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Li Y, Liu M, Yang C, Fu H, Wang J. Engineering microbial metabolic homeostasis for chemicals production. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2024:1-20. [PMID: 39004513 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2024.2371465] [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: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Microbial-based bio-refining promotes the development of a biotechnology revolution to encounter and tackle the enormous challenges in petroleum-based chemical production by biomanufacturing, biocomputing, and biosensing. Nevertheless, microbial metabolic homeostasis is often incompatible with the efficient synthesis of bioproducts mainly due to: inefficient metabolic flow, robust central metabolism, sophisticated metabolic network, and inevitable environmental perturbation. Therefore, this review systematically summarizes how to optimize microbial metabolic homeostasis by strengthening metabolic flux for improving biotransformation turnover, redirecting metabolic direction for rewiring bypass pathway, and reprogramming metabolic network for boosting substrate utilization. Future directions are also proposed for providing constructive guidance on the development of industrial biotechnology.
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- Yang Li
- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Pires WM, Teixeira MB, Soares FAL, Morais WA, Costa AC, Filho LCL, de Moura JB. Agronomic performance and technological quality of sugarcane submitted to different poultry litter dosages. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15435. [PMID: 38965398 PMCID: PMC11224263 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66340-2] [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: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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Sugarcane is a central crop for sugar and ethanol production. Investing in sustainable practices can enhance productivity, technological quality, mitigate impacts, and contribute to a cleaner energy future. Among the factors that help increase the productivity of sugarcane, the physical, chemical and biological parameters of the soil are amongst the most important. The use of poultry litter has been an important alternative for soil improvement, as it acts as a soil conditioner. Therefore, this work aimed to verify the best doses of poultry litter for the vegetative, reproductive and technological components of sugarcane. The experiment was carried out at Usina Denusa Destilaria Nova União S/A in the municipality of Jandaia, GO. The experimental design used was a complete randomized block design with four replications: 5 × 4, totaling 20 experimental units. The evaluated factor consisted of four doses of poultry litter plus the control (0 (control), 2, 4, 6 and 8 t ha-1). In this study, were evaluated the number of tillers, lower stem diameter, average stem diameter, upper stem diameter, plant height, stem weight and productivity. The technological variables of total recoverable sugar, recoverable sugar, Brix, fiber, purity and percentage of oligosaccharides were also evaluated. It was observed, within the conditions of this experiment, that the insertion of poultry litter did not interfere significantly in most biometric, productive and technological variables of the sugarcane. But it can also be inferred that there was a statistical trend toward better results when the sugarcane was cultivated with 4 t ha-1 of poultry litter.
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- Willian Marques Pires
- Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences - Agronomy, Federal Institute Goiano, Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences - Agronomy, Federal Institute Goiano, Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences - Agronomy, Federal Institute Goiano, Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences - Agronomy, Federal Institute Goiano, Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil
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- Graduate Studies in Social, Technological and Environment Science, Evangelical University of Goiás, Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil
- Sedmo - Soil Research Group, Ecology and Dynamics of Organic Matter, Evangelical College of Goianésia, Goianésia, Brazil
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- Graduate Studies in Social, Technological and Environment Science, Evangelical University of Goiás, Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil
- Sedmo - Soil Research Group, Ecology and Dynamics of Organic Matter, Evangelical College of Goianésia, Goianésia, Brazil
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Sun T, Jiang H, Xu X, Ma Y, Liang X, Wang R, Gu Y, Li S, Qiu Y, Sun D, Xu H, Lei P. Adaptive laboratory evolution of Naematelia aurantialba under high temperature for efficient production of exopolysaccharide. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 263:130425. [PMID: 38412938 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130425] [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: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Liquid fermentation could revolutionize mushroom polysaccharide production, but the low temperature constraint hampers the process. This study implemented adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) to enhance the thermotolerance of Naematelia aurantialba strains and increase expolysaccharide production. After 75 ALE cycles at 30 °C, the adaptive strain surpassed the wild-type strain by 5 °C. In a 7.5 L fermentor at 30 °C, the ALE strain yielded 17 % more exopolysaccharide than the wild type strain at 25 °C. Although the exopolysaccharide synthesized by both strains shares a consistent monosaccharide composition, infrared spectrum, and glycosidic bond composition, the ALE strain's exopolysaccharide has a larger molecular weight. Furthermore, the ALE strain's exopolysaccharide exhibits superior cryoprotection performance compared to that produced by the original strain. The adapted strain demonstrated lower ROS levels and increased activity of antioxidant enzymes, indicating improved performance. Fatty acid profiling and transcriptomics revealed reconfiguration of carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and membrane lipid synthesis in thermophilic strains, maintaining cellular homeostasis and productivity. This study provides efficient strains and fermentation methods for high-temperature mushroom polysaccharide production, reducing energy consumption and costs.
