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Silva JP, Frederico TD, Ticona ARP, Pinto OHB, Williams TCR, Krüger RH, Noronha EF. Insights on kraft lignin degradation in an anaerobic environment. Enzyme Microb Technol 2024; 179:110468. [PMID: 38850683 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2024.110468] [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: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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Lignin is an aromatic macromolecule and one of the main constituents of lignocellulosic materials. Kraft lignin is generated as a residual by-product of the lignocellulosic biomass industrial process, and it might be used as a feedstock to generate low molecular weight aromatic compounds. In this study, we seek to understand and explore the potential of ruminal bacteria in the degradation of kraft lignin. We established two consortia, KLY and KL, which demonstrated significant lignin-degrading capabilities. Both consortia reached maximum growth after two days, with KLY showing a higher growth and decolorization rate. Additionally, SEM analysis revealed morphological changes in the residual lignin from both consortia, indicating significant degradation. This was further supported by FTIR spectra, which showed new bands corresponding to the C-H vibrations of guaiacyl and syringyl units, suggesting structural transformations of the lignin. Taxonomic analysis showed enrichment of the microbial community with members of the Dickeya genus. Seven metabolic pathways related to lignin metabolism were predicted for the established consortia. Both consortia were capable of consuming aromatic compounds such as 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, syringaldehyde, acetovanillone, and syringic acid, highlighting their capacity to convert aromatic compounds into commercially valuable molecules presenting antifungal activity and used as food preservatives as 4-hydroxyphenylacetic, 3-phenylacetic, and phenylacetic acids. Therefore, the microbial consortia shown in the present work are models for understanding the process of lignin degradation and consumption in bacterial anaerobic communities and developing biological processes to add value to industrial processes based on lignocellulosic biomass as feedstock.
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- Jéssica P Silva
- Enzymology Laboratory, Cell Biology Department, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, Brazil
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- Enzymology Laboratory, Cell Biology Department, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, Brazil
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- Enzyme Biotechnology Research Laboratory, Science Faculty, Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann, Tacna 23003, Peru
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- Genomic for Climate Change Research Center (GCCRC), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP 13083-875, Brazil
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Brasilia, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil
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- Enzymology Laboratory, Cell Biology Department, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, Brazil
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- Enzymology Laboratory, Cell Biology Department, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, Brazil.
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Xu H, Cheng Q, Qiu Y, Mao J, Ji Q, Zhu M, Zhang L, Wang Z, Li A, Xia Y. A Novel Strategy for Whole-Cell Biotransformation Enabling Simultaneous l-Phenyllactic Acid Production and Coenzyme Regeneration. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:20772-20781. [PMID: 37963219 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c06387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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l-Phenyllactic acid (l-PLA) is a small molecular organic acid that exhibits a powerful capacity for inhibition against foodborne pathogens. In this work, we developed a new cost-effective and environmentally friendly process for the biosynthesis of l-PLA. This strategy designed a novel whole-cell biotransformation system employing two heterologous enzymes, namely, phenylalanine dehydrogenase (PheDH) and l-hydroxyisocaproate dehydrogenase (l-HicDH). The novelty of this strategy lies in the first-time utilization of these two enzymes, which not only enables cascade catalysis for the production of l-PLA but also facilitates the regeneration of the coenzymes (NAD+/NADH) using only two enzymes rather than introducing more heterologous enzymes to the system. Consequently, this strategy can effectively simplify the biosynthesis process of l-PLA and minimize production costs. The initial l-PLA yield using this process achieved 2.53 ± 0.07 g/L. Furthermore, through meticulous optimization of the parameters for inducible enzyme expression and l-PLA biosynthesis, the l-PLA yield was successfully increased to 4.68 ± 0.04 g/L with a yield rate of 64.54 ± 0.29%. Moreover, this novel strategy is versatile in the biosynthesis of other organic acids, which can be achieved by easily modulating the combinations of substrates and enzymes.
