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Morlino MS, Serna García R, Savio F, Zampieri G, Morosinotto T, Treu L, Campanaro S. Cupriavidus necator as a platform for polyhydroxyalkanoate production: An overview of strains, metabolism, and modeling approaches. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 69:108264. [PMID: 37775073 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Cupriavidus necator is a bacterium with a high phenotypic diversity and versatile metabolic capabilities. It has been extensively studied as a model hydrogen oxidizer, as well as a producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), plastic-like biopolymers with a high potential to substitute petroleum-based materials. Thanks to its adaptability to diverse metabolic lifestyles and to the ability to accumulate large amounts of PHA, C. necator is employed in many biotechnological processes, with particular focus on PHA production from waste carbon sources. The large availability of genomic information has enabled a characterization of C. necator's metabolism, leading to the establishment of metabolic models which are used to devise and optimize culture conditions and genetic engineering approaches. In this work, the characteristics of available C. necator strains and genomes are reviewed, underlining how a thorough comprehension of the genetic variability of C. necator is lacking and it could be instrumental for wider application of this microorganism. The metabolic paradigms of C. necator and how they are connected to PHA production and accumulation are described, also recapitulating the variety of carbon substrates used for PHA accumulation, highlighting the most promising strategies to increase the yield. Finally, the review describes and critically analyzes currently available genome-scale metabolic models and reduced metabolic network applications commonly employed in the optimization of PHA production. Overall, it appears that the capacity of C. necator of performing CO2 bioconversion to PHA is still underexplored, both in biotechnological applications and in metabolic modeling. However, the accurate characterization of this organism and the efforts in using it for gas fermentation can help tackle this challenging perspective in the future.
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- Maria Silvia Morlino
- Department of Biology, University of Padua, via U. Bassi 58/b, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- CALAGUA - Unidad Mixta UV-UPV, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat de València, Avinguda de la Universitat s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, via U. Bassi 58/b, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, via U. Bassi 58/b, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, via U. Bassi 58/b, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, via U. Bassi 58/b, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, via U. Bassi 58/b, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Minimizing the Lag Phase of Cupriavidus necator Growth under Autotrophic, Heterotrophic, and Mixotrophic Conditions. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0200722. [PMID: 36719244 PMCID: PMC9972949 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02007-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Cupriavidus necator has the unique metabolic capability to grow under heterotrophic, autotrophic, and mixotrophic conditions. In the current work, we examined the effect of growth conditions on the metabolic responses of C. necator. In our lab-scale experiments, autotrophic growth was rapid, with a short lag phase as the exponential growth stage was initiated in 6 to 12 h. The lag phase extended significantly (>22 h) at elevated O2 and CO2 partial pressures, while the duration of the lag phase was independent of the H2 or N2 partial pressure. Under heterotrophic conditions with acetate as the organic substrate, the lag phase length was short (<12 h), but it increased with increasing acetate concentrations. When glucose and glycerol were provided as the organic substrate, the lag phase was consistently long (>12 h) regardless of the examined substrate concentrations (up to 10.0 g/L). In the transition experiments, C. necator cells showed rapid transitions from autotrophic to heterotrophic growth in less than 12 h and vice versa. Our experimental results indicate that C. necator can rapidly grow with both autotrophic and heterotrophic substrates, while the lag time substantially increases with nonacetate organic substrates (e.g., glucose or glycerol), high acetate concentrations, and high O2 and CO2 partial pressures. IMPORTANCE The current work investigated the inhibition of organic and gaseous substrates on the microbial adaption of Cupriavidus necator under several metabolic conditions commonly employed for commercial polyhydroxyalkanoate production. We also proposed a two-stage cultivation system to minimize the lag time required to change over between the heterotrophic, autotrophic, and mixotrophic pathways.
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Srisawat P, Higuchi-Takeuchi M, Numata K. Microbial autotrophic biorefineries: Perspectives for biopolymer production. Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-022-00675-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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AbstractThe use of autotrophic microorganisms to fabricate biochemical products has attracted much attention in both academia and industry. Unlike heterotrophic microorganisms that require carbohydrates and amino acids for growth, autotrophic microorganisms have evolved to utilize either light (photoautotrophs) or chemical compounds (chemolithotrophs) to fix carbon dioxide (CO2) and drive metabolic processes. Several biotechnological approaches, including synthetic biology and metabolic engineering, have been proposed to harness autotrophic microorganisms as a sustainable/green production platform for commercially essential products such as biofuels, commodity chemicals, and biopolymers. Here, we review the recent advances in natural autotrophic microorganisms (photoautotrophic and chemoautotrophic), focusing on the biopolymer production. We present current state-of-the-art technologies to engineer autotrophic microbial cell factories for efficient biopolymer production.
