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Stoddard H, Kulas D, Zolghadr A, Aloba S, Schaerer LG, Putman L, Valencia I, Lacey JA, Shonnard DR, Techtmann SM, Ong RG. Biofilm mitigation in hybrid chemical-biological upcycling of waste polymers. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2024; 12:1435695. [PMID: 39104625 PMCID: PMC11298394 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1435695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
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Introduction: Accumulation of plastic waste in the environment is a serious global issue. To deal with this, there is a need for improved and more efficient methods for plastic waste recycling. One approach is to depolymerize plastic using pyrolysis or chemical deconstruction followed by microbial-upcycling of the monomers into more valuable products. Microbial consortia may be able to increase stability in response to process perturbations and adapt to diverse carbon sources, but may be more likely to form biofilms that foul process equipment, increasing the challenge of harvesting the cell biomass. Methods: To better understand the relationship between bioprocess conditions, biofilm formation, and ecology within the bioreactor, in this study a previously-enriched microbial consortium (LS1_Calumet) was grown on (1) ammonium hydroxide-depolymerized polyethylene terephthalate (PET) monomers and (2) the pyrolysis products of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). Bioreactor temperature, pH, agitation speed, and aeration were varied to determine the conditions that led to the highest production of planktonic biomass and minimal formation of biofilm. The community makeup and diversity in the planktonic and biofilm states were evaluated using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Results: Results showed that there was very little microbial growth on the liquid product from pyrolysis under all fermentation conditions. When grown on the chemically-deconstructed PET the highest cell density (0.69 g/L) with minimal biofilm formation was produced at 30°C, pH 7, 100 rpm agitation, and 10 sL/hr airflow. Results from 16S rRNAsequencing showed that the planktonic phase had higher observed diversity than the biofilm, and that Rhodococcus, Paracoccus, and Chelatococcus were the most abundant genera for all process conditions. Biofilm formation by Rhodococcus sp. And Paracoccus sp. Isolates was typically lower than the full microbial community and varied based on the carbon source. Discussion: Ultimately, the results indicate that biofilm formation within the bioreactor can be significantly reduced by optimizing process conditions and using pure cultures or a less diverse community, while maintaining high biomass productivity. The results of this study provide insight into methods for upcycling plastic waste and how process conditions can be used to control the formation of biofilm in bioreactors.
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- Hunter Stoddard
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
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- Biological Processing Department, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
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de Souza F, Gupta RK. Bacteria for Bioplastics: Progress, Applications, and Challenges. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:8666-8686. [PMID: 38434856 PMCID: PMC10905720 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c07372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Bioplastics are one of the answers that can point society toward a sustainable future. Under this premise, the synthesis of polymers with competitive properties using low-cost starting materials is a highly desired factor in the industry. Also, tackling environmental issues such as nonbiodegradable waste generation, high carbon footprint, and consumption of nonrenewable resources are some of the current concerns worldwide. The scientific community has been placing efforts into the biosynthesis of polymers using bacteria and other microbes. These microorganisms can be convenient reactors to consume food and agricultural wastes and convert them into biopolymers with inherently attractive properties such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, and appreciable mechanical and chemical properties. Such biopolymers can be applied to several fields such as packing, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, medical, biomedical, and agricultural. Thus, intending to elucidate the science of microbes to produce polymers, this review starts with a brief introduction to bioplastics by describing their importance and the methods for their production. The second section dives into the importance of bacteria regarding the biochemical routes for the synthesis of polymers along with their advantages and disadvantages. The third section covers some of the main parameters that influence biopolymers' production. Some of the main applications of biopolymers along with a comparison between the polymers obtained from microorganisms and the petrochemical-based ones are presented. Finally, some discussion about the future aspects and main challenges in this field is provided to elucidate the main issues that should be tackled for the wide application of microorganisms for the preparation of bioplastics.
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- Felipe
Martins de Souza
- National
Institute for Materials Advancement, Pittsburgh
State University, 1204 Research Road, Pittsburgh, Kansas 66762, United States
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- National
Institute for Materials Advancement, Pittsburgh
State University, 1204 Research Road, Pittsburgh, Kansas 66762, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Pittsburgh State University, 1701 South Broadway Street, Pittsburgh, Kansas 66762, United States
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Sriphuttha C, Boontawan P, Boonyanan P, Ketudat-Cairns M, Boontawan A. Simultaneous Lipid and Carotenoid Production via Rhodotorula paludigena CM33 Using Crude Glycerol as the Main Substrate: Pilot-Scale Experiments. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17192. [PMID: 38139021 PMCID: PMC10743220 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417192] [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: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Rhodotorula paludigena CM33 is an oleaginous yeast that has been demonstrated to accumulate substantial quantities of intracellular lipids and carotenoids. In this study, crude glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel production, was used as a carbon source to enhance the accumulation of lipids and carotenoids in the cells. The culture conditions were first optimized using response surface methodology, which revealed that the carotenoid concentration and lipid content improved when the concentration of crude glycerol was 40 g/L. Different fermentation conditions were also investigated: batch, repeated-batch, and fed-batch conditions in a 500 L fermenter. For fed-batch fermentation, the maximum concentrations of biomass, lipids, and carotenoids obtained were 46.32 g/L, 37.65%, and 713.80 mg/L, respectively. A chemical-free carotenoid extraction method was also optimized using high-pressure homogenization and a microfluidizer device. The carotenoids were found to be mostly beta-carotene, which was confirmed by HPLC (high pressure liquid chromatography), LC-MS (liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry), and NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance). The results of this study indicate that crude glycerol can be used as a substrate to produce carotenoids, resulting in enhanced value of this biodiesel by-product.
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- Cheeranan Sriphuttha
- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand; (C.S.); (P.B.); (M.K.-C.)
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand; (C.S.); (P.B.); (M.K.-C.)
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- The Center for Scientific and Technological Equipment, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand;
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand; (C.S.); (P.B.); (M.K.-C.)
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand; (C.S.); (P.B.); (M.K.-C.)
- Center of Excellent in Agricultural Product Innovation, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
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Musilova J, Kourilova X, Hermankova K, Bezdicek M, Ieremenko A, Dvorak P, Obruca S, Sedlar K. Genomic and phenotypic comparison of polyhydroxyalkanoates producing strains of genus Caldimonas/ Schlegelella. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2023; 21:5372-5381. [PMID: 37965057 PMCID: PMC10641440 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have emerged as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional polyesters. In this study, we present a comprehensive analysis of the genomic and phenotypic characteristics of three non-model thermophilic bacteria known for their ability to produce PHAs: Schlegelella aquatica LMG 23380T, Caldimonas thermodepolymerans DSM 15264, and C. thermodepolymerans LMG 21645 and the results were compared with the type strain C. thermodepolymerans DSM 15344T. We have assembled the first complete genomes of these three bacteria and performed the structural and functional annotation. This analysis has provided valuable insights into the biosynthesis of PHAs and has allowed us to propose a comprehensive scheme of carbohydrate metabolism in the studied bacteria. Through phylogenomic analysis, we have confirmed the synonymity between Caldimonas and Schlegelella genera, and further demonstrated that S. aquatica and S. koreensis, currently classified as orphan species, belong to the Caldimonas genus.