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- Tao Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Kunming Edible Fungi Institute of All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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Vignesh Kumar B, Muthumari B, Kavitha M, John Praveen Kumar JK, Jothi Basu M. Unraveling the role of intra-cellular metabolites in the lactic acid production by novel Bacillus amyloliquefaciens using sugarcane molasses as a substratum. Mol Omics 2024; 20:19-26. [PMID: 37691617 DOI: 10.1039/d3mo00141e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Lactic acid is a versatile, multi-functional organic monomer in various industries, creating worldwide demand. High titer lactic acid production was achieved by novel Bacillus amyloliquefaciens J2V2AA through sugarcane molasses fermentation up to 178 mg mL-1. A metabolomics approach such as combined GC-MS and LC-MS was applied to elucidate the involvement of key metabolites in lactic acid production. The results revealed the participation of 58 known intra-cellular metabolites at various pathways in lactic acid production. Twenty-eight highly up-regulated and down-regulated metabolites were analyzed, and a schematic diagram of a possible lactic acid production pathway was proposed. The produced lactic acid was analyzed through FTIR, UV-Spectrum, and HPLC analysis.
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- Department of Botany, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630 003, India.
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Gupta V, Odaneth AA, Lali AM. High cell density continuous fermentation for L-lactic acid production from cane molasses. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2023; 53:1043-1057. [PMID: 36655700 DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2023.2166956] [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] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Commercial production of lactic acid (LA) utilizes mostly glucose or lactose coupled with yeast extract (YE) as a supplement. With sugars, nitrogen, and vitamin supplementation being most of the LA production costs, the use of inexpensive molasses, a by-product of the sugar industry, can provide considerable cost savings. There are just a few publications on the production of LA from molasses; consequently, the present investigation was conducted using molasses supplemented with yeast extract. The research was done in a continuous-flow, high-cell-density (HCD) bioreactor with an external membrane microfiltration device for cell recycling. The system, run at 1 L with Lactobacillus delbrueckii NCIM 2025, produced a LA yield of 0.95-0.98 g/g from ∼100 g sugars/L when supplemented with 1 g/L YE. Dilution rates in the range of 0.04-0.36 h-1 resulted in volumetric lactic acid productivities in the range of 4.3-27.6 g/L h, which compares favorably with the highest values recorded in literature, for glucose in the presence of YE, which was as high as 30 g/L. The utilization of cane molasses has a significant impact on the economics of lactic acid production, as measured by a comparison of costs with commercial glucose.
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- Vaishali Gupta
- DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
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- DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
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Ruiz HA, Sganzerla WG, Larnaudie V, Veersma RJ, van Erven G, Ríos-González LJ, Rodríguez-Jasso RM, Rosero-Chasoy G, Ferrari MD, Kabel MA, Forster-Carneiro T, Lareo C. Advances in process design, techno-economic assessment and environmental aspects for hydrothermal pretreatment in the fractionation of biomass under biorefinery concept. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 369:128469. [PMID: 36509309 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The development and sustainability of second-generation biorefineries are essential for the production of high added value compounds and biofuels and their application at the industrial level. Pretreatment is one of the most critical stages in biomass processing. In this specific case, hydrothermal pretreatments (liquid hot water [LHW] and steam explosion [SE]) are considered the most promising process for the fractionation, hydrolysis and structural modifications of biomass. This review focuses on architecture of the plant cell wall and composition, fundamentals of hydrothermal pretreatment, process design integration, the techno-economic parameters of the solubilization of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) focused on the operational costs for large-scale process implementation and the global manufacturing cost. In addition, profitability indicators are evaluated between the value-added products generated during hydrothermal pretreatment, advocating a biorefinery implementation in a circular economy framework. In addition, this review includes an analysis of environmental aspects of sustainability involved in hydrothermal pretreatments.