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The Carbon Source Effect on the Production of Ralstonia eutropha H16 and Proteomic Response Underlying Targeting the Bioconversion with Solar Fuels. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2022; 194:3212-3227. [PMID: 35349090 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-022-03887-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Chemoautotrophic bacterium Ralstonia eutropha H16 can fix CO2 to bioplastic and is potentially useful for CO2 neutralization. Targeting the solar fuel-based plastic biomanufactory, the polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production between heterotrophy and chemoautotrophy conditions was evaluated and the proteomic responses of the R. eutropha H16 cells to different carbon and energy sources were investigated. The results show that the chemoautotrophic mode hardly affected the cellular PHB accumulation capacity. Benefited from the high coverage proteome data, the global response of R. eutropha H16 to different carbon and energy sources was presented with a 95% KEGG pathway annotation, and the genome-wide location-related protein expression pattern was also identified. PHB depolymerase Q0K9H3 was found as a key protein responding to the low carbon input while CO2 and H2 were used, and will be a new regulation target for further high PHB production based on solar fuels.
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Jo SY, Son J, Sohn YJ, Lim SH, Lee JY, Yoo JI, Park SY, Na JG, Park SJ. A shortcut to carbon-neutral bioplastic production: Recent advances in microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates from C1 resources. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 192:978-998. [PMID: 34656544 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.10.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Since the 20th century, plastics that are widely being used in general life and industries are causing enormous plastic waste problems since improperly discarded plastics barely degrade and decompose. Thus, the demand for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), biodegradable polymers with material properties similar to conventional petroleum-based plastics, has been increased so far. The microbial production of PHAs is an environment-friendly solution for the current plastic crisis, however, the carbon sources for the microbial PHA production is a crucial factor to be considered in terms of carbon-neutrality. One‑carbon (C1) resources, such as methane, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide, are greenhouse gases and are abundantly found in nature and industry. C1 resources as the carbon sources for PHA production have a completely closed carbon loop with much advances; i) fast carbon circulation with direct bioconversion process and ii) simple fermentation procedure without sterilization as non-preferable nutrients. This review discusses the biosynthesis of PHAs based on C1 resource utilization by wild-type and metabolically engineered microbial host strains via biorefinery processes.
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- Seo Young Jo
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea.
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Sohn YJ, Son J, Jo SY, Park SY, Yoo JI, Baritugo KA, Na JG, Choi JI, Kim HT, Joo JC, Park SJ. Chemoautotroph Cupriavidus necator as a potential game-changer for global warming and plastic waste problem: A review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 340:125693. [PMID: 34365298 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cupriavidus necator, a versatile microorganism found in both soil and water, can have both heterotrophic and lithoautotrophic metabolisms depending on environmental conditions. C. necator has been extensively examined for producing Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), the promising polyester alternatives to petroleum-based synthetic polymers because it has a superior ability for accumulating a considerable amount of PHAs from renewable resources. The development of metabolically engineered C. necator strains has led to their application for synthesizing biopolymers, biofuels and biochemicals such as ethanol, isobutanol and higher alcohols. Bio-based processes of recombinant C. necator have made much progress in production of these high-value products from biomass wastes, plastic wastes and even waste gases. In this review, we discuss the potential of C. necator as promising platform host strains that provide a great opportunity for developing a waste-based circular bioeconomy.
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- Yu Jung Sohn
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biotechnology, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea.