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- Jana Musilova
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine – Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Biology (Section of Microbiology, Microbial Bioengineering Laboratory), Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Biology (Section of Microbiology, Microbial Bioengineering Laboratory), Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
- Institute of Bioinformatics, Department of Informatics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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Yootoum A, Jantanasakulwong K, Rachtanapun P, Moukamnerd C, Chaiyaso T, Pumas C, Tanadchangsaeng N, Watanabe M, Fukui T, Insomphun C. Characterization of newly isolated thermotolerant bacterium Cupriavidus sp. CB15 from composting and its ability to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate from glycerol. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:68. [PMID: 37046250 PMCID: PMC10091600 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02059-5] [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: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to isolate a novel thermotolerant bacterium that is capable of synthesizing polyhydroxyalkanoate from glycerol under high temperature conditions. RESULTS A newly thermotolerant polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) producing bacterium, Cupriavidus sp. strain CB15, was isolated from corncob compost. The potential ability to synthesize PHA was confirmed by detection of PHA synthase (phaC) gene in the genome. This strain could produce poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] with 0.95 g/L (PHA content 75.3 wt% of dry cell weight 1.24 g/L) using glycerol as a carbon source. The concentration of PHA was enhanced and optimized based on one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) experiments and response surface methodology (RSM). The optimum conditions for growth and PHA biosynthesis were 10 g/L glycerol, 0.78 g/L NH4Cl, shaking speed at 175 rpm, temperature at 45 °C, and cultivation time at 72 h. Under the optimized conditions, PHA production was enhanced to 2.09 g/L (PHA content of 74.4 wt% and dry cell weight of 2.81 g/L), which is 2.12-fold compared with non-optimized conditions. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis confirmed that the extracted PHA was a homopolyester of 3-hydyoxybutyrate. CONCLUSION Cupriavidus sp. strain CB15 exhibited potential for cost-effective production of PHA from glycerol.
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- Anuyut Yootoum
- Interdisciplinary Program in Biotechnology, Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- School of Agro-Industry, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, 155 Mae Hia, Mueang, Chiang Mai, 50100, Thailand
- Cluster of Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50100, Thailand
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- School of Agro-Industry, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, 155 Mae Hia, Mueang, Chiang Mai, 50100, Thailand
- Cluster of Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50100, Thailand
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- School of Agro-Industry, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, 155 Mae Hia, Mueang, Chiang Mai, 50100, Thailand
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- School of Agro-Industry, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, 155 Mae Hia, Mueang, Chiang Mai, 50100, Thailand
- Cluster of Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50100, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huaykaew Road, Suthep, Mueang, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Rangsit University, 52/347 Lak-Hok, Pathumthani, 12000, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Yamagata University, 1-23 Wakaba-Machi, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, 997-8555, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-Cho, Midori-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8503, Japan
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- School of Agro-Industry, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, 155 Mae Hia, Mueang, Chiang Mai, 50100, Thailand.
- Cluster of Agro Bio-Circular-Green Industry (Agro BCG), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50100, Thailand.
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Ye JW, Lin YN, Yi XQ, Yu ZX, Liu X, Chen GQ. Synthetic biology of extremophiles: a new wave of biomanufacturing. Trends Biotechnol 2023; 41:342-357. [PMID: 36535816 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Microbial biomanufacturing, powered by the advances of synthetic biology, has attracted growing interest for the production of diverse products. In contrast to conventional microbes, extremophiles have shown better performance for low-cost production owing to their outstanding growth and synthesis capacity under stress conditions, allowing unsterilized fermentation processes. We review increasing numbers of products already manufactured utilizing extremophiles in recent years. In addition, genetic parts, molecular tools, and manipulation approaches for extremophile engineering are also summarized, and challenges and opportunities are predicted for non-conventional chassis. Next-generation industrial biotechnology (NGIB) based on engineered extremophiles promises to simplify biomanufacturing processes and achieve open and continuous fermentation, without sterilization, and utilizing low-cost substrates, making NGIB an attractive green process for sustainable manufacturing.
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- Jian-Wen Ye
- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Research Center of Industrial Enzyme and Green Manufacturing Technology, 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, 510006, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Research Center of Industrial Enzyme and Green Manufacturing Technology, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- PhaBuilder Biotech Company, Shunyi District, Zhaoquan Ying, Beijing 101309, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Ministry of Education (MOE) Laboratory of Industrial Biocatalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Anjana, Rawat S, Goswami S. In-silico analysis of a halophilic bacterial isolate-Bacillus pseudomycoides SAS-B1 and its polyhydroxybutyrate production through fed-batch approach under differential salt conditions. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 229:372-387. [PMID: 36563813 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a natural biopolymer and a viable substitute for petroleum-derived polymers that possess immense potential for diverse applications. In the present study, PHB was produced by a halophilic bacteria identified as Bacillus pseudomycoides SAS-B1 by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The bacterial genome was evaluated through complete genome sequencing, which elucidated a 5,338,308 bp genome with 34.88 % of G + C content and 5660 genes. Other genome attributes were analyzed such as functional profiling, gene ontology, and metabolic pathways. Genes involved in PHB biochemical pathway were identified such as phaA, phaB, and phaC. Furthermore, sodium-dependent transporters and other ATP-binding genes were identified in the genome that may be involved in sodium uptake during saline conditions. The PHB production by B. pseudomycoides SAS-B1 was examined under differential salt conditions. The PHB yield was increased from 3.14 ± 0.02 g/L to 6.12 ± 0.04 g/L when salinity was increased upto 20 g/L with intermittent feeding of glucose and corn steep liquor. FTIR, NMR, and GC-MS studies elucidated the presence of desired functional groups, molecular structure, and monomeric compositions of PHB respectively. Further, TGA revealed the thermal stability of the recovered PHB upto (220-230) °C and has a crystallinity index of upto 33 ± 0.5 % as confirmed by XRD analysis.
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- Anjana
- Division of Chemical Engineering, Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
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- Division of Chemical Engineering, Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
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- Division of Chemical Engineering, Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
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Angra V, Sehgal R, Gupta R. Trends in PHA Production by Microbially Diverse and Functionally Distinct Communities. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2023; 85:572-585. [PMID: 35333950 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-022-01995-w] [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] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Along with the wide applications of conventional plastics, they have a large number of disadvantages like their non-biodegradable nature, dependency on fossil fuels and the release of large amounts of toxic materials in the environment. Therefore, to resolve these problems, a number of bioplastics are studied, out of which polyhydroxyalkanoates are considered as the best alternatives. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are produced by microorganisms as intracellular granules during stressful conditions. Though a wide range of organisms can naturally produce PHAs, only a few of them can be used for commercial production. Therefore, more diverse organisms that accumulate a considerable amount of PHAs and also reduce the production cost need to be exploited. Transgenic plants, recombinant bacteria, algae and extremophiles are some diverse organisms that produce a high amount of PHAs at a low cost. So, if potential organisms are used for PHA production, bioplastics will be able to completely replace petroleum-based polymers. Therefore, our review mainly focuses on production of PHAs using potential organisms so that amount of PHAs produced is high and cost-effective which would further help in the commercialization of PHAs.
