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Ahmad M, Yousaf M. Co-conversion of CO 2 and refractory organics into bioplastics through a stable biocarrier. WATER RESEARCH 2025; 280:123519. [PMID: 40147307 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2024] [Revised: 02/23/2025] [Accepted: 03/18/2025] [Indexed: 03/29/2025]
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An attractive solution to traditional plastics is scaling up the microbial system to produce bioplastics like polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). Herein, we developed a dynamic microbial ecosystem on porous biocarrier for conversion of refractory organics to bioplastics. biocarriers of 25 mm sized were packed in a 5 L bioreactor and operated for 200 days, to achieve stable performance for commercial applications. Reaching to bioreactor stability, microbial ecosystem utilized quinoline (5.2 kg/m3/day) for carbon & nitrogen metabolism, phenol (4.5 kg/m3/day) to trigger synthesis of PHAs, pyridines (4.2 kg/m3/day) to manufacture hydroxy fatty acid polyesters, NH4+(7.2 kg/m3/day) to regulate symbiosis, NO3/NO2 (1.2 kg/m3/day) to serve as mediators and electron acceptors. On 200th day, bioplastic production reached to 76.8 (kg/m3/day) with stable pollutants degradation of 70.3 (kg/m3/day). Purity of the bioplastics remained quite high (average 90 %) after 100 days of bioreactor operation. Interestingly, PHAs synthesis was triggered (31-581 g/day) with increased CO2 fixation from 45 to 594 (mol/h/g protein), due to the growth of CO2 assimilators. The developed biocarriers could be directly poured into the secondary tank of the existing wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), which will not only produce bioplastics but also boost treatment efficiency and resource recovery potential of WWTPs.
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- Muhammad Ahmad
- Water Science and Environmental Engineering Research Center, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Water Science and Environmental Engineering Research Center, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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Song HM, Lim SH, Lee ES, Kim D, Lee SY, Jeong KJ, Park SJ. Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates From Sucrose by Recombinant Pseudomonas putida KT2440. Chembiochem 2025; 26:e202401000. [PMID: 40007437 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202401000] [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: 12/06/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2025] [Accepted: 02/25/2025] [Indexed: 02/27/2025]
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A sucrose-utilization pathway was developed in Pseudomonas putida using sacC from Mannheimia succiniciproducens, which encodes a β-fructofuranosidase that hydrolyzes sucrose into glucose and fructose. Excretion of β-fructofuranosidase into the culture medium was confirmed via western blot analysis. In nitrogen-limited cultivation, P. putida expressing SacC produced 10.52 wt % medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (MCL-PHA), while P. putida expressing SacC along with poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] biosynthesis genes produced 9.16 wt % P(3HB) from sucrose. Batch and fed-batch cultures of recombinant P. putida suggested that the glucose and fructose derived from sucrose can be completely utilized for cell growth and P(3HB) production. In fed-batch cultures, sucrose supplied into the fermentor to maintain its concentration around 20 g/L was rapidly hydrolyzed into glucose and fructose supporting the production of 30.2 g/L P(3HB) with 38.1 wt %. The engineered P. putida reported herein can facilitate the production of PHAs from sucrose, an abundant and inexpensive carbon source.
