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Thakker C, San KY, Bennett GN. Production of succinic acid by engineered E. coli strains using soybean carbohydrates as feedstock under aerobic fermentation conditions. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 130:398-405. [PMID: 23313685 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.10.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2012] [Revised: 08/24/2012] [Accepted: 10/29/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Escherichia coli strains HL2765 and HL27659k harboring pRU600 and pKK313 were examined for succinate production under aerobic conditions using galactose, sucrose, raffinose, stachyose, and mixtures of these sugars extracted from soybean meal and soy solubles. HL2765(pKK313)(pRU600) and HL27659k(pKK313)(pRU600) consumed 87mM and 98mM hexose of soybean meal extract and produced 83mM and 95mM succinate, respectively. While using soy solubles extract, HL2765(pKK313)(pRU600) and HL27659k(pKK313)(pRU600) consumed 160mM and 187mM hexose and produced 158mM and 183mM succinate, respectively. Succinate yield of HL2765(pKK313)(pRU600) was low as compared to that of HL27659k(pKK313)(pRU600) while using acid hydrolysate of soybean meal or soy solubles extracts. Maximum succinate production of 312mM with a molar yield of 0.82mol/mol hexose was obtained using soy solubles hydrolysate by HL27659k(pKK313)(pRU600). This study demonstrated the use of soluble carbohydrates of the renewable feedstock, soybean as an inexpensive carbon source to produce succinate by fermentation.
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- Chandresh Thakker
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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Chan S, Kanchanatawee S, Jantama K. Production of succinic acid from sucrose and sugarcane molasses by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 103:329-336. [PMID: 22023966 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.09.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2011] [Revised: 09/22/2011] [Accepted: 09/23/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Sucrose-utilizing genes (cscKB and cscA) from Escherichia coli KO11 were cloned and expressed in a metabolically engineered E. coli KJ122 to enhance succinate production from sucrose. KJ122 harboring a recombinant plasmid, pKJSUC, was screened for the efficient sucrose utilization by growth-based selection and adaptation. KJ122-pKJSUC-24T efficiently utilized sucrose in a low-cost medium to produce high succinate concentration with less accumulation of by-products. Succinate concentrations of 51 g/L (productivity equal to 1.05 g/L/h) were produced from sucrose in anaerobic bottles, and concentrations of 47 g/L were produced in 10L bioreactor within 48 h. Antibiotics had no effect on the succinate production by KJ122-pKJSUC-24T. In addition, succinate concentrations of 62 g/L were produced from sugarcane molasses in anaerobic bottles, and concentrations of 56 g/L in 10 L bioreactor within 72 h. These results demonstrated that KJ122-pKJSUC-24T would be a potential strain for bio-based succinate production from sucrose and sugarcane molasses.
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- Sitha Chan
- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Ave., Suranaree, Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
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Wang J, Zhu J, Bennett GN, San KY. Succinate production from sucrose by metabolic engineered escherichia coli strains under aerobic conditions. Biotechnol Prog 2011; 27:1242-7. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2011] [Revised: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Snitkin ES, Dudley AM, Janse DM, Wong K, Church GM, Segrè D. Model-driven analysis of experimentally determined growth phenotypes for 465 yeast gene deletion mutants under 16 different conditions. Genome Biol 2008; 9:R140. [PMID: 18808699 PMCID: PMC2592718 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2008-9-9-r140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2008] [Revised: 09/01/2008] [Accepted: 09/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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An iterative approach that integrates high-throughput measurements of yeast deletion mutants and flux balance model predictions improves understanding of both experimental and computational results. Background Understanding the response of complex biochemical networks to genetic perturbations and environmental variability is a fundamental challenge in biology. Integration of high-throughput experimental assays and genome-scale computational methods is likely to produce insight otherwise unreachable, but specific examples of such integration have only begun to be explored. Results In this study, we measured growth phenotypes of 465 Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene deletion mutants under 16 metabolically relevant conditions and integrated them with the corresponding flux balance model predictions. We first used discordance between experimental results and model predictions to guide a stage of experimental refinement, which resulted in a significant improvement in the quality of the experimental data. Next, we used discordance still present in the refined experimental data to assess the reliability of yeast metabolism models under different conditions. In addition to estimating predictive capacity based on growth phenotypes, we sought to explain these discordances by examining predicted flux distributions visualized through a new, freely available platform. This analysis led to insight into the glycerol utilization pathway and the potential effects of metabolic shortcuts on model results. Finally, we used model predictions and experimental data to discriminate between alternative raffinose catabolism routes. Conclusions Our study demonstrates how a new level of integration between high throughput measurements and flux balance model predictions can improve understanding of both experimental and computational results. The added value of a joint analysis is a more reliable platform for specific testing of biological hypotheses, such as the catabolic routes of different carbon sources.