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- Vani Angra
- Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla, 171005, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla, 171005, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla, 171005, India.
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Modeling of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate production by Bacillus subtilis and its use for feed-forward bioreactor studies. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 107:57-69. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12266-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lactic Acid Production from Old Oil Palm Trunk Sap in the Open Batch, Open Repeated Batch, Fed-Batch, and Repeated Fed-Batch Fermentation by Lactobacillus rhamnosus ATCC 10863. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8090430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The cost of fermentable sugars added as a substrate is one major problem for economic lactic acid (LA) production. Old oil palm trunks (OPT) squeezed sap, the agricultural wastes on replanting and pruning of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), contained mainly glucose and fructose as a potential feedstock to use as a vast carbon source for LA production. To improve the LA yield and productivity, various fermentation modes were performed by Lactobacillus rhamnosus ATCC 10863 using OPT sap as a basal medium. A modified constant feed mode of fed-batch and repeated fed-batch fermentation using undiluted OPT sap feed medium can achieve a high average LA concentration of 95.94 g/L, yield of 1.04 g/g, and productivity of 6.40 g/L/h) at 11 h cultivation time. It can also provide open and open repeated batch fermentation with an average LA concentration of 91.30 g/L, yield of 0.87 g/g, and productivity of 3.88 g/L/h at 21 h fermentation time.
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Obruča S, Dvořák P, Sedláček P, Koller M, Sedlář K, Pernicová I, Šafránek D. Polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by halophiles and thermophiles: towards sustainable production of microbial bioplastics. Biotechnol Adv 2022; 58:107906. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.107906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Chavan S, Yadav B, Tyagi RD, Drogui P. A review on production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters by thermophilic microbes using waste feedstocks. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 341:125900. [PMID: 34523565 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are produced by numerous microbes as a subcellular energy source. Despite of their diverse applications, exorbitant production cost limits their commercial synthesis. Apart from various cost determining factors such as cost-effective feedstocks or economic recovery methods, the use of appropriate bacteria holds the key to reduce the fermentation economics. Extremophiles, especially thermophilic PHA producers, could make the bioprocess economically viable by reducing the production cost in several aspects. Using variety of waste feedstocks as carbon substrates could open the way for the valorisation of industrial waste streams and cost-effective PHA production. Therefore, the article critically reviews the current knowledge of the synthesis of PHA polyesters in thermophilic conditions. Additionally, it summarises several studies on thermophilic PHA producing bacteria grown on various waste substrates. To conclude, the paper focuses on screening and recovery methods as well as technical challenges in thermophilic PHA production.
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- Shraddha Chavan
- INRS Eau, Terre et Environnement, 490, rue de la Couronne, Québec G1K 9A9, Canada
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- INRS Eau, Terre et Environnement, 490, rue de la Couronne, Québec G1K 9A9, Canada
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- School of Technology, Huzhou University, China; BOSK-Bioproducts, 100-399 rue Jacquard, Québec (QC) G1N 4J6, Canada.
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- INRS Eau, Terre et Environnement, 490, rue de la Couronne, Québec G1K 9A9, Canada
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Biotechnological Conversion of Grape Pomace to Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by Moderately Thermophilic Bacterium Tepidimonas taiwanensis. Bioengineering (Basel) 2021; 8:bioengineering8100141. [PMID: 34677214 PMCID: PMC8533406 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering8100141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are microbial polyesters that have recently come to the forefront of interest due to their biodegradability and production from renewable sources. A potential increase in competitiveness of PHA production process comes with a combination of the use of thermophilic bacteria with the mutual use of waste substrates. In this work, the thermophilic bacterium Tepidimonas taiwanensis LMG 22826 was identified as a promising PHA producer. The ability to produce PHA in T. taiwanensis was studied both on genotype and phenotype levels. The gene encoding the Class I PHA synthase, a crucial enzyme in PHA synthesis, was detected both by genome database search and by PCR. The microbial culture of T. taiwanensis was capable of efficient utilization of glucose and fructose. When cultivated on glucose as the only carbon source at 50 °C, the PHA titers reached up to 3.55 g/L, and PHA content in cell dry mass was 65%. The preference of fructose and glucose opens the possibility to employ T. taiwanensis for PHA production on various food wastes rich in these abundant sugars. In this work, PHA production on grape pomace extracts was successfully tested.
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Recent Advances in the Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Lignocellulosic Feedstocks. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11080807. [PMID: 34440551 PMCID: PMC8398495 DOI: 10.3390/life11080807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are biodegradable polymers that are considered able to replace synthetic plastic because their biochemical characteristics are in some cases the same as other biodegradable polymers. However, due to the disadvantages of costly and non-renewable carbon sources, the production of PHA has been lower in the industrial sector against conventional plastics. At the same time, first-generation sugar-based cultivated feedstocks as substrates for PHA production threatens food security and considerably require other resources such as land and energy. Therefore, attempts have been made in pursuit of suitable sustainable and affordable sources of carbon to reduce production costs. Thus, in this review, we highlight utilising waste lignocellulosic feedstocks (LF) as a renewable and inexpensive carbon source to produce PHA. These waste feedstocks, second-generation plant lignocellulosic biomass, such as maize stoves, dedicated energy crops, rice straws, wood chips, are commonly available renewable biomass sources with a steady supply of about 150 billion tonnes per year of global yield. The generation of PHA from lignocellulose is still in its infancy, hence more screening of lignocellulosic materials and improvements in downstream processing and substrate pre-treatment are needed in the future to further advance the biopolymer sector.
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Bedade DK, Edson CB, Gross RA. Emergent Approaches to Efficient and Sustainable Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production. Molecules 2021; 26:3463. [PMID: 34200447 PMCID: PMC8201374 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Petroleum-derived plastics dominate currently used plastic materials. These plastics are derived from finite fossil carbon sources and were not designed for recycling or biodegradation. With the ever-increasing quantities of plastic wastes entering landfills and polluting our environment, there is an urgent need for fundamental change. One component to that change is developing cost-effective plastics derived from readily renewable resources that offer chemical or biological recycling and can be designed to have properties that not only allow the replacement of current plastics but also offer new application opportunities. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) remain a promising candidate for commodity bioplastic production, despite the many decades of efforts by academicians and industrial scientists that have not yet achieved that goal. This article focuses on defining obstacles and solutions to overcome cost-performance metrics that are not sufficiently competitive with current commodity thermoplastics. To that end, this review describes various process innovations that build on fed-batch and semi-continuous modes of operation as well as methods that lead to high cell density cultivations. Also, we discuss work to move from costly to lower cost substrates such as lignocellulose-derived hydrolysates, metabolic engineering of organisms that provide higher substrate conversion rates, the potential of halophiles to provide low-cost platforms in non-sterile environments for PHA formation, and work that uses mixed culture strategies to overcome obstacles of using waste substrates. We also describe historical problems and potential solutions to downstream processing for PHA isolation that, along with feedstock costs, have been an Achilles heel towards the realization of cost-efficient processes. Finally, future directions for efficient PHA production and relevant structural variations are discussed.