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- Hye Min Song
- 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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- Metabolic and Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory, Systems Metabolic Engineering and Systems Healthcare Cross-Generation Collaborative Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- BioProcess Engineering Research Center, BioInformatics Research Center, KAIST Institute for the BioCentury, KAIST Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, 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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Jiang T, Tan T, Zong Z, Fan D, Wang J, Qiu Y, Teng X, Zhang HM, Rao C. Enhancing oil feedstock utilization for high-yield low-carbon polyhydroxyalkanoates industrial bioproduction. Metab Eng 2025; 91:44-58. [PMID: 40188935 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2025.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2025] [Revised: 04/03/2025] [Accepted: 04/04/2025] [Indexed: 04/11/2025]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable and environmentally sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics, yet their adoption has been hindered by the high production costs and scalability challenges. This study employed unbiased genomics approaches to engineer Cupriavidus necator H16, an industrial strain with intrinsic capabilities for PHA biosynthesis, for enhanced utilization of oil-based feedstocks, including food-grade palm oil and crude waste cooking oil. The engineered strain demonstrated significant improvements in PHA production, achieving a 264 g/L yield (25.4 % increase) and a 100 g/g conversion rate of palm oil (12 % increase) in 60-h fed-batch fermentation at 150 m3 production scale, the highest yield and conversion rate using food-grade palm oil as carbon source reported to the best of our knowledge. Notably, the carbon footprint of PHA production was reduced by 29.7 % using the engineered strain, and could be further reduced by adopting waste cooking oil. Mechanistic studies revealed that the H16_A3043/H16_A3044 two-component system plays a central role in regulating stress response and biogenesis, the deletion of which unlocked the regulatory constraint and enhanced oil feedstock consumption. This mutation, supplemented with the necessary lipase engineering as revealed during the scale-up troubleshooting, confered higher PHA production in a robust fermentation process scalable through 0.5 L, 200 L, 15 m3 and 150 m3. Additionally, the engineered strain demonstrated efficient utilization of waste cooking oil for PHA production. This study bridges laboratory-scale advancements and industrial feasibility, demonstrating a scalable, sustainable, and economically viable pathway for biopolymer production, contributing to the global shift toward a circular bioeconomy.
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK
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- Bluepha Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China.
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Kalia VC, Singh RV, Gong C, Lee JK. Toward Sustainable Polyhydroxyalkanoates: A Next-Gen Biotechnology Approach. Polymers (Basel) 2025; 17:853. [PMID: 40219244 PMCID: PMC11991626 DOI: 10.3390/polym17070853] [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: 02/28/2025] [Revised: 03/19/2025] [Accepted: 03/20/2025] [Indexed: 04/14/2025] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable biopolymers synthesized by microorganisms and serve as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics. While traditional PHA production relies on refined carbon sources and pure cultures, high costs and scalability challenges limit commercial viability. Extremophiles, particularly halophiles, have emerged as promising candidates for cost-effective, large-scale production of PHAs. Their ability to thrive in extreme environments reduces contamination risks, minimizes the need for sterilization, and lowers operational costs. Advancements in metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and CRISPR-based genome editing have enhanced PHA yields by optimizing metabolic flux and cell morphology. Additionally, utilizing alternative feedstocks such as biowaste, syngas, methane, and CO₂ improves economic feasibility. Next-generation industrial biotechnology integrates extremophilic microbes with AI-driven fermentation and eco-friendly downstream processing to enhance scalability. Industrial-scale production of PHAs using Halomonas spp. and other extremophiles demonstrates significant progress toward commercialization, paving the way for sustainable biopolymer applications in reducing plastic pollution.
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- Vipin Chandra Kalia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; (V.C.K.); (R.V.S.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; (V.C.K.); (R.V.S.)
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- Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation (Ministry of Education & Hubei Province), Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), National “111” Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; (V.C.K.); (R.V.S.)
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Wang Y, Tian Y, Xu D, Cheng S, Li WW, Song H. Recent advances in synthetic biology toolkits and metabolic engineering of Ralstonia eutropha H16 for production of value-added chemicals. Biotechnol Adv 2025; 79:108516. [PMID: 39793936 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2025.108516] [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: 06/07/2024] [Revised: 01/03/2025] [Accepted: 01/03/2025] [Indexed: 01/13/2025]
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Ralstonia eutropha H16, a facultative chemolithoautotrophic Gram-negative bacterium, demonstrates remarkable metabolic flexibility by utilizing either diverse organic substrates or CO2 as the sole carbon source, with H2 serving as the electron donor under aerobic conditions. The capacity of carbon and energy metabolism of R. eutropha H16 enabled development of synthetic biology technologies and strategies to engineer its metabolism for biosynthesis of value-added chemicals. This review firstly outlines the development of synthetic biology tools tailored for R. eutropha H16, including construction of expression vectors, regulatory elements, and transformation techniques. The availability of comprehensive omics data (i.e., transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic) combined with the fully annotated genome sequence provides a robust genetic framework for advanced metabolic engineering. These advancements facilitate efficient reprogramming metabolic network of R. eutropha. The potential of R. eutropha as a versatile microbial platform for industrial biotechnology is further underscored by its ability to utilize a wide range of carbon sources for the production of value-added chemicals through both autotrophic and heterotrophic pathways. The integration of state-of-the-art genetic and genomic engineering tools and strategies with high cell-density fermentation processes enables engineered R. eutropha as promising microbial cell factories for optimizing carbon fluxes and expanding the portfolio of bio-based products.
