. The results show that the chemoautotrophic mode hardly affected the cellular PHB accumulation capacity. Benefited from the high coverage proteome data, the global response of R. eutropha H16 to different carbon and energy sources was presented with a 95% KEGG pathway annotation, and the genome-wide location-related protein expression pattern was also identified. PHB depolymerase Q0K9H3 was found as a key protein responding to the low carbon input while CO2 and H2 were used, and will be a new regulation target for further high PHB production based on solar fuels.
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Lee YR, Lee WH, Lee SY, Lee J, Kim MS, Moon M, Park GW, Kim HS, Kim JI, Lee JS, Lee S. Regulation of Reactive Oxygen Species Promotes Growth and Carotenoid Production Under Autotrophic Conditions in Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:847757. [PMID: 35295297 PMCID: PMC8920488 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.847757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Industrial demand for capture and utilization using microorganisms to reduce CO2, a major cause of global warming, is significantly increasing. Rhodobacter sphaeroides is a suitable strain for the process of converting CO2 into high-value materials because it can accept CO2 and has various metabolic pathways. However, it has been mainly studied for heterotrophic growth that uses sugars and organic acids as carbon sources, not autotrophic growth. Here, we report that the regulation of reactive oxygen species is critical for growth when using CO2 as a sole carbon source in R. sphaeroides. In general, the growth rate is much slower under autotrophic conditions compared to heterotrophic conditions. To improve this, we performed random mutagenesis using N-methyl-N’-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (NTG). As a result, we selected the YR-1 strain with a maximum specific growth rate (μ) 1.44 day–1 in the early growth phase, which has a 110% faster growth rate compared to the wild-type. Based on the transcriptome analysis, it was confirmed that the growth was more sensitive to reactive oxygen species under autotrophic conditions. In the YR-1 mutant, the endogenous contents of H2O2 levels and oxidative damage were reduced by 33.3 and 42.7% in the cells, respectively. Furthermore, we measured that concentrations of carotenoids, which are important antioxidants. The total carotenoid is produced 9.63 g/L in the YR-1 mutant, suggesting that the production is 1.7-fold higher than wild-type. Taken together, our observations indicate that controlling ROS promotes cell growth and carotenoid production under autotrophic conditions.
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- Yu Rim Lee
- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Gwangju, South Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
- Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Energy Resources Upcycling Research Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Gwangju, South Korea
- Department of Advanced Chemicals and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Gwangju, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Sangmin Lee,
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Wei Z, Ahmed Mohamed T, Zhao L, Zhu Z, Zhao Y, Wu J. Microhabitat drive microbial anabolism to promote carbon sequestration during composting. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 346:126577. [PMID: 34923079 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Transforming organic waste into stable carbon by composting is an eco-friendly way. However, the complex environment, huge microbial community and complicated metabolic of composting have limited the directional transformation of organic carbon, which is also not conducive to the fixation of organic carbon. Therefore, this review is based on the formation of humus, a stable by-product of composting, to expound how to promote carbon fixation by increasing the yield of humus. Firstly, we have clarified the transformation regularity of organic matter during composting. Meanwhile, the microhabitat factors affecting microbial catabolism and anabolism were deeply analyzed, in order to provide a theoretical basis for the micro habitat regulation of directional transformation of organic matter during composting. Given that, a method to adjust the directional humification and stabilization of organic carbon has been proposed. Hoping the rapid reduction and efficient stabilization of organic waste can be realized according to this method.
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- Zimin Wei
- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Zhuang X, Zhang Y, Xiao AF, Zhang A, Fang B. Applications of Synthetic Biotechnology on Carbon Neutrality Research: A Review on Electrically Driven Microbial and Enzyme Engineering. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:826008. [PMID: 35145960 PMCID: PMC8822124 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.826008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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With the advancement of science, technology, and productivity, the rapid development of industrial production, transportation, and the exploitation of fossil fuels has gradually led to the accumulation of greenhouse gases and deterioration of global warming. Carbon neutrality is a balance between absorption and emissions achieved by minimizing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human social productive activity through a series of initiatives, including energy substitution and energy efficiency improvement. Then CO2 was offset through forest carbon sequestration and captured at last. Therefore, efficiently reducing CO2 emissions and enhancing CO2 capture are a matter of great urgency. Because many species have the natural CO2 capture properties, more and more scientists focus their attention on developing the biological carbon sequestration technique and further combine with synthetic biotechnology and electricity. In this article, the advances of the synthetic biotechnology method for the most promising organisms were reviewed, such as cyanobacteria, Escherichia coli, and yeast, in which the metabolic pathways were reconstructed to enhance the efficiency of CO2 capture and product synthesis. Furthermore, the electrically driven microbial and enzyme engineering processes are also summarized, in which the critical role and principle of electricity in the process of CO2 capture are canvassed. This review provides detailed summary and analysis of CO2 capture through synthetic biotechnology, which also pave the way for implementing electrically driven combined strategies.
