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Curry E, Muir G, Qu J, Kis Z, Hulley M, Brown A. Engineering an Escherichia coli based in vivo mRNA manufacturing platform. Biotechnol Bioeng 2024; 121:1912-1926. [PMID: 38419526 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28684] [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: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Synthetic mRNA is currently produced in standardized in vitro transcription systems. However, this one-size-fits-all approach has associated drawbacks in supply chain shortages, high reagent costs, complex product-related impurity profiles, and limited design options for molecule-specific optimization of product yield and quality. Herein, we describe for the first time development of an in vivo mRNA manufacturing platform, utilizing an Escherichia coli cell chassis. Coordinated mRNA, DNA, cell and media engineering, primarily focussed on disrupting interactions between synthetic mRNA molecules and host cell RNA degradation machinery, increased product yields >40-fold compared to standard "unengineered" E. coli expression systems. Mechanistic dissection of cell factory performance showed that product mRNA accumulation levels approached theoretical limits, accounting for ~30% of intracellular total RNA mass, and that this was achieved via host-cell's reallocating biosynthetic capacity away from endogenous RNA and cell biomass generation activities. We demonstrate that varying sized functional mRNA molecules can be produced in this system and subsequently purified. Accordingly, this study introduces a new mRNA production technology, expanding the solution space available for mRNA manufacturing.
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- Edward Curry
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Tonato D, Brun T, Luft L, Dos Santos MSN, Drumm FC, Grassi P, Georgin J, Kuhn RC, Zabot GL, Mazutti MA. Submerged cultivation of Nigrospora sp. in batch and fed-batch modes for microbial oil production. Nat Prod Res 2024; 38:1662-1669. [PMID: 37211779 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2214946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Microbial lipids are a valuable source of potential biofuels and essential polyunsaturated fatty acids. The optimization of the fermentation conditions is a strategy that affects the total lipid concentration. The genus Nigrospora sp. has been the target of investigations based on its potential bioherbicidal action. Therefore, this study developed a strategy to maximize the biomass concentration and lipid accumulation by Nigrospora sp. in submerged fermentation. Different media compositions and process variables were investigated in shaken flasks and bioreactor in batch and fed-batch modes. Maximum biomass concentration and lipid accumulations were 40.17 g/L and 21.32 wt% in the bioreactor, which was 2.1 and 5.4 times higher than the same condition in shaken flasks, respectively. This study presents relevant information to the production of fungal lipids since few investigations are exploring the fed-batch strategy to increase the yield of fungi lipids, as well as few studies investigating Nigrospora sp. to produce lipids.
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- Denise Tonato
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Rural Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Agroindustrial Processes Engineering (LAPE), Federal University of Santa Maria, Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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Li Y, Wu X, Wang Y, Gao Y, Li K. A microbial flora with superior pollutant removal efficiency and its fermentation process optimization. AMB Express 2023; 13:113. [PMID: 37848696 PMCID: PMC10581995 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-023-01604-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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Microbial flora plays an important role in microorganism-enhanced technology. The pollutant degradation ability and viable counts of these agents are crucial to guarantee their practical application. In this study, an efficient pollutant-degrading microbial flora was screened, its medium components and culture conditions were optimized, and its effect was verified in zeolite trickling filter towers. After a 24 h culture under the optimal conditions, the viable count reached 4.76 × 109 cfu/mL, with the degradation rates of ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N), nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), and chemical oxygen demand (COD) increased to 93.5%, 100%, 68.3%, 32.6%, and 85%, respectively. After optimizing the feeding strategy, the concentration of viable bacteria reached 5.80 × 109 cfu/mL. In the application effect verification experiment, the degradation rates of NH4+-N, TN, TP, and COD in the experimental group reached 96.69%, 75.18%, 73.82%, and 90.83%, respectively, showing a significant improvement compared to the results of the control group. The main components in the control group were Dokdonella, Brevundimonas, Alishewanella, Rhodobacter, Pseudoxanthomonas, and Thauera, whereas those in the experimental group were Dokdonella, Proteocatella, Rhodobacter, Dechlomonas, and Nitrospira. Proteocatella, Dechlomonas, and Nitrosra, which were unique to the experimental group, are common bacteria used for nitrogen and phosphorus removal. This explains the difference in the sewage treatment capacity between the two groups. This study provides an alternative sewage treatment microbial flora with a reasonable production cost and high degradation efficiency for NH4+-N, TN, TP, and COD.
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- Yonghong Li
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- HeNanJinBaiHe Biotechnology Co., LTD, Anyang, 450000, Henan, China.
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Wan S, Liu X, Sun W, Lv B, Li C. Current advances for omics-guided process optimization of microbial manufacturing. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2023; 10:30. [PMID: 38647562 PMCID: PMC10992112 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-023-00647-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Currently, microbial manufacturing is widely used in various fields, such as food, medicine and energy, for its advantages of greenness and sustainable development. Process optimization is the committed step enabling the commercialization of microbial manufacturing products. However, the present optimization processes mainly rely on experience or trial-and-error method ignoring the intrinsic connection between cellular physiological requirement and production performance, so in many cases the productivity of microbial manufacturing could not been fully exploited at economically feasible cost. Recently, the rapid development of omics technologies facilitates the comprehensive analysis of microbial metabolism and fermentation performance from multi-levels of molecules, cells and microenvironment. The use of omics technologies makes the process optimization more explicit, boosting microbial manufacturing performance and bringing significant economic benefits and social value. In this paper, the traditional and omics technologies-guided process optimization of microbial manufacturing are systematically reviewed, and the future trend of process optimization is prospected.