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- Ye Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Northeastern University, 110819 Shenyang, China; Electrobiomaterials Institute, Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, 110819 Shenyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy, Department of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China.
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Zheng LJ, Chen WX, Zheng SH, Ullah I, Zheng HD, Fan LH, Guo Q. Biosynthesis of nonnutritive monosaccharide d-allulose by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli from nutritive disaccharide sucrose. Biotechnol Bioeng 2024; 121:3684-3693. [PMID: 39258327 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28842] [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: 07/11/2024] [Revised: 08/30/2024] [Accepted: 09/03/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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Sucrose is a commonly utilized nutritive sweetener in food and beverages due to its abundance in nature and low production costs. However, excessive intake of sucrose increases the risk of metabolic disorders, including diabetes and obesity. Therefore, there is a growing demand for the development of nonnutritive sweeteners with almost no calories. d-Allulose is an ultra-low-calorie, rare six-carbon monosaccharide with high sweetness, making it an ideal alternative to sucrose. In this study, we developed a cell factory for d-allulose production from sucrose using Escherichia coli JM109 (DE3) as a chassis host. The genes cscA, cscB, cscK, alsE, and a6PP were co-expressed for the construction of the synthesis pathway. Then, the introduction of ptsG-F and knockout of ptsG, fruA, ptsI, and ptsH to reprogram sugar transport pathways resulted in an improvement in substrate utilization. Next, the carbon fluxes of the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas and the pentose phosphate pathways were regulated by the inactivation of pfkA and zwf, achieving an increase in d-allulose titer and yield of 154.2% and 161.1%, respectively. Finally, scaled-up fermentation was performed in a 5 L fermenter. The titer of d-allulose reached 11.15 g/L, with a yield of 0.208 g/g on sucrose.
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- Ling-Jie Zheng
- College of Chemical Engineering, Fujian Engineering Research Center of Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Fine Chemicals, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fujian Engineering Research Center of Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Fine Chemicals, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fujian Engineering Research Center of Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Fine Chemicals, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fujian Engineering Research Center of Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Fine Chemicals, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fujian Engineering Research Center of Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Fine Chemicals, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fujian Engineering Research Center of Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Fine Chemicals, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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Santolin L, Riedel SL, Brigham CJ. Synthetic biology toolkit of Ralstonia eutropha (Cupriavidus necator). Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:450. [PMID: 39207499 PMCID: PMC11362209 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-024-13284-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Synthetic biology encompasses many kinds of ideas and techniques with the common theme of creating something novel. The industrially relevant microorganism, Ralstonia eutropha (also known as Cupriavidus necator), has long been a subject of metabolic engineering efforts to either enhance a product it naturally makes (polyhydroxyalkanoate) or produce novel bioproducts (e.g., biofuels and other small molecule compounds). Given the metabolic versatility of R. eutropha and the existence of multiple molecular genetic tools and techniques for the organism, development of a synthetic biology toolkit is underway. This toolkit will allow for novel, user-friendly design that can impart new capabilities to R. eutropha strains to be used for novel application. This article reviews the different synthetic biology techniques currently available for modifying and enhancing bioproduction in R. eutropha. KEY POINTS: • R. eutropha (C. necator) is a versatile organism that has been examined for many applications. • Synthetic biology is being used to design more powerful strains for bioproduction. • A diverse synthetic biology toolkit is being developed to enhance R. eutropha's capabilities.
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- Lara Santolin
- Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
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- Berliner Hochschule Für Technik, Department VIII - Mechanical Engineering, Event Technology and Process Engineering, Environmental and Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA, USA.