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- Héctor A Ruiz
- Biorefinery Group, Food Research Department, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila 25280, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Bioingeniería, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de La República, J. Herrera y Reissig 565, CP 11300 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands; Wageningen Food and Biobased Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila 25280, Mexico
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- Biorefinery Group, Food Research Department, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila 25280, Mexico
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- Biorefinery Group, Food Research Department, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila 25280, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioingeniería, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de La República, J. Herrera y Reissig 565, CP 11300 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- School of Food Engineering (FEA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioingeniería, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de La República, J. Herrera y Reissig 565, CP 11300 Montevideo, Uruguay
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Minireview: Engineering evolution to reconfigure phenotypic traits in microbes for biotechnological applications. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2022; 21:563-573. [PMID: 36659921 PMCID: PMC9816911 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.12.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) has long been used as the tool of choice for microbial engineering applications, ranging from the production of commodity chemicals to the innovation of complex phenotypes. With the advent of systems and synthetic biology, the ALE experimental design has become increasingly sophisticated. For instance, implementation of in silico metabolic model reconstruction and advanced synthetic biology tools have facilitated the effective coupling of desired traits to adaptive phenotypes. Furthermore, various multi-omic tools now enable in-depth analysis of cellular states, providing a comprehensive understanding of the biology of even the most genomically perturbed systems. Emerging machine learning approaches would assist in streamlining the interpretation of massive and multiplexed datasets and promoting our understanding of complexity in biology. This review covers some of the representative case studies among the 700 independent ALE studies reported to date, outlining key ideas, principles, and important mechanisms underlying ALE designs in bioproduction and synthetic cell engineering, with evidence from literatures to aid comprehension.
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González-Plaza JJ, Furlan C, Rijavec T, Lapanje A, Barros R, Tamayo-Ramos JA, Suarez-Diez M. Advances in experimental and computational methodologies for the study of microbial-surface interactions at different omics levels. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1006946. [PMID: 36519168 PMCID: PMC9744117 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1006946] [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: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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The study of the biological response of microbial cells interacting with natural and synthetic interfaces has acquired a new dimension with the development and constant progress of advanced omics technologies. New methods allow the isolation and analysis of nucleic acids, proteins and metabolites from complex samples, of interest in diverse research areas, such as materials sciences, biomedical sciences, forensic sciences, biotechnology and archeology, among others. The study of the bacterial recognition and response to surface contact or the diagnosis and evolution of ancient pathogens contained in archeological tissues require, in many cases, the availability of specialized methods and tools. The current review describes advances in in vitro and in silico approaches to tackle existing challenges (e.g., low-quality sample, low amount, presence of inhibitors, chelators, etc.) in the isolation of high-quality samples and in the analysis of microbial cells at genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic levels, when present in complex interfaces. From the experimental point of view, tailored manual and automatized methodologies, commercial and in-house developed protocols, are described. The computational level focuses on the discussion of novel tools and approaches designed to solve associated issues, such as sample contamination, low quality reads, low coverage, etc. Finally, approaches to obtain a systems level understanding of these complex interactions by integrating multi omics datasets are presented.
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- Juan José González-Plaza
- International Research Centre in Critical Raw Materials-ICCRAM, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- International Research Centre in Critical Raw Materials-ICCRAM, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Growth fitness, heme uptake and genomic variants in mutants of oxygen-tolerant Lacticaseibacillus casei and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strains. Microbiol Res 2022; 262:127096. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2022.127096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Studies on Optimization of Sustainable Lactic Acid Production by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens from Sugarcane Molasses through Microbial Fermentation. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14127400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Lactic acid is the meekest hydroxyl carboxylic acid (2-hydroxy propionic acid) which is a colorless, odorless, hygroscopic, organic compound with no toxic effect, a very inevitable and versatile chemical used in the Food, cosmetics, textile, and pharmaceutical industries for very long years. Lactic acid was produced as non-racemic when specific microbial strains were used; therefore, microbial fermentation gained more attention. Albeit the substratum used for the microbial fermentation price is much exorbitant. Wherefore, identifying the best and cheap substrates is a bottleneck for the scientific community. Sugarcane molasses is the best source of components for microbial growth and cheap raw material for Lactic acid fermentation. This study produced sustainable lactic acid from sugarcane molasses by the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens J2V2AA strain with a higher production of 178 gm/L/24 h. The produced lactic acid was characterized and analyzed by UV-Visible Spectrum, FTIR Spectrum, TLC, and HPLC.