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- Dattatray K. Bedade
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA;
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- New York State Center for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA;
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA;
- New York State Center for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA;
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Kourilova X, Novackova I, Koller M, Obruca S. Evaluation of mesophilic Burkholderia sacchari, thermophilic Schlegelella thermodepolymerans and halophilic Halomonas halophila for polyhydroxyalkanoates production on model media mimicking lignocellulose hydrolysates. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 325:124704. [PMID: 33493750 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, the mesophilic bacterium Burkholderia sacchari, the halophilic bacterium Halomonas halophila, and the thermophilic bacterium Schlegelella thermodepolymerans were evaluated with regards to their suitability for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production from model media mimicking lignocellulose hydrolysates. B. sacchari was capable of utilizing all the tested "model hydrolysates", yielding comparable PHA titers and turning out as very robust against lignocellulose-derived microbial inhibitors. On the contrary, H. halophila reached substantially higher PHA titers on hexoses-rich media, while S. thermodepolymerans preferred media rich in pentoses. Both extremophiles were more sensitive to microbial inhibitors than B. sacchari. Nevertheless, considering substantially higher PHA productivity of both extremophiles even in the presence of microbial inhibitors and also other positive factors associated with utilization of extremophiles, such as the reduced risk of microbial contamination, both H. halophila and S. thermodepolymerans are auspicious candidates for sustainable PHA production from abundantly available, inexpensive lignocelluloses.
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- Xenie Kourilova
- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28/VI, 8010 Graz, Austria; ARENA Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Ressourcenschonende & Nachhaltige Technologien, Inffeldgasse 21b, 11 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Obruca S, Sedlacek P, Koller M. The underexplored role of diverse stress factors in microbial biopolymer synthesis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 326:124767. [PMID: 33540213 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are microbial polyesters which, apart from their primary storage role, enhance the stress robustness of PHA accumulating cells against various stressors. PHA also represent interesting alternatives to petrochemical polymers, which can be produced from renewable resources employing approaches of microbial biotechnology. During biotechnological processes, bacterial cells are exposed to various stressor factors such as fluctuations in temperature, osmolarity, pH-value, elevated pressure or the presence of microbial inhibitors. This review summarizes how PHA helps microbial cells to cope with biotechnological process-relevant stressors and, vice versa, how various stress conditions can affect PHA production processes. The review suggests a fundamentally new strategy for PHA production: the fine-tuned exposure to selected stressors, which might be used to boost PHA production and even to tailor their structure.
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- Stanislav Obruca
- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28/VI, 8010 Graz, Austria; ARENA Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Ressourcenschonende & Nachhaltige Technologien, Inffeldgasse 21b, 11 8010 Graz, Austria
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Dutt Tripathi A, Paul V, Agarwal A, Sharma R, Hashempour-Baltork F, Rashidi L, Khosravi Darani K. Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates using dairy processing waste - A review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 326:124735. [PMID: 33508643 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Bio-plastics are eco-friendly biopolymers finding tremendous application in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Bio-plastics have suitable physicochemical, mechanical properties, and do not cause any type of hazardous pollution upon disposal but have a high production cost. This can be minimized by screening potential bio-polymers producing strains, selecting inexpensive raw material, optimized cultivation conditions, and upstream processing. These bio-plastics specifically microbial-produced bio-polymers such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) find application in food industries as packaging material owing to their desirable water barrier and gas permeability properties. The present review deals with the production, recovery, purification, characterization, and applications of PHAs. This is a comprehensive first review will also focus on different strategies adopted for efficient PHA production using dairy processing waste, its biosynthetic mechanism, metabolic engineering, kinetic aspects, and also biodegradability testing at the lab and pilot plant level. In addition to that, the authors will be emphasizing more on novel PHAs nanocomposites synthesis strategies and their commercial applicability.
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- Abhishek Dutt Tripathi
- Department of Dairy Science and Food Technology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Dairy Science and Food Technology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Food & Nutrition and Food Technology, Lady Irwin College, Sikandra Road, New Delhi 110001, India
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- Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli, Sonepat, Haryana 131028, India
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- Department of Food Technology Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, P. O. Box: 19395-4741, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Food and Agricultural Products, Food Technology and Agricultural Products Research Center, Standard Research Institute, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Food Technology Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, P. O. Box: 19395-4741, Tehran, Iran.
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Singh S, Sithole B, Lekha P, Permaul K, Govinden R. Optimization of cultivation medium and cyclic fed-batch fermentation strategy for enhanced polyhydroxyalkanoate production by Bacillus thuringiensis using a glucose-rich hydrolyzate. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2021; 8:11. [PMID: 38650248 PMCID: PMC10992944 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-021-00361-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The accumulation of petrochemical plastic waste is detrimental to the environment. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are bacterial-derived polymers utilized for the production of bioplastics. PHA-plastics exhibit mechanical and thermal properties similar to conventional plastics. However, high production cost and obtaining high PHA yield and productivity impedes the widespread use of bioplastics. This study demonstrates the concept of cyclic fed-batch fermentation (CFBF) for enhanced PHA productivity by Bacillus thuringiensis using a glucose-rich hydrolyzate as the sole carbon source. The statistically optimized fermentation conditions used to obtain high cell density biomass (OD600 of 2.4175) were: 8.77 g L-1 yeast extract; 66.63% hydrolyzate (v/v); a fermentation pH of 7.18; and an incubation time of 27.22 h. The CFBF comprised three cycles of 29 h, 52 h, and 65 h, respectively. After the third cyclic event, cell biomass of 20.99 g L-1, PHA concentration of 14.28 g L-1, PHA yield of 68.03%, and PHA productivity of 0.219 g L-1 h-1 was achieved. This cyclic strategy yielded an almost threefold increase in biomass concentration and a fourfold increase in PHA concentration compared with batch fermentation. FTIR spectra of the extracted PHAs display prominent peaks at the wavelengths unique to PHAs. A copolymer was elucidated after the first cyclic event, whereas, after cycles CFBF 2-4, a terpolymer was noted. The PHAs obtained after CFBF cycle 3 have a slightly higher thermal stability compared with commercial PHB. The cyclic events decreased the melting temperature and degree of crystallinity of the PHAs. The approach used in this study demonstrates the possibility of coupling fermentation strategies with hydrolyzate derived from lignocellulosic waste as an alternative feedstock to obtain high cell density biomass and enhanced PHA productivity.
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- Sarisha Singh
- Discipline of Microbiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Durban, South Africa.