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- Huidong Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Wu H, Guang C, Zhang W, Mu W. Recent development of phenyllactic acid: physicochemical properties, biotechnological production strategies and applications. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2023; 43:293-308. [PMID: 34965820 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.2010645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Phenyllactic acid (PLA) is capable of inhibiting the growth of many microorganisms, showing a broad-spectrum antimicrobial property, which allows it to hold vast applications in the: food, feed, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries, especially in the field of food safety. Recently, the production of PLA has garnered considerable attention due to the increasing awareness of food safety from the public. Accordingly, this review mainly updates the recent development for the production of PLA through microbial fermentation and whole-cell catalysis (expression single-, double-, and triple-enzyme) strategies. Firstly, the: physicochemical properties, existing sources, and measurement methods of PLA are systematically covered. Then, the inhibition spectrum of PLA is summarized, and synchronously, the antimicrobial and anti-biofilm mechanisms of PLA on commonly pathogenic microorganisms in foods are described in detail, thereby clarifying the reason for extending the shelf life of foods. Additionally, the factors affecting the production of PLA are summarized from the biosynthesis and catabolism pathway of PLA in microorganisms, as well as external environmental parameters insights. Finally, the downstream treatment process and applications of PLA are discussed and outlined. In the future, clinical data should be supplemented with the metabolic kinetics of PLA in humans and to evaluate animal toxicology, to enable regulatory use of PLA as a food additive. A food-grade host, such as Bacillus subtilis and Lactococcus lactis, should also be developed as a cell vector expressing enzymes for PLA production from a food safety perspective.
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- Hao Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.,School of Food Science and Bioengineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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Li T, Qin Z, Wang D, Xia X, Zhou X, Hu G. Coenzyme self-sufficiency system-recent advances in microbial production of high-value chemical phenyllactic acid. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 39:36. [PMID: 36472665 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-022-03480-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Phenyllactic acid (PLA), a natural antimicrobial substance, has many potential applications in the food, animal feed, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. However, its production is limited by the complex reaction steps involved in its chemical synthesis. Through advances in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology strategies, enzymatic or whole-cell catalysis was developed as an alternative method for PLA production. Herein, we review recent developments in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology strategies that promote the microbial production of high-value PLA. Specially, the advantages and disadvantages of the using of the three kinds of substrates, which includes phenylpyruvate, phenylalanine and glucose as starting materials by natural or engineered microbes is summarized. Notably, the bio-conversion of PLA often requires the consumption of expensive coenzyme NADH. To overcome the issues of NADH regeneration, efficiently internal cofactor regeneration systems constructed by co-expressing different enzyme combinations composed of lactate dehydrogenase with others for enhancing the PLA production, as well as their possible improvements, are discussed. In particular, the construction of fusion proteins with different linkers can achieve higher PLA yield and more efficient cofactor regeneration than that of multi-enzyme co-expression. Overall, this review provides a comprehensive overview of PLA biosynthesis pathways and strategies for increasing PLA yield through biotechnology, providing future directions for the large-scale commercial production of PLA and the expansion of downstream applications.
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- Tinglan Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, 400044, Chongqing, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, 400044, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, 400044, Chongqing, P. R. China.