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Yang J, Peng Z, Zhu Q, Zhang J, Du G. [NiFe] Hydrogenase Accessory Proteins HypB-HypC Accelerate Proton Conversion to Enhance the Acid Resistance and d-Lactic Acid Production of Escherichia coli. ACS Synth Biol 2022; 11:1521-1530. [PMID: 35271275 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Escherichia coli is a major industrial producer of d-lactic acid due to its well-known advantages, such as short cycle times and low demand. However, acid sensitivity limits production capacity and increases costs. Enhancing the resistance of E. coli to acid stress is essential for improving the cell performance and production value. Here, we propose a feasible strategy to increase the acid tolerance of cells by strengthening intracellular proton conversion. The transcriptome test of the acid-tolerant adaptive evolution strain identified the hydrogenase accessory proteins HypB and HypC as a class of acid-tolerant factors that can assist the hydrogenase in catalyzing the reduction of protons to produce hydrogen. Strengthening the expression of HypB and HypC can increase the cell survival rate by 336.3 times during the lethal stress of d-lactate. In addition, HypB and HypC will assist d-lactate-producing strains to show higher sustainable productivity in an acidic fermentation environment, and d-lactate titer will increase by 113.6%. In order to further improve the expression system of the hydrogenase accessory protein, the introduction of a strong acid stress-driven promoter tdcAp can reduce the demand for neutralizer delivery in the fermentation process by about 26.7% while maintaining the maximum intensity of d-lactic acid production. Therefore, this research developed a method to improve the acid resistance of E. coli cells and reduce the cost of organic acid production by transforming protons.
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- Jinhua Yang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Zhang C, Sharma S, Ma C, Zeng AP. Strain evolution and novel downstream processing with integrated catalysis enable highly efficient co-production of 1,3-Propanediol and organic acid esters from crude glycerol. Biotechnol Bioeng 2022; 119:1450-1466. [PMID: 35234295 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Bioconversion of natural microorganisms generally results in a mixture of various compounds. Downstream processing (DSP) which only targets a single product often lacks economic competitiveness due to incomplete use of raw material and high cost of waste treatment for by-products. Here, we show with the efficient microbial conversion of crude glycerol by an artificially evolved strain and how a catalytic conversion strategy can improve the total products yield and process economy of the DSP. Specifically, Clostridium pasteurianum was first adapted to increased concentration of crude glycerol in a novel automatic laboratory evolution system. At m3 scale bioreactor the strain achieved a simultaneous production of 1,3-propanediol (PDO), acetic and butyric acids at 81.21, 18.72 and 11.09 g/L within only 19 h, respectively, representing the most efficient fermentation of crude glycerol to targeted products. A heterogeneous catalytic step was developed and integrated into the DSP process to obtain high-value methyl esters from acetic and butyric acids at high yields. The co-production of the esters also greatly simplified the recovery of PDO. For example, a cosmetic grade PDO (96% PDO) was easily obtained by a simple single-stage distillation process (with an overall yield more than 77%). This integrated approach provides an industrially attractive route for the simultaneous production of three appealing products from the crude glycerol fermentation broth, which greatly improve the process economy and ecology. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Chijian Zhang
- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany.,Hua An Tang Biotech Group Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
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Encapsulation of Lactobacillus gasseri: Characterization, Probiotic Survival, In Vitro Evaluation and Viability in Apple Juice. Foods 2022; 11:foods11050740. [PMID: 35267373 PMCID: PMC8909321 DOI: 10.3390/foods11050740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The development of functional foods containing probiotic bacteria has become increasingly relevant to improve and maintain health. However, this is often limited to dairy food matrices given the complexity involved in maintaining a stable system together with high microbial viability in matrices such as juices. The objective of this study was to develop and characterize sodium alginate capsules loaded with Lactobacillus gasseri ATCC® 19992 ™ (LG). Cell viability under in vitro gastrointestinal conditions and during storage in apple juice were evaluated. The capsules were prepared by ionic gelation and an emulsification process was performed as pretreatment using two homogenization methods: magnetic stirring (AM) and Ultraturrax® rotor-stator homogenizer (UT). Cell viability after encapsulation was similar in the two processes: 65%. At the end of the in vitro gastrointestinal evaluation, the non-encapsulated probiotic cells did not show any viability, while the AM system was able to retain 100% of its viability and the UT retained 79.14%. The morphology of the capsules consisted of a continuous and homogeneous surface. Cell viability of LG encapsulated in apple juice stored at 4 °C for 21 days was 77% for AM, 55.43% for UT, and 63.10% for free LG.