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Volova TG, Golubev AI, Nemtsev IV, Lukyanenko AV, Dudaev AE, Shishatskaya EI. Laser Processing of Polymer Films Fabricated from PHAs Differing in Their Monomer Composition. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:1553. [PMID: 34066143 PMCID: PMC8151816 DOI: 10.3390/polym13101553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The study reports results of using a CO2-laser in continuous wave (3 W; 2 m/s) and quasi-pulsed (13.5 W; 1 m/s) modes to treat films prepared by solvent casting technique from four types of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), namely poly-3-hydroxybutyrate and three copolymers of 3-hydroxybutyrate: with 4-hydroxybutyrate, 3-hydroxyvalerate, and 3-hydroxyhexanoate (each second monomer constituting about 30 mol.%). The PHAs differed in their thermal and molecular weight properties and degree of crystallinity. Pristine films differed in porosity, hydrophilicity, and roughness parameters. The two modes of laser treatment altered these parameters and biocompatibility in diverse ways. Films of P(3HB) had water contact angle and surface energy of 92° and 30.8 mN/m, respectively, and average roughness of 144 nm. The water contact angle of copolymer films decreased to 80-56° and surface energy and roughness increased to 41-57 mN/m and 172-290 nm, respectively. Treatment in either mode resulted in different modifications of the films, depending on their composition and irradiation mode. Laser-treated P(3HB) films exhibited a decrease in water contact angle, which was more considerable after the treatment in the quasi-pulsed mode. Roughness parameters were changed by the treatment in both modes. Continuous wave line-by-line irradiation caused formation of sintered grooves on the film surface, which exhibited some change in water contact angle (76-80°) and reduced roughness parameters (to 40-45 mN/m) for most films. Treatment in the quasi-pulsed raster mode resulted in the formation of pits with no pronounced sintered regions on the film surface, a more considerably decreased water contact angle (to 67-76°), and increased roughness of most specimens. Colorimetric assay for assessing cell metabolic activity (MTT) in NIH 3T3 mouse fibroblast culture showed that the number of fibroblasts on the films treated in the continuous wave mode was somewhat lower; treatment in quasi-pulsed radiation mode caused an increase in the number of viable cells by a factor of 1.26 to 1.76, depending on PHA composition. This is an important result, offering an opportunity of targeted surface modification of PHA products aimed at preventing or facilitating cell attachment.
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- Tatiana G. Volova
- Basic Department of Biotechnology, School of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodnyi Av., 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia; (I.V.N.); (A.V.L.); (A.E.D.); (E.I.S.)
- Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, 50/50 Akademgorodok, 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- L.V. Kirensky Institute of Physics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, 50/38 Akademgorodok, 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia;
- Special Design and Technological Bureau ‘Nauka’ Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, 50/45 Akademgorodok, 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Basic Department of Biotechnology, School of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodnyi Av., 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia; (I.V.N.); (A.V.L.); (A.E.D.); (E.I.S.)
- L.V. Kirensky Institute of Physics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, 50/38 Akademgorodok, 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia;
- Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences” 50 Akademgorodok, 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Basic Department of Biotechnology, School of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodnyi Av., 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia; (I.V.N.); (A.V.L.); (A.E.D.); (E.I.S.)
- L.V. Kirensky Institute of Physics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, 50/38 Akademgorodok, 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia;
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- Basic Department of Biotechnology, School of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodnyi Av., 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia; (I.V.N.); (A.V.L.); (A.E.D.); (E.I.S.)
- Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, 50/50 Akademgorodok, 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Basic Department of Biotechnology, School of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodnyi Av., 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia; (I.V.N.); (A.V.L.); (A.E.D.); (E.I.S.)
- Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, 50/50 Akademgorodok, 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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Volova T, Sapozhnikova K, Zhila N. Cupriavidus necator B-10646 growth and polyhydroxyalkanoates production on different plant oils. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 164:121-130. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Syngas Derived from Lignocellulosic Biomass Gasification as an Alternative Resource for Innovative Bioprocesses. Processes (Basel) 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/pr8121567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A hybrid system based on lignocellulosic biomass gasification and syngas fermentation represents a second-generation biorefinery approach that is currently in the development phase. Lignocellulosic biomass can be gasified to produce syngas, which is a gas mixture consisting mainly of H2, CO, and CO2. The major challenge of biomass gasification is the syngas’s final quality. Consequently, the development of effective syngas clean-up technologies has gained increased interest in recent years. Furthermore, the bioconversion of syngas components has been intensively studied using acetogenic bacteria and their Wood–Ljungdahl pathway to produce, among others, acetate, ethanol, butyrate, butanol, caproate, hexanol, 2,3-butanediol, and lactate. Nowadays, syngas fermentation appears to be a promising alternative for producing commodity chemicals in comparison to fossil-based processes. Research studies on syngas fermentation have been focused on process design and optimization, investigating the medium composition, operating parameters, and bioreactor design. Moreover, metabolic engineering efforts have been made to develop genetically modified strains with improved production. In 2018, for the first time, a syngas fermentation pilot plant from biomass gasification was built by LanzaTech Inc. in cooperation with Aemetis, Inc. Future research will focus on coupling syngas fermentation with additional bioprocesses and/or on identifying new non-acetogenic microorganisms to produce high-value chemicals beyond acetate and ethanol.