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, 400044, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, 400044, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, 400044, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Huo J, Bai Y, Fan TP, Zheng X, Cai Y. Hydroxytyrosol production from l-DOPA by engineered Escherichia coli co-expressing l-amino acid deaminase, α-keto acid decarboxylase, aldehyde reductase and glucose dehydrogenase with NADH regeneration. Process Biochem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2022.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Cheng YY, Park TH, Seong H, Kim TJ, Han NS. Biological characterization of D-lactate dehydrogenase responsible for high-yield production of D-phenyllactic acid in Sporolactobacillus inulinus. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 15:2717-2729. [PMID: 35921426 PMCID: PMC9618312 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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PLA (3‐D‐phenyllactic acid) is an ideal antimicrobial and immune regulatory compound present in honey and fermented foods. Sporolactobacillus inulinus is regarded as a potent D‐PLA producer that reduces phenylpyruvate (PPA) with D‐lactate dehydrogenases. In this study, PLA was produced by whole‐cell bioconversion of S. inulinus ATCC 15538. Three genes encoding D‐lactate dehydrogenase (d‐ldh1, d‐ldh2, and d‐ldh3) were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), and their biochemical and structural properties were characterized. Consequently, a high concentration of pure D‐PLA (47 mM) was produced with a high conversion yield of 88%. Among the three enzymes, D‐LDH1 was responsible for the efficient conversion of PPA to PLA with kinetic parameters of Km (0.36 mM), kcat (481.10 s−1), and kcat/Km (1336.39 mM−1 s−1). In silico structural analysis and site‐directed mutagenesis revealed that the Ile307 in D‐LDH1 is a key residue for excellent PPA reduction with low steric hindrance at the substrate entrance. This study highlights that S. inulinus ATCC 15538 is an excellent PLA producer, equipped with a highly specific and efficient D‐LDH1 enzyme.
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- Ya-Yun Cheng
- Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Health Industry, Development, Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Health Industry, Development, Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Health Industry, Development, Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Health Industry, Development, Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Health Industry, Development, Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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Cofactor Self-Sufficient Whole-Cell Biocatalysts for the Relay-Race Synthesis of Shikimic Acid. FERMENTATION 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8050229] [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] Open
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Shikimic acid (SA) is a key intermediate in the aromatic amino-acid biosynthetic pathway, as well as an important precursor for synthesizing many valuable antiviral drugs. The asymmetric reduction of 3-dehydroshikimic acid (DHS) to SA is catalyzed by shikimate dehydrogenase (AroE) using NADPH as the cofactor; however, the intracellular NADPH supply limits the biosynthetic capability of SA. Glucose dehydrogenase (GDH) is an efficient enzyme which is typically used for NAD(P)H regeneration in biocatalytic processes. In this study, a series of NADPH self-sufficient whole-cell biocatalysts were constructed, and the biocatalyst co-expressing Bmgdh–aroE showed the highest conversion rate for the reduction of DHS to SA. Then, the preparation of whole-cell biocatalysts by fed-batch fermentation without supplementing antibiotics was developed on the basis of the growth-coupled l-serine auxotroph. After optimizing the whole-cell biocatalytic conditions, a titer of 81.6 g/L SA was obtained from the supernatant of fermentative broth in 98.4% yield (mol/mol) from DHS with a productivity of 40.8 g/L/h, and cofactor NADP+ or NADPH was not exogenously supplemented during the whole biocatalytic process. The efficient relay-race synthesis of SA from glucose by coupling microbial fermentation with a biocatalytic process was finally achieved. This work provides an effective strategy for the biosynthesis of fine chemicals that are difficult to obtain through de novo biosynthesis from renewable feedstocks, as well as for biocatalytic studies that strictly rely on NAD(P)H regeneration.
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Sun C, Zhang R, Xie C. Efficient Synthesis of (R)-(+)-Perillyl Alcohol From (R)-(+)-Limonene Using Engineered Escherichia coli Whole Cell Biocatalyst. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:900800. [PMID: 35547170 PMCID: PMC9084310 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.900800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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(R)-(+)-perillyl alcohol is a much valued supplemental compound with a wide range of agricultural and pharmacological characteristics. The aim of this study was to improve (R)-(+)-perillyl alcohol production using a whole-cell catalytic formula. In this study, we employed plasmids with varying copy numbers to identify an appropriate strain, strain 03. We demonstrated that low levels of alKL provided maximal biocatalyst stability. Upon determination of the optimal conditions, the (R)-(+)-perillyl alcohol yield reached 130 mg/L. For cofactor regeneration, we constructed strain 10, expressing FDH from Candida boidinii, and achieved (R)-(+)-perillyl alcohol production of 230 mg/L. As a result, 1.23 g/L (R)-(+)-perillyl alcohol was transformed in a 5 L fermenter. Our proposed method facilitates an alternative approach to the economical biosynthesis of (R)-(+)-perillyl alcohol.