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- Biorefinery Industry Development Facility, Chemicals Cluster, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Durban, South Africa
- Discipline of Chemical Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Biorefinery Industry Development Facility, Chemicals Cluster, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
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- Discipline of Microbiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Durban, South Africa
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Kourilova X, Pernicova I, Sedlar K, Musilova J, Sedlacek P, Kalina M, Koller M, Obruca S. Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) by a thermophilic strain of Schlegelella thermodepolymerans from xylose rich substrates. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 315:123885. [PMID: 32721829 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The aim of this work was to investigate the thermophilic bacterium Schelegelella thermodepolymerans DSM 15344 in terms of its polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) biosynthesis capacity. The bacterium is capable of converting various sugars into PHA with the optimal growth temperature of 55 °C; therefore, the process of PHA biosynthesis could be robust against contamination. Surprisingly, the highest yield was gained on xylose. Results suggested that S. thermodepolymerans possess unique xylose metabolism since xylose is utilized preferentially with the highest consumption rate as compared to other sugars. In the genome of S. thermodepolymerans DSM 15344, a unique putative xyl operon consisting of genes responsible for xylose utilization and also for its transport was identified, which is a unique feature among PHA producers. The bacterium is capable of biosynthesis of copolymers containing 3-hydroxybutyrate and also 3-hydroxyvalerate subunits. Hence, S.thermodepolymerans seems to be promising candidate for PHA production from xylose rich substrates.
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- Xenie Kourilova
- Department of Food Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 10, 616 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 10, 616 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28/VI, 8010 Graz, Austria; ARENA Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Ressourcenschonende & Nachhaltige Technologien, Inffeldgasse 21b, 11 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Bacillus thermoamylovorans-Related Strain Isolated from High Temperature Sites as Potential Producers of Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHA). Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:3044-3056. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-020-02118-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Novel unexpected functions of PHA granules. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:4795-4810. [PMID: 32303817 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10568-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), polyesters accumulated by numerous prokaryotes in the form of intracellular granules, have been for decades considered being predominantly storage molecules. However, numerous recent discoveries revealed and emphasized their complex biological role for microbial cells. Most of all, it was repeatedly reported and confirmed that the presence of PHA granules in prokaryotic cells enhances stress resistance and robustness of microbes against various environmental stress factors such as high or low temperature, freezing, oxidative, and osmotic pressure. It seems that protective mechanisms of PHA granules are associated with their extraordinary architecture and biophysical properties as well as with the complex and deeply interconnected nature of PHA metabolism. Therefore, this review aims at describing novel and unexpected properties of PHA granules with respect to their contribution to stress tolerance of various prokaryotes including common mesophilic heterotrophic bacteria, but also extremophiles or photo-autotrophic cyanobacteria. KEY POINTS: • PHA granules present in bacterial cells reveal unique properties and functions. • PHA enhances stress robustness of bacterial cells.
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Pernicova I, Novackova I, Sedlacek P, Kourilova X, Kalina M, Kovalcik A, Koller M, Nebesarova J, Krzyzanek V, Hrubanova K, Masilko J, Slaninova E, Obruca S. Introducing the Newly Isolated Bacterium Aneurinibacillus sp. H1 as an Auspicious Thermophilic Producer of Various Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Copolymers-1. Isolation and Characterization of the Bacterium. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12061235. [PMID: 32485983 PMCID: PMC7362256 DOI: 10.3390/polym12061235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Extremophilic microorganisms are considered being very promising candidates for biotechnological production of various products including polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). The aim of this work was to evaluate the PHA production potential of a novel PHA-producing thermophilic Gram-positive isolate Aneurinibacillus sp. H1. This organism was capable of efficient conversion of glycerol into poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (P3HB), the homopolyester of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB). In flasks experiment, under optimal cultivation temperature of 45 °C, the P3HB content in biomass and P3HB titers reached 55.31% of cell dry mass and 2.03 g/L, respectively. Further, the isolate was capable of biosynthesis of PHA copolymers and terpolymers containing high molar fractions of 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) and 4-hydroxybutyrate (4HB). Especially 4HB contents in PHA were very high (up to 91 mol %) when 1,4-butanediol was used as a substrate. Based on these results, it can be stated that Aneurinibacillus sp. H1 is a very promising candidate for production of PHA with tailored material properties.
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- Iva Pernicova
- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (I.P.); (I.N.); (P.S.); (X.K.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (J.M.); (E.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (I.P.); (I.N.); (P.S.); (X.K.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (J.M.); (E.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (I.P.); (I.N.); (P.S.); (X.K.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (J.M.); (E.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (I.P.); (I.N.); (P.S.); (X.K.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (J.M.); (E.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (I.P.); (I.N.); (P.S.); (X.K.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (J.M.); (E.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (I.P.); (I.N.); (P.S.); (X.K.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (J.M.); (E.S.)
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- Office of Research and Management, c/o Institute of Chemistry, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28/VI, 8010 Graz, Austria;
- ARENA Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Ressourcenschonende & Nachhaltige Technologien, Inffeldgasse 21b, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Biology Centre, The Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Branisovska 31, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic;
- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 31, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Kralovopolska 147, 612 64 Brno, Czech Republic; (V.K.); (K.H.)
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Kralovopolska 147, 612 64 Brno, Czech Republic; (V.K.); (K.H.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (I.P.); (I.N.); (P.S.); (X.K.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (J.M.); (E.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (I.P.); (I.N.); (P.S.); (X.K.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (J.M.); (E.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (I.P.); (I.N.); (P.S.); (X.K.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (J.M.); (E.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +420-541-149-354
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Application of osmotic challenge for enrichment of microbial consortia in polyhydroxyalkanoates producing thermophilic and thermotolerant bacteria and their subsequent isolation. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 144:698-704. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.12.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Biglari N, Orita I, Fukui T, Sudesh K. A study on the effects of increment and decrement repeated fed-batch feeding of glucose on the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] by a newly engineered Cupriavidus necator NSDG-GG mutant in batch fill-and-draw fermentation. J Biotechnol 2020; 307:77-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ramamoorthy NK, T R S, Sahadevan R. Assessment of fed-batch strategies for enhanced cellulase production from a waste lignocellulosic mixture. Biochem Eng J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2019.107387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Ron EYC, Sardari RRR, Anthony R, van Niel EWJ, Hreggvidsson GO, Nordberg-Karlsson E. Cultivation technology development of Rhodothermus marinus DSM 16675. Extremophiles 2019; 23:735-745. [PMID: 31522265 PMCID: PMC6801211 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-019-01129-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This work presents an evaluation of batch, fed-batch, and sequential batch cultivation techniques for production of R. marinus DSM 16675 and its exopolysaccharides (EPSs) and carotenoids in a bioreactor, using lysogeny broth (LB) and marine broth (MB), respectively, in both cases supplemented with 10 g/L maltose. Batch cultivation using LB supplemented with maltose (LBmalt) resulted in higher cell density (OD620 = 6.6) than use of MBmalt (OD620 = 1.7). Sequential batch cultivation increased the cell density threefold (OD620 = 20) in LBmalt and eightfold (OD620 = 14) in MBmalt. In both single and sequential batches, the production of carotenoids and EPSs using LBmalt was detected in the exponential phase and stationary phase, respectively, while in MBmalt formation of both products was detectable in both the exponential and stationary phases of the culture. Heteropolymeric EPSs were produced with an overall volumetric productivity (QE) of 0.67 (mg/L h) in MBmalt and the polymer contained xylose. In LB, QE was lower (0.1 mg/L h) and xylose could not be detected in the composition of the produced EPSs. In conclusion, this study showed the importance of a process design and medium source for production of R. marinus DSM 16675 and its metabolites.