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- Evan S Snitkin
- Bioinformatics graduate Program, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Jantama K, Haupt M, Svoronos SA, Zhang X, Moore J, Shanmugam K, Ingram L. Combining metabolic engineering and metabolic evolution to develop nonrecombinant strains ofEscherichia coli C that produce succinate and malate. Biotechnol Bioeng 2008; 99:1140-53. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.21694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 262] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium exhibit a remarkable versatility in the usage of different sugars as the sole source of carbon and energy, reflecting their ability to make use of the digested meals of mammalia and of the ample offerings in the wild. Degradation of sugars starts with their energy-dependent uptake through the cytoplasmic membrane and is carried on further by specific enzymes in the cytoplasm, destined finally for degradation in central metabolic pathways. As variant as the different sugars are, the biochemical strategies to act on them are few. They include phosphorylation, keto-enol isomerization, oxido/reductions, and aldol cleavage. The catabolic repertoire for using carbohydrate sources is largely the same in E. coli and in serovar Typhimurium. Nonetheless, significant differences are found, even among the strains and substrains of each species. We have grouped the sugars to be discussed according to their first step in metabolism, which is their active transport, and follow their path to glycolysis, catalyzed by the sugar-specific enzymes. We will first discuss the phosphotransferase system (PTS) sugars, then the sugars transported by ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, followed by those that are taken up via proton motive force (PMF)-dependent transporters. We have focused on the catabolism and pathway regulation of hexose and pentose monosaccharides as well as the corresponding sugar alcohols but have also included disaccharides and simple glycosides while excluding polysaccharide catabolism, except for maltodextrins.
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- Christoph Mayer
- Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Post DA, Luebke VE. Purification, cloning, and properties of ?-galactosidase from Saccharopolyspora erythraea and its use as a reporter system. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2004; 67:91-6. [PMID: 15538554 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1764-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2004] [Revised: 08/16/2004] [Accepted: 08/31/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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An alpha-galactosidase from the erythromycin-producing bacterium Saccharopolyspora erythraea was purified to near homogeneity. The enzyme has an apparent molecular mass of 45 kDa as determined by SDS-PAGE. The pH optimum, K(m) for p-nitrophenyl-alpha-D: -glucopyranoside (pNPalphaG), K(m) for melibiose and the V(max) are similar to those of other studied alpha-galactosidase enzymes. The N-terminal amino-acid sequence of this protein was determined. PCR amplification was used to generate a 640-bp product using oligonucleotide primers based on the N-terminal amino-acid sequence and a downstream region that is conserved in other related alpha-galactosidase enzymes. This fragment was used as a probe to clone the alpha-galactosidase gene, designated melA, from a S. erythraea lambda phage chromosomal library. S. erythraea appears to possess an unique alpha-galactosidase enzyme, encoded by melA, that can utilize galactopyranosides as carbon sources. Furthermore, the ability to use the product of melA as a reporter enzyme in S. erythraea has been demonstrated. The alpha-galactosidase uses the substrates 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indoyl-alpha-D: -galactosidase (X-alpha-gal) on agar media and pNPalphaG in liquid media.
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- David A Post
- Abbott Laboratories, Fermentation Microbiology Research and Development, Building NCF3, 1400 Sheridan Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-6264, USA.
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Golias H, Dumsday GJ, Stanley GA, Pamment NB. Evaluation of a recombinant Klebsiella oxytoca strain for ethanol production from cellulose by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation: comparison with native cellobiose-utilising yeast strains and performance in co-culture with thermotolerant yeast and Zymomonas mobilis. J Biotechnol 2002; 96:155-68. [PMID: 12039532 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1656(02)00026-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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In the simultaneous saccharification and fermentation to ethanol of 100 g l(-1) microcrystalline cellulose, the cellobiose-fermenting recombinant Klebsiella oxytoca P2 outperformed a range of cellobiose-fermenting yeasts used in earlier work, despite producing less ethanol than reported earlier for this organism under similar conditions. The time taken by K. oxytoca P2 to produce up to about 33 g l(-1) ethanol was much less than for any other organism investigated, including ethanol-tolerant strains of Saccharomyces pastorianus, Kluyveromyces marxianus and Zymomonas mobilis. Ultimately, it produced slightly less ethanol (maximum 36 g l(-1)) than these organisms, reflecting its lower ethanol tolerance. Significant advantages were obtained by co-culturing K. oxytoca P2 with S. pastorianus, K. marxianus or Z. mobilis, either isothermally, or in conjunction with temperature-profiling to raise the cellulase activity. Co-cultures produced significantly more ethanol, more rapidly, than either of the constituent strains in pure culture at the same inoculum density. K. oxytoca P2 dominated the early stages of the co-cultures, with ethanol production in the later stages due principally to the more ethanol tolerant strain. The usefulness of K. oxytoca P2 in cellulose simultaneous saccharification and fermentation should be improved by mutation of the strain to increase its ethanol tolerance.