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González-Rojo S, Paniagua-García AI, Díez-Antolínez R. Advances in Microbial Biotechnology for Sustainable Alternatives to Petroleum-Based Plastics: A Comprehensive Review of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production. Microorganisms 2024; 12:1668. [PMID: 39203509 PMCID: PMC11357511 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12081668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/10/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
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The industrial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) faces several limitations that hinder their competitiveness against traditional plastics, mainly due to high production costs and complex recovery processes. Innovations in microbial biotechnology offer promising solutions to overcome these challenges. The modification of the biosynthetic pathways is one of the main tactics; allowing for direct carbon flux toward PHA formation, increasing polymer accumulation and improving polymer properties. Additionally, techniques have been implemented to expand the range of renewable substrates used in PHA production. These feedstocks are inexpensive and plentiful but require costly and energy-intensive pretreatment. By removing the need for pretreatment and enabling the direct use of these raw materials, microbial biotechnology aims to reduce production costs. Furthermore, improving downstream processes to facilitate the separation of biomass from culture broth and the recovery of PHAs is critical. Genetic modifications that alter cell morphology and allow PHA secretion directly into the culture medium simplify the extraction and purification process, significantly reducing operating costs. These advances in microbial biotechnology not only enhance the efficient and sustainable production of PHAs, but also position these biopolymers as a viable and competitive alternative to petroleum-based plastics, contributing to a circular economy and reducing the dependence on fossil resources.
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- Silvia González-Rojo
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering Area, Campus de Vegazana s/n, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
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- Centro de Biocombustibles y Bioproductos, Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León (ITACyL), Polígono Agroindustrial del Órbigo p. 2-6, Villarejo de Órbigo, 24358 León, Spain; (A.I.P.-G.); (R.D.-A.)
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- Centro de Biocombustibles y Bioproductos, Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León (ITACyL), Polígono Agroindustrial del Órbigo p. 2-6, Villarejo de Órbigo, 24358 León, Spain; (A.I.P.-G.); (R.D.-A.)
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Fukala I, Kučera I. Natural Polyhydroxyalkanoates-An Overview of Bacterial Production Methods. Molecules 2024; 29:2293. [PMID: 38792154 PMCID: PMC11124392 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29102293] [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: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are intracellular biopolymers that microorganisms use for energy and carbon storage. They are mechanically similar to petrochemical plastics when chemically extracted, but are completely biodegradable. While they have potential as a replacement for petrochemical plastics, their high production cost using traditional carbon sources remains a significant challenge. One potential solution is to modify heterotrophic PHA-producing strains to utilize alternative carbon sources. An alternative approach is to utilize methylotrophic or autotrophic strains. This article provides an overview of bacterial strains employed for PHA production, with a particular focus on those exhibiting the highest PHA content in dry cell mass. The strains are organized according to their carbon source utilization, encompassing autotrophy (utilizing CO2, CO) and methylotrophy (utilizing reduced single-carbon substrates) to heterotrophy (utilizing more traditional and alternative substrates).
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 267/2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic;
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Wang QY, Wang HY, Zhang WG, Xu JZ. Economical one-pot synthesis of isoquercetin and D-allulose from quercetin and sucrose using whole-cell biocatalyst. Enzyme Microb Technol 2024; 176:110412. [PMID: 38402828 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2024.110412] [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: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Isoquercetin and D-allulose have diverse applications and significant value in antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, and lipid metabolism. Isoquercetin can be synthesized from quercetin, while D-allulose is converted from D-fructose. However, their production scale and overall quality are relatively low, leading to high production costs. In this study, we have devised a cost-effective one-pot method for biosynthesizing isoquercetin and D-allulose using a whole-cell biocatalyst derived from quercetin and sucrose. To achieve this, the optimized isoquercetin synthase and D-allulose-3-epimerase were initially identified through isofunctional gene screening. In order to reduce the cost of uridine diphosphate glucose (UDPG) during isoquercetin synthesis and ensure a continuous supply of UDPG, sucrose synthase is introduced to enable the self-circulation of UDPG. At the same time, the inclusion of sucrose permease was utilized to successfully facilitate the catalytic production of D-allulose in whole cells. Finally, the recombinant strain BL21/UGT-SUS+DAE-SUP, which overexpresses MiF3GTMUT, GmSUS, EcSUP, and DAEase, was obtained. This strain co-produced 41±2.4 mg/L of isoquercetin and 5.7±0.8 g/L of D-allulose using 120 mg/L of quercetin and 20 g/L of sucrose as substrates for 5 h after optimization. This is the first green synthesis method that can simultaneously produce flavonoid compounds and rare sugars. These findings provide valuable insights and potential for future industrial production, as well as practical applications in factories.
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- Qi-Yang Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, JiangNan University, 1800# Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, JiangNan University, 1800# Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, JiangNan University, 1800# Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, JiangNan University, 1800# Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, China.