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- Shengtong Wan
- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- Key Lab for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
- Key Lab for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
- Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
- Key Lab for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
- Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
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Sivashankari RM, Mierzati M, Miyahara Y, Mizuno S, Nomura CT, Taguchi S, Abe H, Tsuge T. Exploring Class I polyhydroxyalkanoate synthases with broad substrate specificity for polymerization of structurally diverse monomer units. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1114946. [PMID: 36896015 PMCID: PMC9989198 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1114946] [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: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthases (PhaCs) are key enzymes in PHA polymerization. PhaCs with broad substrate specificity are attractive for synthesizing structurally diverse PHAs. In the PHA family, 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB)-based copolymers are industrially produced using Class I PhaCs and can be used as practical biodegradable thermoplastics. However, Class I PhaCs with broad substrate specificities are scarce, prompting our search for novel PhaCs. In this study, four new PhaCs from the bacteria Ferrimonas marina, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Shewanella pealeana, and Vibrio metschnikovii were selected via a homology search against the GenBank database, using the amino acid sequence of Aeromonas caviae PHA synthase (PhaCAc), a Class I enzyme with a wide range of substrate specificities, as a template. The four PhaCs were characterized in terms of their polymerization ability and substrate specificity, using Escherichia coli as a host for PHA production. All the new PhaCs were able to synthesize P(3HB) in E. coli with a high molecular weight, surpassing PhaCAc. The substrate specificity of PhaCs was evaluated by synthesizing 3HB-based copolymers with 3-hydroxyhexanoate, 3-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate, 3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyrate, and 3-hydroxypivalate monomers. Interestingly, PhaC from P. shigelloides (PhaCPs) exhibited relatively broad substrate specificity. PhaCPs was further engineered through site-directed mutagenesis, and the variant resulted in an enzyme with improved polymerization ability and substrate specificity.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Bioplastic Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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Thomas CM, Kumar D, Scheel RA, Ramarao B, Nomura CT. Production of Medium Chain Length polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers from agro-industrial waste streams. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2022.102385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gao Q, Yang H, Wang C, Xie XY, Liu KX, Lin Y, Han SY, Zhu M, Neureiter M, Lin Y, Ye JW. Advances and trends in microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates and their building blocks. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:966598. [PMID: 35928942 PMCID: PMC9343942 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.966598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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With the rapid development of synthetic biology, a variety of biopolymers can be obtained by recombinant microorganisms. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) is one of the most popular one with promising material properties, such as biodegradability and biocompatibility against the petrol-based plastics. This study reviews the recent studies focusing on the microbial synthesis of PHA, including chassis engineering, pathways engineering for various substrates utilization and PHA monomer synthesis, and PHA synthase modification. In particular, advances in metabolic engineering of dominant workhorses, for example Halomonas, Ralstonia eutropha, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas, with outstanding PHA accumulation capability, were summarized and discussed, providing a full landscape of diverse PHA biosynthesis. Meanwhile, we also introduced the recent efforts focusing on structural analysis and mutagenesis of PHA synthase, which significantly determines the polymerization activity of varied monomer structures and PHA molecular weight. Besides, perspectives and solutions were thus proposed for achieving scale-up PHA of low cost with customized material property in the coming future.
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- Qiang Gao
- Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining, QH, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Agrobiotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Tulln, Austria
- *Correspondence: Markus Neureiter, ; Yina Lin, ; Jian-Wen Ye,
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Markus Neureiter, ; Yina Lin, ; Jian-Wen Ye,
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Markus Neureiter, ; Yina Lin, ; Jian-Wen Ye,
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Meng D, Miao C, Liu Y, Wang F, Chen L, Huang Z, Fan X, Gu P, Li Q. Metabolic engineering for biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) from glucose and propionic acid in recombinant Escherichia coli. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 348:126786. [PMID: 35114368 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, novel polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-associated genes (phaCp and phaABp) cloned from Propylenella binzhouense L72T were expressed in Escherichiacoli cells for PHA production, and the recombinant strains were used to analyze PHA yields with various substrates. The highest poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxy-valerate) (PHBV) yield (1.06 g/L) and cell dry weight (3.31 g/L) in E. coli DH5α/ΔptsG-CpABp were achieved by using glucose and propionicacid as substrates. Structural verification of PHBV produced by E. coli DH5α/ΔptsG-CpABp was performed to evaluate the characteristics of the polymers using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance analysis. In addition, the X-ray diffraction results showed improved crystallinity of PHBV, and thermogravimetric analysis showed good thermal stability of 298 °C. The above findings indicated that the expression of phaCp and phaABp genes resulted in improved PHBV synthesis activity, and the polymer had better performance at higher processing temperatures.