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- Xiaoyan Zhuang
- College of Food and Biology Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
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- College of Food and Biology Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
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- College of Food and Biology Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- *Correspondence: Aihui Zhang, ; Baishan Fang,
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- College of Food and Biology Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- *Correspondence: Aihui Zhang, ; Baishan Fang,
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Hu G, Guo L, Gao C, Song W, Liu L, Chen X. Synergistic Metabolism of Glucose and Formate Increases the Yield of Short-Chain Organic Acids in Escherichia coli. ACS Synth Biol 2022; 11:135-143. [PMID: 34979802 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Microbial cell factories using a single carbon source (e.g., sugars) have been used to produce a wide variety of chemicals. However, this process is often accompanied by stoichiometric constraints on carbons and redox cofactors. Here, a synthetic pathway was designed and constructed in Escherichia coli to synergistically use glucose and formate as mixed carbon sources. By optimizing this synthetic pathway via enzyme mining, protein engineering, and bioprocess approaches, the yield of pyruvate from glucose was enhanced to 94% of the theoretical glycolysis yield, reaching 1.88 mol/mol. Finally, the optimized synthetic pathway was integrated with a phosphite reductase-based NADH regeneration system in malate-producing E. coli, resulting in the conversion of glucose into l-malate with a high yield of up to 1.65 mol/mol. This synergistic carbon metabolism strategy can be used to establish carbon- and energy-efficient productive processes.
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- Guipeng Hu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Liu J, Liu J, Guo L, Liu J, Chen X, Liu L, Gao C. Advances in microbial synthesis of bioplastic monomers. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2022; 119:35-81. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2022.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Tang C, Yang F, Antonietti M. Carbon Materials Advancing Microorganisms in Driving Soil Organic Carbon Regulation. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2022; 2022:9857374. [PMID: 35098139 PMCID: PMC8777470 DOI: 10.34133/2022/9857374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Carbon emission from soil is not only one of the major sources of greenhouse gases but also threatens biological diversity, agricultural productivity, and food security. Regulation and control of the soil carbon pool are political practices in many countries around the globe. Carbon pool management in engineering sense is much bigger and beyond laws and monitoring, as it has to contain proactive elements to restore active carbon. Biogeochemistry teaches us that soil microorganisms are crucial to manage the carbon content effectively. Adding carbon materials to soil is thereby not directly sequestration, as interaction of appropriately designed materials with the soil microbiome can result in both: metabolization and thereby nonsustainable use of the added carbon, or-more favorably-a biological amplification of human efforts and sequestration of extra CO2 by microbial growth. We review here potential approaches to govern soil carbon, with a special focus set on the emerging practice of adding manufactured carbon materials to control soil carbon and its biological dynamics. Notably, research on so-called "biochar" is already relatively mature, while the role of artificial humic substance (A-HS) in microbial carbon sequestration is still in the developing stage. However, it is shown that the preparation and application of A-HS are large biological levers, as they directly interact with the environment and community building of the biological soil system. We believe that A-HS can play a central role in stabilizing carbon pools in soil.