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State of the Art on the Microbial Production of Industrially Relevant Organic Acids. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12020234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The industrial relevance of organic acids is high; because of their chemical properties, they can be used as building blocks as well as single-molecule agents with a huge annual market. Organic acid chemical platforms can derive from fossil sources by petrochemical refining processes, but most of them also represent natural metabolites produced by many cells. They are the products, by-products or co-products of many primary metabolic processes of microbial cells. Thanks to the potential of microbial cell factories and to the development of industrial biotechnology, from the last decades of the previous century, the microbial-based production of these molecules has started to approach the market. This was possible because of a joint effort of microbial biotechnologists and biochemical and process engineers that boosted natural production up to the titer, yield and productivity needed to be industrially competitive. More recently, the possibility to utilize renewable residual biomasses as feedstock not only for biofuels, but also for organic acids production is further augmenting the sustainability of their production, in a logic of circular bioeconomy. In this review, we briefly present the latest updates regarding the production of some industrially relevant organic acids (citric fumaric, itaconic, lactic and succinic acid), discussing the challenges and possible future developments of successful production.
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Kim K, Hou CY, Choe D, Kang M, Cho S, Sung BH, Lee DH, Lee SG, Kang TJ, Cho BK. Adaptive laboratory evolution of Escherichia coli W enhances gamma-aminobutyric acid production using glycerol as the carbon source. Metab Eng 2021; 69:59-72. [PMID: 34775076 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2021.11.004] [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: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The microbial conversion of glycerol into value-added commodity products has emerged as an attractive means to meet the demands of biosustainability. However, glycerol is a non-preferential carbon source for productive fermentation because of its low energy density. We employed evolutionary and metabolic engineering in tandem to construct an Escherichia coli strain with improved GABA production using glycerol as the feedstock carbon. Adaptive evolution of E. coli W under glycerol-limited conditions for 1300 generations harnessed an adapted strain with a metabolic system optimized for glycerol utilization. Mutation profiling, enzyme kinetic assays, and transcriptome analysis of the adapted strain allowed us to decipher the basis of glycerol adaptation at the molecular level. Importantly, increased substrate influx mediated by the mutant glpK and modulation of intracellular cAMP levels were the key drivers of improved fitness in the glycerol-limited condition. Leveraging the enhanced capability of glycerol utilization in the strain, we constructed a GABA-producing E. coli W-derivative with superior GABA production compared to the wild-type. Furthermore, rationally designed inactivation of the non-essential metabolic genes, including ackA, mgsA, and gabT, in the glycerol-adapted strain improved the final GABA titer and specific productivity by 3.9- and 4.3-fold, respectively, compared with the wild-type.
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- Kangsan Kim
- Department of Biological Sciences and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Synthetic Biology & Bioengineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Synthetic Biology & Bioengineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Synthetic Biology & Bioengineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
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Huang S, Xue Y, Yu B, Wang L, Zhou C, Ma Y. A Review of the Recent Developments in the Bioproduction of Polylactic Acid and Its Precursors Optically Pure Lactic Acids. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26216446. [PMID: 34770854 PMCID: PMC8587312 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lactic acid (LA) is an important organic acid with broad industrial applications. Considered as an environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum-based plastic with a wide range of applications, polylactic acid has generated a great deal of interest and therefore the demand for optically pure l- or d-lactic acid has increased accordingly. Microbial fermentation is the industrial route for LA production. LA bacteria and certain genetic engineering bacteria are widely used for LA production. Although some fungi, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, are not natural LA producers, they have recently received increased attention for LA production because of their acid tolerance. The main challenge for LA bioproduction is the high cost of substrates. The development of LA production from cost-effective biomasses is a potential solution to reduce the cost of LA production. This review examined and discussed recent progress in optically pure l-lactic acid and optically pure d-lactic acid fermentation. The utilization of inexpensive substrates is also focused on. Additionally, for PLA production, a complete biological process by one-step fermentation from renewable resources is also currently being developed by metabolically engineered bacteria. We also summarize the strategies and procedures for metabolically engineering microorganisms producing PLA. In addition, there exists some challenges to efficiently produce PLA, therefore strategies to overcome these challenges through metabolic engineering combined with enzyme engineering are also discussed.