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- Chao Sun
- A State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- *Correspondence: Rubing Zhang, ; Congxia Xie,
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- A State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
- *Correspondence: Rubing Zhang, ; Congxia Xie,
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Zhang D, Zhang T, Lei Y, Lin W, Chen X, Wu M. Enantioselective Biosynthesis of L-Phenyllactic Acid From Phenylpyruvic Acid In Vitro by L-Lactate Dehydrogenase Coupling With Glucose Dehydrogenase. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:846489. [PMID: 35252153 PMCID: PMC8894805 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.846489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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As a valuable versatile building block, L-phenyllactic acid (L-PLA) has numerous applications in the fields of agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and biodegradable plastics. However, both normally chemically synthesized and naturally occurring PLA are racemic, and the production titer of L-PLA is not satisfactory. To improve L-PLA production and reduce the high cost of NADH, an in vitro coenzyme regeneration system of NADH was achieved using the glucose dehydrogenase variant LsGDHD255C and introduced into the L-PLA production process. Here an NADH-dependent L-lactate dehydrogenase-encoding variant gene (L-Lcldh1Q88A/I229A) was expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115. The specific activity of L-LcLDH1Q88A/I229A (Pp) was as high as 447.6 U/mg at the optimum temperature and pH of 40°C and 5.0, which was 38.26-fold higher than that of wild-type L-LcLDH1 (Pp). The catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) of L-LcLDH1Q88A/I229A (Pp) was 94.3 mM−1 s−1, which was 67.4- and 25.5-fold higher than that of L-LcLDH1(Pp) and L-LcLDH1Q88A/I229A (Ec) expressed in Escherichia coli, respectively. Optimum reactions of L-PLA production by dual-enzyme catalysis were at 40°C and pH 5.0 with 10.0 U/ml L-LcLDH1Q88A/I229A (Pp) and 4.0 U/ml LsGDHD255C. Using 0.1 mM NAD+, 400 mM (65.66 g/L) phenylpyruvic acid was completely hydrolyzed by fed-batch process within 6 h, affording L-PLA with 90.0% yield and over 99.9% eep. This work would be a promising technical strategy for the preparation of L-PLA at an industrial scale.
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- Dong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Haiyan Food and Drug Inspection and Testing Center, Haiyan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
- *Correspondence: Minchen Wu,
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Qin Z, Wang D, Luo R, Li T, Xiong X, Chen P. Using Unnatural Protein Fusions to Engineer a Coenzyme Self-Sufficiency System for D-Phenyllactic Acid Biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:795885. [PMID: 34976983 PMCID: PMC8718758 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.795885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The biosynthetic production of D-penyllactic acid (D-PLA) is often affected by insufficient supply and regeneration of cofactors, leading to high production cost, and difficulty in industrialization. In this study, a D-lactate dehydrogenase (D-LDH) and glycerol dehydrogenase (GlyDH) co-expression system was constructed to achieve coenzyme NADH self-sufficiency and sustainable production of D-PLA. Using glycerol and sodium phenylpyruvate (PPA) as co-substrate, the E. coli BL21 (DE3) harboring a plasmid to co-express LfD-LDH and BmGlyDH produced 3.95 g/L D-PLA with a yield of 0.78 g/g PPA, similar to previous studies. Then, flexible linkers were used to construct fusion proteins composing of D-LDH and GlyDH. Under the optimal conditions, 5.87 g/L D-PLA was produced by expressing LfD-LDH-l3-BmGlyDH with a yield of 0.97 g/g PPA, which was 59.3% increased compared to expression of LfD-LDH. In a scaled-up reaction, a productivity of 5.83 g/L/h was reached. In this study, improving the bio-catalytic efficiency by artificial redox self-equilibrium system with a bifunctional fusion protein could reduce the bio-production cost of D-PLA, making this bio-production of D-PLA a more promising industrial technology.