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- Chunyu Tang
- School of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
- Joint Laboratory of Northeast Agricultural University and Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (NEAU-MPICI), Harbin 150030, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
- Joint Laboratory of Northeast Agricultural University and Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (NEAU-MPICI), Harbin 150030, China
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Department of Colloid Chemistry, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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García JL, Galán B. Integrating greenhouse gas capture and C1 biotechnology: a key challenge for circular economy. Microb Biotechnol 2021; 15:228-239. [PMID: 34905295 PMCID: PMC8719819 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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- José L García
- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbial and Plant Biotechnology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB-MS, CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbial and Plant Biotechnology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB-MS, CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Kruyer NS, Realff MJ, Sun W, Genzale CL, Peralta-Yahya P. Designing the bioproduction of Martian rocket propellant via a biotechnology-enabled in situ resource utilization strategy. Nat Commun 2021; 12:6166. [PMID: 34697313 PMCID: PMC8546151 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26393-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Mars colonization demands technological advances to enable the return of humans to Earth. Shipping the propellant and oxygen for a return journey is not viable. Considering the gravitational and atmospheric differences between Mars and Earth, we propose bioproduction of a Mars-specific rocket propellant, 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BDO), from CO2, sunlight and water on Mars via a biotechnology-enabled in situ resource utilization (bio-ISRU) strategy. Photosynthetic cyanobacteria convert Martian CO2 into sugars that are upgraded by engineered Escherichia coli into 2,3-BDO. A state-of-the-art bio-ISRU for 2,3-BDO production uses 32% less power and requires a 2.8-fold higher payload mass than proposed chemical ISRU strategies, and generates 44 tons of excess oxygen to support colonization. Attainable, model-guided biological and materials optimizations result in an optimized bio-ISRU that uses 59% less power and has a 13% lower payload mass, while still generating 20 tons excess oxygen. Addressing the identified challenges will advance prospects for interplanetary space travel. Returning from Mars to Earth requires propellant. The authors propose a biotechnology-enabled in situ resource utilization (bioISRU) process to produce a Mars specific rocket propellant, 2,3-butanediol, using cyanobacteria and engineered E. coli, with lower payload mass and energy usage compared to chemical ISRU strategies.
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- Nicholas S Kruyer
- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA. .,School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
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Carbon farming is a capable strategy for more sustainable production of food and other related products. It seeks to produce a diverse array of natural farming methods and marketable products simultaneously. According to the food and agriculture organization (FAO), agriculture, forestry, and other land-use practices account for 24% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and total global livestock emissions of 7.1 gigatons of CO2-equivalent per year, representing 14.5% of total anthropogenic GHG emissions. For example, an agroforestry system that deliberately integrates trees and crops with livestock in agricultural production could potentially increase carbon sequestration and decrease GHG emissions from terrestrial ecosystems, thus helping to mitigate global climatic change. Also, agroforestry is capable of generating huge amounts of bio-mass and is believed to be particularly suitable for replenishing soil organic carbon (SOC). SOC is a crucial indicator for soil fertility since the change in SOC can explain whether the land use pattern degrades or improves soil fertility. Moreover, SOC found in soil in the form of soil organic matter (SOM) helps to improve soil health either directly or indirectly. Thus, efforts should be made to convince farmers to increase their resource-use efficiency and soil conserving ability to get maximum benefits from agriculture. Therefore, this review aimed at clarification about carbon farming, modifications in carbon cycle and carbon sequestration during agricultural development, and benefits of agroforestry.
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Zhu J, Li L, Wu F, Wu Y, Wang Z, Chen X, Li J, Cai D, Chen S. Metabolic Engineering of Aspartic Acid Supply Modules for Enhanced Production of Bacitracin in Bacillus licheniformis. ACS Synth Biol 2021; 10:2243-2251. [PMID: 34324815 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Bacitracin, a type of cyclic dodecapeptide antibiotic mainly produced by Bacillus, is widely used in fields of veterinary drug and feed additive. Modularization of metabolic pathways based on the concept of synthetic biology has been widely used in the efficient synthesis of target products. Here, we want to improve bacitracin production through strengthening aspartic acid (Asp) supply in B. licheniformis DW2. First, exogenous Asp addition assays implied that strengthening Asp supply benefited bacitracin production. Second, Asp synthetic pathways were strengthened via overexpressing aspartate dehydrogenase AspD and asparaginase AnsB, attaining recombinant strain DW2-ASP2, and bacitracin yield produced by DW2-ASP2 was 862.81 U/mL, increased by 14.05% compared with that of DW2 (756.49 U/mL). Then, to improve precursor oxaloacetate (OAA) accumulation for Asp synthesis, pyruvate carboxylase PycA and carbonic anhydrase EcaA were co-overexpressed in DW2-ASP2, and malic enzyme gene malS was deleted to weak overflow metabolism of tricarboxylic acid, and the attained strain DW2-ASP7 showed further increased bacitracin production from 862.81 to 989.23 U/mL. Subsequently, transporter YveA was identified as an Asp exporter, and bacitracin yield was increased to 1025.26 U/mL via deleting yveA, attaining strain DW2-ASP9. Finally, Asp ammonia-lyase gene aspA was disrupted to weaken Asp degradation, and bacitracin yield of attained strain DW2-ASP10 reached 1059.86 U/mL, increased by 40.10% compared to DW2. Taken together, this research demonstrated that metabolic engineering of Asp metabolic modules is an efficient strategy for enhancing bacitracin production, and these strategies could also be applied in the production of other peptide-related metabolites.