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- Helen Golias
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Ingram LO, Gomez PF, Lai X, Moniruzzaman M, Wood BE, Yomano LP, York SW. Metabolic engineering of bacteria for ethanol production. Biotechnol Bioeng 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0290(19980420)58:2/3%3c204::aid-bit13%3e3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Ingram LO, Gomez PF, Lai X, Moniruzzaman M, Wood BE, Yomano LP, York SW. Metabolic engineering of bacteria for ethanol production. Biotechnol Bioeng 1998; 58:204-14. [PMID: 10191391 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0290(19980420)58:2/3<204::aid-bit13>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Technologies are available which will allow the conversion of lignocellulose into fuel ethanol using genetically engineered bacteria. Assembling these into a cost-effective process remains a challenge. Our work has focused primarily on the genetic engineering of enteric bacteria using a portable ethanol production pathway. Genes encoding Zymomonas mobilis pyruvate decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase have been integrated into the chromosome of Escherichia coli B to produce strain KO11 for the fermentation of hemicellulose-derived syrups. This organism can efficiently ferment all hexose and pentose sugars present in the polymers of hemicellulose. Klebsiella oxytoca M5A1 has been genetically engineered in a similar manner to produce strain P2 for ethanol production from cellulose. This organism has the native ability to ferment cellobiose and cellotriose, eliminating the need for one class of cellulase enzymes. The optimal pH for cellulose fermentation with this organism (pH 5.0-5.5) is near that of fungal cellulases. The general approach for the genetic engineering of new biocatalysts has been most successful with enteric bacteria thus far. However, this approach may also prove useful with Gram-positive bacteria which have other important traits for lignocellulose conversion. Many opportunities remain for further improvements in the biomass to ethanol processes. These include the development of enzyme-based systems which eliminate the need for dilute acid hydrolysis or other pretreatments, improvements in existing pretreatments for enzymatic hydrolysis, process improvements to increase the effective use of cellulase and hemicellulase enzymes, improvements in rates of ethanol production, decreased nutrient costs, increases in ethanol concentrations achieved in biomass beers, increased resistance of the biocatalysts to lignocellulosic-derived toxins, etc. To be useful, each of these improvements must result in a decrease in the cost for ethanol production. Copyright 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- LO Ingram
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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Moniruzzaman M, Lai X, York SW, Ingram LO. Isolation and molecular characterization of high-performance cellobiose-fermenting spontaneous mutants of ethanologenic Escherichia coli KO11 containing the Klebsiella oxytoca casAB operon. Appl Environ Microbiol 1997; 63:4633-7. [PMID: 9406380 PMCID: PMC168784 DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.12.4633-4637.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Escherichia coli KO11 was previously constructed to produce ethanol from acid hydrolysates of hemicellulose (pentoses and hexoses) by the chromosomal integration of Zymomonas mobilis genes encoding pyruvate decarboxylase (pdc) and alcohol dehydrogenase (adhB). Klebsiella oxytoca P2 was constructed in an analogous fashion for the simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of cellulose and contains PTS enzymes for cellobiose. In this study, KO11 was further engineered for the fermentation of cellulose by adding the K. oxytoca casAB genes encoding Enzyme IIcellobiose and phospho-beta-glucosidase. Although the two K. oxytoca genes were well expressed in cloning hosts such as DH5 alpha, both were expressed poorly in E. coli KO11, a derivative of E. coli B. Spontaneous mutants which exhibited more than 15-fold-higher specific activities for cellobiose metabolism were isolated. The mutations of these mutants resided in the plasmid rather than the host. Three mutants were characterized by sequence analysis. All contained similar internal deletions which eliminated the casAB promoter and operator regions and placed the lacZ Shine-Dalgarno region immediately upstream from the casA Shine-Dalgarno region. KO11 harboring mutant plasmids (pLOI1908, pLOI1909, or pLOI1910) rapidly fermented cellobiose to ethanol, and the yield was more than 90% of the theoretical yield. Two of these strains were used with commercial cellulase to ferment mixed-waste office paper to ethanol.
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- M Moniruzzaman
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA
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