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- Emanuel Y C Ron
- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Naturvetarvägen 14, 22100, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Naturvetarvägen 14, 22100, Lund, Sweden.
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- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Naturvetarvägen 14, 22100, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Applied Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Naturvetarvägen 14, 22100, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Naturvetarvägen 14, 22100, Lund, Sweden
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Switching from petro-plastics to microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA): the biotechnological escape route of choice out of the plastic predicament? EUROBIOTECH JOURNAL 2019. [DOI: 10.2478/ebtj-2019-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The benefit of biodegradable “green plastics” over established synthetic plastics from petro-chemistry, namely their complete degradation and safe disposal, makes them attractive for use in various fields, including agriculture, food packaging, and the biomedical and pharmaceutical sector. In this context, microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are auspicious biodegradable plastic-like polyesters that are considered to exert less environmental burden if compared to polymers derived from fossil resources.
The question of environmental and economic superiority of bio-plastics has inspired innumerable scientists during the last decades. As a matter of fact, bio-plastics like PHA have inherent economic drawbacks compared to plastics from fossil resources; they typically have higher raw material costs, and the processes are of lower productivity and are often still in the infancy of their technical development. This explains that it is no trivial task to get down the advantage of fossil-based competitors on the plastic market. Therefore, the market success of biopolymers like PHA requires R&D progress at all stages of the production chain in order to compensate for this disadvantage, especially as long as fossil resources are still available at an ecologically unjustifiable price as it does today.
Ecological performance is, although a logical argument for biopolymers in general, not sufficient to make industry and the society switch from established plastics to bio-alternatives. On the one hand, the review highlights that there’s indeed an urgent necessity to switch to such alternatives; on the other hand, it demonstrates the individual stages of the production chain, which need to be addressed to make PHA competitive in economic, environmental, ethical, and performance-related terms. In addition, it is demonstrated how new, smart PHA-based materials can be designed, which meet the customer’s expectations when applied, e.g., in the biomedical or food packaging sector.
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Blunt W, Levin DB, Cicek N. Bioreactor Operating Strategies for Improved Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Productivity. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:polym10111197. [PMID: 30961122 PMCID: PMC6290639 DOI: 10.3390/polym10111197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are promising biodegradable polymers that may alleviate some of the environmental burden of petroleum-derived polymers. The requirements for carbon substrates and energy for bioreactor operations are major factors contributing to the high production costs and environmental impact of PHAs. Improving the process productivity is an important aspect of cost reduction, which has been attempted using a variety of fed-batch, continuous, and semi-continuous bioreactor systems, with variable results. The purpose of this review is to summarize the bioreactor operations targeting high PHA productivity using pure cultures. The highest volumetric PHA productivity was reported more than 20 years ago for poly(3-hydroxybutryate) (PHB) production from sucrose (5.1 g L−1 h−1). In the time since, similar results have not been achieved on a scale of more than 100 L. More recently, a number fed-batch and semi-continuous (cyclic) bioreactor operation strategies have reported reasonably high productivities (1 g L−1 h−1 to 2 g L−1 h−1) under more realistic conditions for pilot or industrial-scale production, including the utilization of lower-cost waste carbon substrates and atmospheric air as the aeration medium, as well as cultivation under non-sterile conditions. Little development has occurred in the area of fully continuously fed bioreactor systems over the last eight years.
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- Warren Blunt
- Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.
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Involvement of polyhydroxyalkanoates in stress resistance of microbial cells: Biotechnological consequences and applications. Biotechnol Adv 2018; 36:856-870. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2017.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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A Review on Established and Emerging Fermentation Schemes for Microbial Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Biopolyesters. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation4020030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Construction of Halomonas bluephagenesis capable of high cell density growth for efficient PHA production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:4499-4510. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-8931-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Trends in the biomanufacture of polyhydroxyalkanoates with focus on downstream processing. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 107:762-778. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.09.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chen X, Yin J, Ye J, Zhang H, Che X, Ma Y, Li M, Wu LP, Chen GQ. Engineering Halomonas bluephagenesis TD01 for non-sterile production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate). BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 244:534-541. [PMID: 28803103 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate), short as P(3HB-co-4HB), was successfully produced by engineered Halomonas bluephagenesis TD01 grown in glucose and γ-butyrolactone under open non-sterile conditions. Gene orfZ encoding 4HB-CoA transferase of Clostridium kluyveri was integrated into the genome to achieve P(3HB-co-4HB) accumulation comparable to that of strains encoding orfZ on plasmids. Fed-batch cultivations conducted in 1-L and 7-L fermentors, respectively, resulted in over 70g/L cell dry weight (CDW) containing 63% P(3HB-co-12mol% 4HB) after 48h under non-sterile conditions. The processes were further scaled up in a 1000-L pilot fermentor to reach 83g/L CDW containing 61% P(3HB-co-16mol% 4HB) in 48h, with a productivity of 1.04g/L/h, again, under non-sterile conditions. The elastic P(3HB-co-16mol% 4HB) shows an elongation at break of 1022±43%. Results demonstrate that the engineered Halomonas bluephagenesis TD01 is a suitable industrial strain for large scale production under open non-sterile conditions.
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Nano and Micro-Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Nano and Micro-Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510530, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Center for Nano and Micro-Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Ibrahim MHA, Lebbe L, Willems A, Steinbüchel A. Chelatococcus thermostellatus sp. nov., a new thermophile for bioplastic synthesis: comparative phylogenetic and physiological study. AMB Express 2016; 6:39. [PMID: 27277080 PMCID: PMC4900968 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-016-0209-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), PHB, accumulating thermophilic strain MW9T, isolated from an aerobic organic waste treatment plant, was characterized by detailed physiological and phylogenetic studies. The strain is a Gram-stain-negative, rod shaped, non-spore forming member of Alphaproteobacteria. It shows optimum growth at 50 °C. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, the strain together with five very similar isolates, was affiliated to the genus Chelatococcus (Ibrahim et al. in J Appl Microbiol 109:1579–1590, 2010). Rep-PCR genomic fingerprints and partial dnaK gene sequence also revealed that these isolates are very similar, but differ from other Chelatococcus type strains. The major fatty acids were similar to those of other strains of the genus Chelatococcus. DNA–DNA hybridization of strain MW9T with Chelatococcus species type strains revealed 11.0–47.7 % relatedness. G+C content of DNA was 67.1 mol%, which is comparable with the other strains of Chelatococcus species. The physiological and phenotypic characteristics of the new strain MW9T are sufficient to differentiate it from previously described species in the genus Chelatococcus. Strain MW9T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Chelatococcus, for which the name Chelatococcus thermostellatus is proposed. The type strain is MW9T (=LMG 27009T = DSM 28244T). Compared to known Chelatococcus strains, strain MW9T could be a potent candidate for bioplastic production at elevated temperature.