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The availability of renewable energy technologies is increasing dramatically across the globe thanks to their growing maturity. However, large scale electrical energy storage and retrieval will almost certainly be a required in order to raise the penetration of renewable sources into the grid. No present energy storage technology has the perfect combination of high power and energy density, low financial and environmental cost, lack of site restrictions, long cycle and calendar lifespan, easy materials availability, and fast response time. Engineered electroactive microbes could address many of the limitations of current energy storage technologies by enabling rewired carbon fixation, a process that spatially separates reactions that are normally carried out together in a photosynthetic cell and replaces the least efficient with non-biological equivalents. If successful, this could allow storage of renewable electricity through electrochemical or enzymatic fixation of carbon dioxide and subsequent storage as carbon-based energy storage molecules including hydrocarbons and non-volatile polymers at high efficiency. In this article we compile performance data on biological and non-biological component choices for rewired carbon fixation systems and identify pressing research and engineering challenges.
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Perspectives for the biotechnological production of biofuels from CO2 and H2 using Ralstonia eutropha and other ‘Knallgas’ bacteria. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:2113-2120. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-09636-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Volova T, Zhila N, Shishatskaya E. Synthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by the autotrophic CO-oxidizing bacterium Seliberia carboxydohydrogena Z-1062. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 42:1377-87. [PMID: 26254039 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-015-1659-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The present study addresses growth parameters and physiological and biochemical characteristics of the aerobic CO-oxidizing carboxydobacterium Seliberia carboxydohydrogena Z-1062. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) yields were investigated in experiments with limiting concentrations of mineral nutrients (nitrogen or sulfur or nitrogen and sulfur) in batch culture of S. carboxydohydrogena Z-1062 grown on gas mixtures consisting of CO(2), O(2), H(2), and CO. CO concentrations of 10, 20, and 30 % v/v did not affect polymer synthesis, whose content after 56-h cultivation under limiting concentrations of nitrogen and sulfur was 52.6-62.8 % of biomass weight at a productivity of 0.13-0.22 g/L h. The inhibitory effect of CO on cell concentration was revealed at CO concentration of 30 % v/v. That also caused a decrease in substrate (H(2) and O(2)) use efficiency. Thus, this carboxydobacterium can be regarded as a potential producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates from industrial hydrogenous sources.
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- Tatiana Volova
- Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, 50 Akademgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russian Federation. .,Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodny Ave., Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, 50 Akademgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russian Federation.,Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodny Ave., Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, 50 Akademgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russian Federation.,Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodny Ave., Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation
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Nybo SE, Khan NE, Woolston BM, Curtis WR. Metabolic engineering in chemolithoautotrophic hosts for the production of fuels and chemicals. Metab Eng 2015; 30:105-120. [PMID: 25959019 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2015.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Revised: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The ability of autotrophic organisms to fix CO2 presents an opportunity to utilize this 'greenhouse gas' as an inexpensive substrate for biochemical production. Unlike conventional heterotrophic microorganisms that consume carbohydrates and amino acids, prokaryotic chemolithoautotrophs have evolved the capacity to utilize reduced chemical compounds to fix CO2 and drive metabolic processes. The use of chemolithoautotrophic hosts as production platforms has been renewed by the prospect of metabolically engineered commodity chemicals and fuels. Efforts such as the ARPA-E electrofuels program highlight both the potential and obstacles that chemolithoautotrophic biosynthetic platforms provide. This review surveys the numerous advances that have been made in chemolithoautotrophic metabolic engineering with a focus on hydrogen oxidizing bacteria such as the model chemolithoautotrophic organism (Ralstonia), the purple photosynthetic bacteria (Rhodobacter), and anaerobic acetogens. Two alternative strategies of microbial chassis development are considered: (1) introducing or enhancing autotrophic capabilities (carbon fixation, hydrogen utilization) in model heterotrophic organisms, or (2) improving tools for pathway engineering (transformation methods, promoters, vectors etc.) in native autotrophic organisms. Unique characteristics of autotrophic growth as they relate to bioreactor design and process development are also discussed in the context of challenges and opportunities for genetic manipulation of organisms as production platforms.
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- S Eric Nybo
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.
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Matassa S, Boon N, Verstraete W. Resource recovery from used water: the manufacturing abilities of hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria. WATER RESEARCH 2015; 68:467-78. [PMID: 25462753 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Revised: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/11/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Resources in used water are at present mainly destroyed rather than reused. Recovered nutrients can serve as raw material for the sustainable production of high value bio-products. The concept of using hydrogen and oxygen, produced by green or off-peak energy by electrolysis, as well as the unique capability of autotrophic hydrogen oxidizing bacteria to upgrade nitrogen and minerals into valuable microbial biomass, is proposed. Both axenic and mixed microbial cultures can thus be of value to implement re-synthesis of recovered nutrients in biomolecules. This process can become a major line in the sustainable "water factory" of the future.