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- Zhao Qin
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Dan Wang,
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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Efficient enantioresolution of aromatic α-hydroxy acids with Cinchona alkaloid-based zwitterionic stationary phases and volatile polar-ionic eluents. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1180:338928. [PMID: 34538320 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Single enantiomers of mandelic acid (1), 3-phenyllactic acid (2), and 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)lactic acid (3) are the subject of many fields of investigation, spanning from the pharmaceutical synthesis to that of biocompatible and biodegradable polymers, while passing from the interest towards their antimicrobial activity to their role as biomarkers of particular pathological conditions or occupational exposures to specific xenobiotics. All above mentioned issues justify the need for accurate analytical methods enabling the correct determination of the individual enantiomers. So far, all the developed liquid chromatography (LC) methods were not or hardly compatible with mass spectrometry (MS) detection. In this paper, a commercially available Cinchona-alkaloid derivative zwitterionic chiral stationary phase [that is, the CHIRALPAK® ZWIX(-)] was successfully used to optimize the enantioresolution of compounds 1-3 under polar-ionic (PI) conditions with a mobile phase consisting of an acetonitrile/methanol 95/5 (v/v) mixture with 80 mM formic acid. With the optimized conditions, enantioseparation and enantioresolution values up to 1.46 and 4.41, respectively, were obtained. In order to assess the applicability of the optimized enantioselective chromatography conditions in real-life scenarios and on MS-based systems, a proof-of-concept application was efficiently carried out by analysing dry urine spot samples spiked with 1 by means of a LC-MS system. The (S)<(R) enantiomer elution order (EEO) was established for compounds 1 and 2 by analysing a pure enantiomeric standard of known configuration. This was not possible for 3 because not commercially available. For this compound, the same EEO was identified applying a procedure based on ab initio time-dependent density-functional theory simulations coupled to electronic circular dichroism analyses. Moreover, a molecular dynamics simulation unveiled the role of the phenolic OH in compound 3 in the retention mechanism.
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Ning Y, Fu Y, Hou L, Ma M, Wang Z, Li X, Jia Y. iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of synergistic antibacterial mechanism of phenyllactic acid and lactic acid against Bacillus cereus. Food Res Int 2020; 139:109562. [PMID: 33509445 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Phenyllactic acid (PLA) as a phenolic acid by lactic acid (LA) bacteria shows enhanced antibacterial activity when coexisting with LA, while the antibacterial mechanism of PLA combined with LA was unknown. Hence, the antibacterial mechanism of PLA and LA was investigated against Bacillus cereus. Flow cytometry and TEM analysis demonstrated that single PLA and LA disrupted the membrane integrity and the morphology, while combined PLA and LA synergistically enhanced the damage. iTRAQ-based proteomic analysis suggested that PLA down-regulated kdpB and inhibited K+ transport, disturbed the function of ribosome and expression of competence genes; LA down-regulated periplasmic phosphorus-binding proteins and inhibited phosphorus transport, disturbed the function of ribosome, TCA cycle, as well as purine and pyrimidine metabolism; and combined PLA and LA inhibited K+ and phosphorus transport, and influenced the synthesis of purine and pyrimidine metabolism. The investigation could provide some insights into the application of PLA in food preservation.
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- Yawei Ning
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China; College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China.
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.