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- Jiang Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of food and biological engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, Hubei China
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- Lifecome Biochemistry Co. Ltd, Nanping, 353400, PR China
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- Lifecome Biochemistry Co. Ltd, Nanping, 353400, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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Zahed MA, Movahed E, Khodayari A, Zanganeh S, Badamaki M. Biotechnology for carbon capture and fixation: Critical review and future directions. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 293:112830. [PMID: 34051533 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To mitigate the growing threat of climate change and develop novel technologies that can eliminate carbon dioxide, the most abundant greenhouse gas derived from the flue gas stream of the fossil fuel-fired power stations, is momentous. The development of carbon capture and sequestration-based technologies may play a significant role in this regard. Carbon fixation mostly occurs by photosynthesizing plants as well as photo and chemoautotrophic microbes that turn the atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic materials via their enzymes. Biofuel can offer a sustainable solution for carbon mitigation. The pragmatic implementation of biofuel production processes is neither cost-effective nor has been proven safe over the long term. Searching for ways to enhance biofuel generation by the employment of genetic engineering is vital. Carbon biosequestration can help to curb the greenhouse effect. In addition, new genomic approaches, which are able to use gene-splicing biotechnology techniques and recombinant DNA technology to produce genetically modified organisms, can contribute to improvement in sustainable and renewable biofuel and biomaterial production from microorganisms. Biopolymers, Biosurfactants, and Biochars are suggested as sustainable future trends. This study aims to pave the way for implementing biotechnology methods to capture carbon and decrease the demand and consumption of fossil fuels as well as the emissions of greenhouse gases. Having a better image of microorganisms' potential role in carbon capture and storage can be prolific in developing powerful techniques to reduce CO2 emissions.
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- Mohammad Ali Zahed
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, 14911 - 15719, Tehran, Iran.
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles, USA
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- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, 14911 - 15719, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, 14911 - 15719, Tehran, Iran
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This introduction to the Faraday Discussion on carbon dioxide utilization (CDU) provides a framework to lay out the need for CDU, the opportunities, boundary conditions, potential pitfalls, and critical needs to advance the required technologies in the time needed. CDU as a mainstream climate-relevant solution is gaining rapid traction as measured by the increase in the number of related publications, the investment activity, and the political action taken in various countries.
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- Volker Sick
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Zhan C, Li X, Yang Y, Nielsen J, Bai Z, Chen Y. Strategies and challenges with the microbial conversion of methanol to high-value chemicals. Biotechnol Bioeng 2021; 118:3655-3668. [PMID: 34133022 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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As alternatives to traditional fermentation substrates, methanol (CH3 OH), carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and methane (CH4 ) represent promising one-carbon (C1) sources that are readily available at low-cost and share similar metabolic pathway. Of these C1 compounds, methanol is used as a carbon and energy source by native methylotrophs, and can be obtained from CO2 and CH4 by chemical catalysis. Therefore, constructing and rewiring methanol utilization pathways may enable the use of one-carbon sources for microbial fermentations. Recent bioengineering efforts have shown that both native and nonnative methylotrophic organisms can be engineered to convert methanol, together with other carbon sources, into biofuels and other commodity chemicals. However, many challenges remain and must be overcome before industrial-scale bioprocessing can be established using these engineered cell refineries. Here, we provide a comprehensive summary and comparison of methanol metabolic pathways from different methylotrophs, followed by a review of recent progress in engineering methanol metabolic pathways in vitro and in vivo to produce chemicals. We discuss the major challenges associated with establishing efficient methanol metabolic pathways in microbial cells, and propose improved designs for future engineering.
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- Chunjun Zhan
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.,BioInnovation Institute, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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