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- Dong Meng
- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, PR China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, PR China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, PR China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, PR China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, PR China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, PR China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, PR China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, PR China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, PR China.
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Sawant N, Singh H, Appukuttan D. Overview of the Cellular Stress Responses Involved in Fatty Acid Overproduction in E. coli. Mol Biotechnol 2021; 64:373-387. [PMID: 34796451 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-021-00426-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Research on microbial fatty acid metabolism started in the late 1960s, and till date, various developments have aided in elucidating the fatty acid metabolism in great depth. Over the years, synthesis of microbial fatty acid has drawn industrial attention due to its diverse applications. However, fatty acid overproduction imparts various stresses on its metabolic pathways causing a bottleneck to further increase the fatty acid yields. Numerous strategies to increase fatty acid titres in Escherichia coli by pathway modulation have already been published, but the stress generated during fatty acid overproduction is relatively less studied. Stresses like pH, osmolarity and oxidative stress, not only lower fatty acid titres, but also alter the cell membrane composition, protein expression and membrane fluidity. This review discusses an overview of fatty acid synthesis pathway and presents a panoramic view of various stresses caused due to fatty acid overproduction in E. coli. It also addresses how certain stresses like high temperature and nitrogen limitation can boost fatty acid production. This review paper also highlights the interconnections that exist between these stresses.
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- Neha Sawant
- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS Deemed to be University, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, 400056, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS Deemed to be University, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, 400056, India.
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- Biosystems Engineering Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India.
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Guzik MW, Nitkiewicz T, Wojnarowska M, Sołtysik M, Kenny ST, Babu RP, Best M, O'Connor KE. Robust process for high yield conversion of non-degradable polyethylene to a biodegradable plastic using a chemo-biotechnological approach. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 135:60-69. [PMID: 34478949 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, the optimisation of a process for producing medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHA) by Pseudomonas putida KT2440 when fed with a polyethene (PE)-derived fatty acid mixture was investigated. The PE was pyrolysed to produce a hydrocarbon wax that was subsequently oxidised to produce a mixture of fatty acids, purified, and used as a PHA substrate for the growth and selection of microorganisms. Based on the shaken flask screening, a production strain, i.e., Pseudomonas putida KT2440, was selected for conducting bioreactor studies. Feeding PE-derived fatty acids in a 20-L setup resulted in high mcl-PHA yields (83.0 g L-1 CDW with 65% PHA in 25 h). Furthermore, life-cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted to determine the environmental advantages of the proposed process and its impacts compared to those of other technologies for treating PE-derived waste streams. We conclude that processing waste PE into PHA, rather than incineration, produces biodegradable material while also reducing the additional emissions that arise from traditional PE waste treatment processes, such as incineration to gain energy.
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- Maciej W Guzik
- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences, BiOrbic Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre, UCD O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, 30-239 Kraków, Poland
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- Life Cycle Modelling Centre, Faculty of Management, Częstochowa University of Technology, al. Armii Krajowej 19B, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland
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- Department of Product Technology and Ecology, Cracow University of Economics, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Management Process, Cracow University of Economics, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Kraków, Poland
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- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences, BiOrbic Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre, UCD O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; AMBER Centre, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Oxy-Wax Ltd., 9-12 Dam St., Loftus, Cleveland TS13 4JX, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences, BiOrbic Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre, UCD O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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Bhola S, Arora K, Kulshrestha S, Mehariya S, Bhatia RK, Kaur P, Kumar P. Established and Emerging Producers of PHA: Redefining the Possibility. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:3812-3854. [PMID: 34347250 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03626-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The polyhydroxyalkanoate was discovered almost around a century ago. Still, all the efforts to replace the traditional non-biodegradable plastic with much more environmentally friendly alternative are not enough. While the petroleum-based plastic is like a parasite, taking over the planet rapidly and without any feasible cure, its perennial presence has made the ocean a floating island of life-threatening debris and has flooded the landfills with toxic towering mountains. It demands for an immediate solution; most resembling answer would be the polyhydroxyalkanoates. The production cost is yet one of the significant challenges that various corporate is facing to replace the petroleum-based plastic. To deal with the economic constrain better strain, better practices, and a better market can be adopted for superior results. It demands for systems for polyhydroxyalkanoate production namely bacteria, yeast, microalgae, and transgenic plants. Solely strains affect more than 40% of overall production cost, playing a significant role in both upstream and downstream processes. The highly modifiable nature of the biopolymer provides the opportunity to replace the petroleum plastic in almost all sectors from food packaging to medical industry. The review will highlight the recent advancements and techno-economic analysis of current commercial models of polyhydroxyalkanoate production. Bio-compatibility and the biodegradability perks to be utilized highly efficient in the medical applications gives ample reason to tilt the scale in the favor of the polyhydroxyalkanoate as the new conventional and sustainable plastic.
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- Shivam Bhola
- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173229, India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173229, India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173229, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla, 171005, India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173229, India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173229, India.
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