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- Shiyong Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (S.H.); (Y.X.); (Y.M.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (S.H.); (Y.X.); (Y.M.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
- Correspondence: (L.W.); (C.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (S.H.); (Y.X.); (Y.M.)
- Correspondence: (L.W.); (C.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (S.H.); (Y.X.); (Y.M.)
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Recent Advances in Lactic Acid Production by Lactic Acid Bacteria. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:4151-4171. [PMID: 34519919 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03672-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lactic acid can synthesize high value-added chemicals such as poly lactic acid. In order to further minimize the cost of lactic acid production, some effective strategies (e.g., effective mutagenesis and metabolic engineering) have been applied to increase productive capacity of lactic acid bacteria. In addition, low-cost cheap raw materials (e.g., cheap carbon source and cheap nitrogen source) are also used to reduce the cost of lactic acid production. In this review, we summarized the recent developments in lactic acid production, including efficient strain modification technology (high-efficiency mutagenesis means, adaptive laboratory evolution, and metabolic engineering), the use of low-cost cheap raw materials, and also discussed the future prospects of this field, which could promote the development of lactic acid industry.
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Bragagnolo FS, Funari CS, Ibáñez E, Cifuentes A. Metabolomics as a Tool to Study Underused Soy Parts: In Search of Bioactive Compounds. Foods 2021; 10:foods10061308. [PMID: 34200265 PMCID: PMC8230045 DOI: 10.3390/foods10061308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The valorization of agri-food by-products is essential from both economic and sustainability perspectives. The large quantity of such materials causes problems for the environment; however, they can also generate new valuable ingredients and products which promote beneficial effects on human health. It is estimated that soybean production, the major oilseed crop worldwide, will leave about 597 million metric tons of branches, leaves, pods, and roots on the ground post-harvesting in 2020/21. An alternative for the use of soy-related by-products arises from the several bioactive compounds found in this plant. Metabolomics studies have already identified isoflavonoids, saponins, and organic and fatty acids, among other metabolites, in all soy organs. The present review aims to show the application of metabolomics for identifying high-added-value compounds in underused parts of the soy plant, listing the main bioactive metabolites identified up to now, as well as the factors affecting their production.
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- Felipe Sanchez Bragagnolo
- School of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, SP, Brazil; (F.S.B.); (C.S.F.)
- Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL-CSIC), 28049 Madrid, Spain;
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- School of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, SP, Brazil; (F.S.B.); (C.S.F.)
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- Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL-CSIC), 28049 Madrid, Spain;
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- Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL-CSIC), 28049 Madrid, Spain;
- Correspondence:
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Wu Y, Jameel A, Xing XH, Zhang C. Advanced strategies and tools to facilitate and streamline microbial adaptive laboratory evolution. Trends Biotechnol 2021; 40:38-59. [PMID: 33958227 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) has served as a historic microbial engineering method that mimics natural selection to obtain desired microbes. The past decade has witnessed improvements in all aspects of ALE workflow, in terms of growth coupling, genotypic diversification, phenotypic selection, and genotype-phenotype mapping. The developing growth-coupling strategies facilitate ALE to a wider range of appealing traits. In vivo mutagenesis methods and multiplexed automated culture platforms open new gates to streamline its execution. Meanwhile, the application of multi-omics analyses and multiplexed genetic engineering promote efficient knowledge mining. This article provides a comprehensive and updated review of these advances, highlights newest significant applications, and discusses future improvements, aiming to provide a practical guide for implementation of novel, effective, and efficient ALE experiments.
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- Yinan Wu
- MOE Key Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Industrial Biocatalysis, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Lactic acid bacteria: little helpers for many human tasks. Essays Biochem 2021; 65:163-171. [PMID: 33739395 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20200133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are a group of highly specialised bacteria specifically adapted to a diverse range of habitats. They are found in the gut of humans and other animals, in many food fermentations, and on plants. Their natural specialisation in close relation to human activities make them particularly interesting from an industrial point of view. They are relevant not only for traditional food fermentations, but also as probiotics, potential therapeutics and cell factories for the production of many different products. Many new tools and methods are being developed to analyse and modify these microorganisms. This review shall give an overview highlighting some of the most striking characteristics of lactic acid bacteria and our approaches to harness their potential in many respects - from home made food to industrial chemical production, from probiotic activities to the most modern cancer treatments and vaccines.
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