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Diankristanti PA, Lin YC, Yi YC, Ng IS. Polyhydroxyalkanoates bioproduction from bench to industry: Thirty years of development towards sustainability. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 393:130149. [PMID: 38049017 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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The pursuit of carbon neutrality goals has sparked considerable interest in expanding bioplastics production from microbial cell factories. One prominent class of bioplastics, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), is generated by specific microorganisms, serving as carbon and energy storage materials. To begin with, a native PHA producer, Cupriavidus necator (formerly Ralstonia eutropha) is extensively studied, covering essential topics such as carbon source selection, cultivation techniques, and accumulation enhancement strategies. Recently, various hosts including archaea, bacteria, cyanobacteria, yeast, and plants have been explored, stretching the limit of microbial PHA production. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current advancements in PHA bioproduction, spanning from the native to diversified cell factories. Recovery and purification techniques are discussed, and the current status of industrial applications is assessed as a critical milestone for startups. Ultimately, it concludes by addressing contemporary challenges and future prospects, offering insights into the path towards reduced carbon emissions and sustainable development goals.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Goswami L, Kushwaha A, Napathorn SC, Kim BS. Valorization of organic wastes using bioreactors for polyhydroxyalkanoate production: Recent advancement, sustainable approaches, challenges, and future perspectives. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 247:125743. [PMID: 37423435 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are encouraging biodegradable polymers, which may ease the environmental problems caused by petroleum-derived plastics. However, there is a growing waste removal problem and the high price of pure feedstocks for PHA biosynthesis. This has directed to the forthcoming requirement to upgrade waste streams from various industries as feedstocks for PHA production. This review covers the state-of-the-art progress in utilizing low-cost carbon substrates, effective upstream and downstream processes, and waste stream recycling to sustain entire process circularity. This review also enlightens the use of various batch, fed-batch, continuous, and semi-continuous bioreactor systems with flexible results to enhance the productivity and simultaneously cost reduction. The life-cycle and techno-economic analyses, advanced tools and strategies for microbial PHA biosynthesis, and numerous factors affecting PHA commercialization were also covered. The review includes the ongoing and upcoming strategies viz. metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, morphology engineering, and automation to expand PHA diversity, diminish production costs, and improve PHA production with an objective of "zero-waste" and "circular bioeconomy" for a sustainable future.
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- Lalit Goswami
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28644, Republic of Korea.
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Santolin L, Thiele I, Neubauer P, Riedel SL. Tailoring the HHx monomer content of P(HB- co-HHx) by flexible substrate compositions: scale-up from deep-well-plates to laboratory bioreactor cultivations. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1081072. [PMID: 37214303 PMCID: PMC10193151 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1081072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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The enhanced material properties exhibited by the microbially synthetized polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolymer poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(HB-co-HHx)] evidence that this naturally biodegrading biopolymer could replace various functionalities of established petrochemical plastics. In fact, the thermal processability, toughness and degradation rate of P(HB-co-HHx) can be tuned by modulating its HHx molar content enabling to manufacture polymers à-la-carte. We have developed a simple batch strategy to precisely control the HHx content of P(HB-co-HHx) to obtain tailor-made PHAs with defined properties. By adjusting the ratio of fructose to canola oil as substrates for the cultivation of recombinant Ralstonia eutropha Re2058/pCB113, the molar fraction of HHx in P(HB-co-HHx) could be adjusted within a range of 2-17 mol% without compromising polymer yields. The chosen strategy proved to be robust from the mL-scale in deep-well-plates to 1-L batch bioreactor cultivations.