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Enrichment of microbial communities tolerant to the ionic liquids tetrabutylphosphonium chloride and tributylethylphosphonium diethylphosphate. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:5639-52. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7525-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Kangwa M, Yelemane V, Polat AN, Gorrepati KDD, Grasselli M, Fernández-Lahore M. High-level fed-batch fermentative expression of an engineered Staphylococcal protein A based ligand in E. coli: purification and characterization. AMB Express 2015; 5:70. [PMID: 26556030 PMCID: PMC4641145 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-015-0155-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The major platform for high level recombinant protein production is based on genetically modified microorganisms like Escherichia coli (E. coli) due to its short dividing time, ability to use inexpensive substrates and additionally, its genetics is comparatively simple, well characterized and can be manipulated easily. Here, we investigated the possibilities of finding the best media for high cell density fermentation, by analyzing different media samples, focusing on improving fermentation techniques and recombinant protein production. Initial fermentation of E. coli BL21 DE3:pAV01 in baffled flasks showed that high cell density was achieved when using complex media, Luria–Bertani (LB) and Terrific medium broth (TB) (10 and 14 g/L wet weight, respectively), as compared to mineral media M9, modified minimal medium (MMM) and Riesenberg mineral medium (RM) (7, 8 and 7 g/L, respectively). However, in fed-batch fermentation processes when using MMM after 25 h cultivation, it was possible to yield an optical density (OD600) of 139 corresponding to 172 g/L of wet biomass was produced in a 30 L TV Techfors-S Infors HT fermenter, with a computer controlled nutrient supply (glucose as a carbon source) delivery system, indicating nearly 1.5 times that obtained from TB. Upon purification, a total of 1.65 mg/g of protein per gram cell biomass was obtained and the purified AviPure showed affinity for immunoglobulin. High cell density fed batch fermentation was achieved by selecting the best media and growth conditions, by utilizing a number of fermentation parameters like media, fermentation conditions, chemical concentrations, pO2 level, stirrer speed, pH level and feed media addition. It is possible to reach cell densities higher than shake flasks and stirred tank reactors with the improved oxygen transfer rate and feed.
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Ienczak JL, Schmidt M, Quines LK, Zanfonato K, da Cruz Pradella JG, Schmidell W, de Aragao GMF. Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Production in Repeated fed-Batch with Cell Recycle Using a Medium with low Carbon Source Concentration. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2015; 178:408-17. [PMID: 26458886 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1883-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Among approaches applied to obtain high productivity and low production costs in bioprocesses are high cell density and the use of low cost substrates. Usually low cost substrates, as waste/agroindustrial residues, have low carbon concentration, which leads to a difficulty in operating bioprocesses. Real time control of process for intracellular products is also difficult. The present study proposes a strategy of repeated fed-batch with cell recycle to attain high cell density of Cupriavidus necator and high poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (P(3HB)) productivity, using a substrate with low carbon source concentration (90 g l(-1)). Also, the use of the oxygen uptake rate data was pointed out as an on line solution for process control, once P(3HB) is an intracellular product. The results showed that total biomass (X), residual biomass (Xr) and P(3HB) values at the end of the culture were 61.6 g l(-1), 19.3 g l(-1) and 42.4 g l(-1) respectively, equivalent to 68.8 % of P(3HB) in the cells, and P(3HB) productivity of 1.0 g l(-1) h(-1). Therefore, the strategy proposed was efficient to achieve high productivity and high polymer content from a medium with low carbon source concentration.
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- Jaciane Lutz Ienczak
- Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), PO box 6192, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, UFSC, PO Box 476, Florianópolis, SC, CEP 88040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, UFSC, PO Box 476, Florianópolis, SC, CEP 88040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, UFSC, PO Box 476, Florianópolis, SC, CEP 88040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), PO box 6192, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, UFSC, PO Box 476, Florianópolis, SC, CEP 88040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, UFSC, PO Box 476, Florianópolis, SC, CEP 88040-900, Brazil.
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Physiologo-biochemical characteristics of citrate-producing yeast Yarrowia lipolytica grown on glycerol-containing waste of biodiesel industry. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:6443-50. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6558-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Revised: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Improved productivity of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) in thermophilic Chelatococcus daeguensis TAD1 using glycerol as the growth substrate in a fed-batch culture. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:6009-19. [PMID: 25773974 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6489-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Revised: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A particularly successful polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) in industrial applications is poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB). However, one of the major obstacles for wider application of PHB is the cost of its production and purification. Therefore, it is desirable to discover a method for producing PHB in large quantities at a competitive price. Glycerol is a cheap and widely used carbon source that can be applied in PHB production process. There are numerous advantages to operating fermentation at elevated temperatures; only several thermophilic bacteria are able to accumulate PHB when glycerol is the growth substrate. Here, we report on the possibility of increasing PHB production at low cost using thermophilic Chelatococcus daeguensis TAD1 when glycerol is the growth substrate in a fed-batch culture. We found that (1) excess glycerol inhibited PHB accumulation and (2) organic nitrogen sources, such as tryptone and yeast extract, promoted the growth of C. daeguensis TAD1. In the batch fermentation experiments, we found that using glycerol at low concentrations as the sole carbon source, along with the addition of mixed nitrate (NH4Cl, tryptone, and yeast extract), stimulated PHB accumulation in C. daeguensis TAD1. The results showed that the PHB productivity decreased in the following order: two-stage fed-batch fermentation > fed-batch fermentation > batch fermentation. In optimized culture conditions, a PHB amount of 17.4 g l(-1) was obtained using a two-stage feeding regimen, leading to a productivity rate of 0.434 g l(-1) h(-1), which is the highest productivity rate reported for PHB to date. This high PHB biosynthetic productivity could decrease the total production cost, allowing for further development of industrial applications of PHB.