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- Silvio Matassa
- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
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Zhila N, Kalacheva G, Volova T. Fatty acid composition and polyhydroxyalkanoates production by Cupriavidus eutrophus B-10646 cells grown on different carbon sources. Process Biochem 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2014.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Przybylski D, Rohwerder T, Dilßner C, Maskow T, Harms H, Müller RH. Exploiting mixtures of H2, CO2, and O2 for improved production of methacrylate precursor 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid by engineered Cupriavidus necator strains. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 99:2131-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6266-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Revised: 11/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Bhardwaj U, Dhar P, Kumar A, Katiyar V. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-Cellulose Based Nanobiocomposites for Food Packaging Applications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/bk-2014-1162.ch019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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- Umesh Bhardwaj
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati-781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati-781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati-781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati-781039, Assam, India
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Riedel SL, Lu J, Stahl U, Brigham CJ. Lipid and fatty acid metabolism in Ralstonia eutropha: relevance for the biotechnological production of value-added products. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:1469-83. [PMID: 24343766 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5430-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 11/21/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lipid and fatty acid metabolism has been well studied in model microbial organisms like Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. The major precursor of fatty acid biosynthesis is also the major product of fatty acid degradation (β-oxidation), acetyl-CoA, which is a key metabolite for all organisms. Controlling carbon flux to fatty acid biosynthesis and from β-oxidation allows for the biosynthesis of natural products of biotechnological importance. Ralstonia eutropha can utilize acetyl-CoA from fatty acid metabolism to produce intracellular polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). R. eutropha can also be engineered to utilize fatty acid metabolism intermediates to produce different PHA precursors. Metabolism of lipids and fatty acids can be rerouted to convert carbon into other value-added compounds like biofuels. This review discusses the lipid and fatty acid metabolic pathways in R. eutropha and how they can be used to construct reagents for the biosynthesis of products of industrial importance. Specifically, how the use of lipids or fatty acids as the sole carbon source in R. eutropha cultures adds value to these biotechnological products will be discussed here.
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- Sebastian L Riedel
- Department of Applied and Molecular Microbiology, Technische Universität Berlin, Seestr. 13, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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Volova TG, Kiselev EG, Shishatskaya EI, Zhila NO, Boyandin AN, Syrvacheva DA, Vinogradova ON, Kalacheva GS, Vasiliev AD, Peterson IV. Cell growth and accumulation of polyhydroxyalkanoates from CO2 and H2 of a hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium, Cupriavidus eutrophus B-10646. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 146:215-222. [PMID: 23934338 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Revised: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by a new strain of Cupriavidus - Cupriavidus eutrophus B-10646 - was investigated under autotrophic growth conditions. Under chemostat, at the specific flow rate D=0.1h(-1), on sole carbon substrate (CO2), with nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, potassium, and manganese used as growth limiting elements, the highest poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] yields were obtained under nitrogen deficiency. In batch autotrophic culture, in the fermenter with oxygen mass transfer coefficient 0.460 h(-1), P(3HB) yields reached 85% of dry cell weight (DCW) and DCW reached 50 g/l. Concentrations of supplementary PHA precursor substrates (valerate, hexanoate, γ-butyrolactone) and culture conditions were varied to produce, for the first time under autotrophic growth conditions, PHA ter- and tetra-polymers with widely varying major fractions of 3-hydroxybutyrate, 4-hydroxybutyrate, 3-hydroxyvalerate, and 3-hydroxyhexanoate monomer units. Investigation of the high-purity PHA specimens showed significant differences in their physicochemical and physicomechanical properties.