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Xu JJ, Fu LJ, Si KL, Yue TL, Guo CF. 3-phenyllactic acid production by free-whole-cells of Lactobacillus crustorum in batch and continuous fermentation systems. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 129:335-344. [PMID: 32009287 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
AIM 3-Phenyllactic acid (3-PLA) has been widely used in food and material industries. Three Lactobacillus crustorum strains have shown greater 3-PLA production ability in our previous study. The objectives of this study were to further improve 3-PLA yields in batch and continuous fermentation systems using of free-whole-cells of the three L. crustorum strains. MATERIALS AND RESULTS The fermentation conditions of free-whole-cells of the three L. crustorum strains for 3-PLA production were optimized. Among these strains, L. crustorum NWAFU 1078 showed excellent reusability and significantly (P < 0·05) greater 3-PLA production ability than the other strains after 10th recycle. The strain possesses three l-lactate dehydrogenase and three d-lactate dehydrogenase catalysing 3-PLA production from phenylpyruvic acid (PPA). Under the optimal conditions, the strain produced 15·2 mmol l-1 3-PLA (76% PPA conversion rate) in a batch fermentation system and 6·5 mmol l-1 h-1 3-PLA (55% PPA conversion rate) in a continuous fermentation system using a 0·6 dilution rate. CONCLUSIONS Free-whole-cells of L. crustorum NWAFU 1078 showed excellent reusability and higher 3-PLA yields under optimal biotransformation conditions in both batch and continuous fermentation systems. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study provides the possibility to use the free-whole-cells of L. crustorum NWAFU 1078 as a biocatalyst for effective production of 3-PLA.
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- J-J Xu
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Guan J, Han C, Guan Y, Zhang S, Yun J, Yao S. Optimizational production of phenyllactic acid by a Lactobacillus buchneri strain via uniform design with overlay sampling methodology. Chin J Chem Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2018.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Tang CD, Shi HL, Xu JH, Jiao ZJ, Liu F, Ding PJ, Shi HF, Yao LG, Kan YC. Biosynthesis of Phenylglyoxylic Acid by LhDMDH, a Novel d-Mandelate Dehydrogenase with High Catalytic Activity. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:2805-2811. [PMID: 29460618 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b05835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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d-Mandelate dehydrogenase (DMDH) has the potential to convert d-mandelic acid to phenylglyoxylic acid (PGA), which is a key building block in the field of chemical synthesis and is widely used to synthesize pharmaceutical intermediates or food additives. A novel NAD+-dependent d-mandelate dehydrogenase was cloned from Lactobacillus harbinensi (LhDMDH) by genome mining and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21. After being purified to homogeneity, the oxidation activity of LhDMDH toward d-mandelic acid was approximately 1200 U·mg-1, which was close to four times the activity of the probe. Meanwhile, the kcat/ Km value of LhDMDH was 28.80 S-1·mM-1, which was distinctly higher than the probe. By coculturing two E. coli strains expressing LhDMDH and LcLDH, we developed a system for the efficient synthesis of PGA, achieving a 60% theoretical yield and 99% purity without adding coenzyme or cosubstrate. Our data supports the implementation of a promising strategy for the chiral resolution of racemic mandelic acid and the biosynthesis of PGA.
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- Cun-Duo Tang
- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio-reactor and Henan Key Laboratory of Ecological Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North , Nanyang Normal University , 1638 Wolong Road , Nanyang , Henan 473061 , People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering , East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237 , People's Republic of China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio-reactor and Henan Key Laboratory of Ecological Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North , Nanyang Normal University , 1638 Wolong Road , Nanyang , Henan 473061 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering , East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237 , People's Republic of China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio-reactor and Henan Key Laboratory of Ecological Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North , Nanyang Normal University , 1638 Wolong Road , Nanyang , Henan 473061 , People's Republic of China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio-reactor and Henan Key Laboratory of Ecological Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North , Nanyang Normal University , 1638 Wolong Road , Nanyang , Henan 473061 , People's Republic of China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio-reactor and Henan Key Laboratory of Ecological Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North , Nanyang Normal University , 1638 Wolong Road , Nanyang , Henan 473061 , People's Republic of China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio-reactor and Henan Key Laboratory of Ecological Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North , Nanyang Normal University , 1638 Wolong Road , Nanyang , Henan 473061 , People's Republic of China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio-reactor and Henan Key Laboratory of Ecological Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North , Nanyang Normal University , 1638 Wolong Road , Nanyang , Henan 473061 , People's Republic of China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio-reactor and Henan Key Laboratory of Ecological Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North , Nanyang Normal University , 1638 Wolong Road , Nanyang , Henan 473061 , People's Republic of China
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