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Shamala T, Rohinishree Y, Vijayendra S. Biosynthesis of multiple biopolymers by Sinorhizobium meliloti CFR 14 in high cell density cultures through fed batch fermentation. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2014.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Comparative study on the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by thermophilic Chelatococcus daeguensis TAD1: a good candidate for large-scale production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:3965-74. [PMID: 24477383 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5524-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2013] [Revised: 01/05/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In spite of numerous advantages on operating fermentation at elevated temperatures, very few thermophilic bacteria with polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)-accumulating ability have yet been found in contrast to the tremendous mesophiles with the same ability. In this study, a thermophilic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB)-accumulating bacteria (Chelatococcus daeguensis TAD1), isolated from the biofilm of a biotrickling filter used for NOx removal, was extensively investigated and compared to other PHB-accumulating bacteria. The results demonstrate that C. daeguensis TAD1 is a growth-associated PHB-accumulating bacterium without obvious nutrient limitation, which was capable of accumulating PHB up to 83.6 % of cell dry weight (CDW, w/w) within just 24 h at 45 °C from glucose. Surprisingly, the PHB production of C. daeguensis TAD1 exhibited strong tolerance to high heat stress as well as nitrogen loads compared to that of other PHB-accumulating bacterium, while the optimal PHB amount (3.44 ± 0.3 g l(-1)) occurred at 50 °C and C/N = 30 (molar) with glucose as the sole carbon source. In addition, C. daeguensis TAD1 could effectively utilize various cheap substrates (starch or glycerol) for PHB production without pre-hydrolyzed, particularly the glycerol, exhibiting the highest product yield (Y P/S, 0.26 g PHB per gram substrate used) as well as PHB content (80.4 % of CDW, w/w) compared to other carbon sources. Consequently, C. daeguensis TAD1 is a viable candidate for large-scale production of PHB via utilizing starch or glycerol as the raw materials.
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Vijayendra SVN, Shamala TR. Film forming microbial biopolymers for commercial applications—A review. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2013; 34:338-57. [DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2013.798254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The citric acid production from raw glycerol by Yarrowia lipolytica yeast and its regulation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:7387-97. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5054-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 06/09/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ienczak JL, Schmidell W, Aragão GMFD. High-cell-density culture strategies for polyhydroxyalkanoate production: a review. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 40:275-86. [PMID: 23455696 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-013-1236-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This article gives an overview of high-cell-density cultures for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production and their modes of operation for increasing productivity. High cell densities are very important in PHA production mainly because this polymer is an intracellular product accumulated in various microorganisms, so a high cellular content is needed for the polymer production. This review describes relevant results from fed-batch, repeated batch, and continuous modes of operation without and with cell recycle for the production of these polymers by microorganisms. Finally, recombinant microorganisms for PHA production, as well future directions for PHA production, are discussed.
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- Jaciane Lutz Ienczak
- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory, CTBE/CNPEM, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Microbial production of poly(hydroxybutyrate) from C₁ carbon sources. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:1407-24. [PMID: 23306640 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4649-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2012] [Revised: 12/08/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is an attractive substitute for petrochemical plastic due to its similar properties, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. The cost of scaled-up PHB production inhibits its widespread usage. Intensive researches are growing to reduce costs and improve thermomechanical, physical, and processing properties of this green biopolymer. Among cheap substrates which are used for reducing total cost of PHB production, some C₁ carbon sources, e.g., methane, methanol, and CO₂ have received a great deal of attention due to their serious role in greenhouse problem. This article reviews the fundamentals of strategies for reducing PHA production and moves on to the applications of several cheap substrates with a special emphasis on methane, methanol, and CO₂. Also, some explanation for involved microorganisms including the hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria and methanotrophs, their history, culture condition, and nutritional requirements are given. After description of some important strains among the hydrogen-oxidizing and methanotrophic producers of PHB, the article is focused on limitations, threats, and opportunities for application and their future trends.
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Continuous cellulosic bioethanol fermentation by cyclic fed-batch cocultivation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 79:1580-9. [PMID: 23275517 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02617-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cocultivation of cellulolytic and saccharolytic microbial populations is a promising strategy to improve bioethanol production from the fermentation of recalcitrant cellulosic materials. Earlier studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of cocultivation in enhancing ethanolic fermentation of cellulose in batch fermentation. To further enhance process efficiency, a semicontinuous cyclic fed-batch fermentor configuration was evaluated for its potential in enhancing the efficiency of cellulose fermentation using cocultivation. Cocultures of cellulolytic Clostridium thermocellum LQRI and saccharolytic Thermoanaerobacter pseudethanolicus strain X514 were tested in the semicontinuous fermentor as a model system. Initial cellulose concentration and pH were identified as the key process parameters controlling cellulose fermentation performance in the fixed-volume cyclic fed-batch coculture system. At an initial cellulose concentration of 40 g liter(-1), the concentration of ethanol produced with pH control was 4.5-fold higher than that without pH control. It was also found that efficient cellulosic bioethanol production by cocultivation was sustained in the semicontinuous configuration, with bioethanol production reaching 474 mM in 96 h with an initial cellulose concentration of 80 g liter(-1) and pH controlled at 6.5 to 6.8. These results suggested the advantages of the cyclic fed-batch process for cellulosic bioethanol fermentation by the cocultures.
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Mutations derived from the thermophilic polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase PhaC enhance the thermostability and activity of PhaC from Cupriavidus necator H16. J Bacteriol 2012; 194:2620-9. [PMID: 22408158 DOI: 10.1128/jb.06543-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The thermophile Cupriavidus sp. strain S-6 accumulated polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) from glucose at 50°C. A 9.0-kbp EcoRI fragment cloned from the genomic DNA of Cupriavidus sp. S-6 enabled Escherichia coli XL1-Blue to synthesize PHB at 45°C. Nucleotide sequence analysis showed a pha locus in the clone. The thermophilic polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase (PhaC(Csp)) shared 81% identity with mesophilic PhaC of Cupriavidus necator H16. The diversity between these two strains was found dominantly on their N and C termini, while the middle regions were highly homologous (92% identity). We constructed four chimeras of mesophilic and thermophilic phaC genes to explore the mutations related to its thermostability. Among the chimeras, only PhaC(H16β), which was PhaC(H16) bearing 30 point mutations derived from the middle region of PhaC(Csp), accumulated a high content of PHB (65% [dry weight]) at 45°C. The chimera phaC(H16)(β) and two parental PHA synthase genes were overexpressed in E. coli BLR(DE3) cells and purified. At 30°C, the specific activity of the chimera PhaC(H16β) (172 ± 17.8 U/mg) was 3.45-fold higher than that of the parental enzyme PhaC(H16) (50 ± 5.2 U/mg). At 45°C, the half-life of the chimera PhaC(H16β) (11.2 h) was 127-fold longer than that of PhaC(H16) (5.3 min). Furthermore, the chimera PhaC(H16β) accumulated 1.55-fold (59% [dry weight]) more PHA content than the parental enzyme PhaC(H16) (38% [dry weight]) at 37°C. This study reveals a limited number of point mutations which enhance not only thermostability but also PhaC(H16) activity. The highly thermostable and active PHA synthase will provide advantages for its promising applications to in vitro PHA synthesis and recombinant E. coli PHA fermentation.
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Bassas-Galia M, Nogales B, Arias S, Rohde M, Timmis K, Molinari G. Plant original Massilia isolates producing polyhydroxybutyrate, including one exhibiting high yields from glycerol. J Appl Microbiol 2012; 112:443-54. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05228.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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