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- Tatiana G Volova
- Institute of Biophysics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation; Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Biophysics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Biophysics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation; Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Biophysics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Biophysics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Biophysics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
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- L.V. Kirenckii Institute of Physics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
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Microbial production of poly(hydroxybutyrate) from C₁ carbon sources. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:1407-24. [PMID: 23306640 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4649-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2012] [Revised: 12/08/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is an attractive substitute for petrochemical plastic due to its similar properties, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. The cost of scaled-up PHB production inhibits its widespread usage. Intensive researches are growing to reduce costs and improve thermomechanical, physical, and processing properties of this green biopolymer. Among cheap substrates which are used for reducing total cost of PHB production, some C₁ carbon sources, e.g., methane, methanol, and CO₂ have received a great deal of attention due to their serious role in greenhouse problem. This article reviews the fundamentals of strategies for reducing PHA production and moves on to the applications of several cheap substrates with a special emphasis on methane, methanol, and CO₂. Also, some explanation for involved microorganisms including the hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria and methanotrophs, their history, culture condition, and nutritional requirements are given. After description of some important strains among the hydrogen-oxidizing and methanotrophic producers of PHB, the article is focused on limitations, threats, and opportunities for application and their future trends.
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Shishatskaya EI, Volova TG, Gordeev SA, Puzyr AP. Degradation of P(3HB) and P(3HB-co-3HV) in biological media. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2012; 16:643-57. [PMID: 16001722 DOI: 10.1163/1568562053783678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The biodegradability of oriented fibers made of polyhydroxybutyrate (P(3HB)) and its co-polymer with beta-hydroxyvalerate (P(3HB-co-3HV)) was investigated in buffer solutions and in biological media in vitro and in vivo. The fibers of both polymer types demonstrated resistance to hydrolytic degradation in buffer solutions at 38 degrees C and pH from 4.5 to 7.0 (for up to 180 days). It has been found that the biodegradation of the fibers in vitro in blood and serum and in vivo is accompanied by weight losses and minor changes in the microstructure with no significant losses in the tensile strength over a long time (up to 180 days). The biodegradation rate of the less crystalline co-polymer P(3HB-co-3HV) fibers was 1.4-2.0-times higher than that of the homopolymer P(3HB). It has also been shown that the degradation of the fibers in vivo is influenced both by tissue fluid enzymes and cells (macrophages and foreign-body giant cells). The fibers were eroded on the surface only with no gross defects and no dramatic effects on their mechanical performance.
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- E I Shishatskaya
- Institute of Biophysics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok, Krasnoyarsk 60036, Russia
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Volova TG, Zhila NO, Kalacheva GS, Sokolenko VA, Sinski EJ. Synthesis of 3-hydroxybutyrate-CO-4-hydroxybutyrate copolymers by hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683811050152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Tanaka K, Miyawaki K, Yamaguchi A, Khosravi-Darani K, Matsusaki H. Cell growth and P(3HB) accumulation from CO2 of a carbon monoxide-tolerant hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium, Ideonella sp. O-1. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 92:1161-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3420-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Revised: 05/26/2011] [Accepted: 05/26/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Volova TG, Kalacheva GS, Steinbüchel A. Biosynthesis of Multi-Component Polyhydroxyalkanoates by the BacteriumWautersia eutropha. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/masy.200850901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Volova TG, Kalacheva GS, Kozhevnikov IV, Steinbüchel A. Biosynthesis of multicomponent polyhydroxyalkanoates by Wautersia eutropha. Microbiology (Reading) 2007. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261707060082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Kalacheva GS, Volova TG. Fatty acid composition of Wautersia eutropha lipids under conditions of active polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis. Microbiology (Reading) 2007. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261707050049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Volova TG, Trusova MY, Kalacheva GS, Kozhevnicov IV. Physiological–biochemical properties and the ability to synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates of the glucose-utilizing strain of the hydrogen bacterium Ralstonia eutropha B8562. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2006; 73:429-33. [PMID: 16960738 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0460-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2005] [Revised: 09/02/2005] [Accepted: 04/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Physiological-biochemical, genetic, and cultural properties of the glucose-utilizing mutant strain Ralstonia eutropha B8562 have been compared with those of its parent strain R. eutropha B5786. It has been shown that growth characteristics of the strain cultured on glucose as the sole carbon and energy source are comparable with those of the parent strain. Strain B8562 is characterized by high polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) yields on different carbon sources (CO(2), fructose, and glucose). PHA accumulation in the strain batch cultured on glucose under nitrogen deficiency reaches 90 %. The major monomer in the PHA is beta-hydroxybutyric acid (more than 99 mol %); the identified minor components are beta-hydroxyvaleric acid (0.25-0.72 mol %) and beta-hydroxyhexanoic acid (0.08-1.5 mol %). The strain is a promising PHA producer on available sugar-containing media with glucose.
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- T G Volova
- Institute of Biophysics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok, 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
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The synthesis of hydroxybutyrate and hydroxyvalerate copolymers by the bacterium Ralstonia eutropha. Microbiology (Reading) 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s11021-005-0028-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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