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- Lara Santolin
- Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
- Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Department VIII – Mechanical Engineering, Event Technology and Process Engineering, Laboratory of Environmental and Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
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Adams JD, Sander KB, Criddle CS, Arkin AP, Clark DS. Engineering osmolysis susceptibility in Cupriavidus necator and Escherichia coli for recovery of intracellular products. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:69. [PMID: 37046248 PMCID: PMC10091555 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02064-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Intracellular biomacromolecules, such as industrial enzymes and biopolymers, represent an important class of bio-derived products obtained from bacterial hosts. A common key step in the downstream separation of these biomolecules is lysis of the bacterial cell wall to effect release of cytoplasmic contents. Cell lysis is typically achieved either through mechanical disruption or reagent-based methods, which introduce issues of energy demand, material needs, high costs, and scaling problems. Osmolysis, a cell lysis method that relies on hypoosmotic downshock upon resuspension of cells in distilled water, has been applied for bioseparation of intracellular products from extreme halophiles and mammalian cells. However, most industrial bacterial strains are non-halotolerant and relatively resistant to hypoosmotic cell lysis. RESULTS To overcome this limitation, we developed two strategies to increase the susceptibility of non-halotolerant hosts to osmolysis using Cupriavidus necator, a strain often used in electromicrobial production, as a prototypical strain. In one strategy, C. necator was evolved to increase its halotolerance from 1.5% to 3.25% (w/v) NaCl through adaptive laboratory evolution, and genes potentially responsible for this phenotypic change were identified by whole genome sequencing. The evolved halotolerant strain experienced an osmolytic efficiency of 47% in distilled water following growth in 3% (w/v) NaCl. In a second strategy, the cells were made susceptible to osmolysis by knocking out the large-conductance mechanosensitive channel (mscL) gene in C. necator. When these strategies were combined by knocking out the mscL gene from the evolved halotolerant strain, greater than 90% osmolytic efficiency was observed upon osmotic downshock. A modified version of this strategy was applied to E. coli BL21 by deleting the mscL and mscS (small-conductance mechanosensitive channel) genes. When grown in medium with 4% NaCl and subsequently resuspended in distilled water, this engineered strain experienced 75% cell lysis, although decreases in cell growth rate due to higher salt concentrations were observed. CONCLUSIONS Our strategy is shown to be a simple and effective way to lyse cells for the purification of intracellular biomacromolecules and may be applicable in many bacteria used for bioproduction.
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- Jeremy David Adams
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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Gutschmann B, Huang B, Santolin L, Thiele I, Neubauer P, Riedel SL. Native feedstock options for the polyhydroxyalkanoate industry in Europe: A review. Microbiol Res 2022; 264:127177. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2022.127177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Varghese S, Dhanraj ND, Rebello S, Sindhu R, Binod P, Pandey A, Jisha MS, Awasthi MK. Leads and hurdles to sustainable microbial bioplastic production. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 305:135390. [PMID: 35728665 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Indiscriminate usage, disposal and recalcitrance of petroleum-based plastics have led to its accumulation leaving a negative impact on the environment. Bioplastics, particularly microbial bioplastics serve as an ecologically sustainable solution to nullify the negative impacts of plastics. Microbial production of biopolymers like Polyhydroxyalkanoates, Polyhydroxybutyrates and Polylactic acid using renewable feedstocks as well as industrial wastes have gained momentum in the recent years. The current study outlays types of bioplastics, their microbial sources and applications in various fields. Scientific evidence on bioplastics has suggested a unique range of applications such as industrial, agricultural and medical applications. Though diverse microorganisms such as Alcaligenes latus, Burkholderia sacchari, Micrococcus species, Lactobacillus pentosus, Bacillus sp., Pseudomonas sp., Klebsiella sp., Rhizobium sp., Enterobacter sp., Escherichia sp., Azototobacter sp., Protomonas sp., Cupriavidus sp., Halomonas sp., Saccharomyces sp., Kluyveromyces sp., and Ralstonia sp. are known to produce bioplastics, the industrial production of bioplastics is still challenging. Thus this paper also provides deep insights on the advancements made to maximise production of bioplastics using different approaches such as metabolic engineering, rDNA technologies and multitude of cultivation strategies. Finally, the constraints to microbial bioplastic production and the future directions of research are briefed. Hence the present review emphasizes on the importance of using bioplastics as a sustainable alternative to petroleum based plastic products to diminish environmental pollution.
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- Sherin Varghese
- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, 686560, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, 686560, India
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- School of Food Science & Technology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, 686560, India
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- Department of Food Technology, T K M Institute of Technology, Kollam, 691505, Kerala, India
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum, 695 019, Kerala, India
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- Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR- Indian Institute for Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), 31 MG Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India; Sustainability Cluster, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, 248 007, Uttarakhand, India; Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow, 226 029, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, 686560, India.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712 100, China.
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Gutschmann B, Maldonado Simões M, Schiewe T, Schröter ES, Münzberg M, Neubauer P, Bockisch A, Riedel SL. Continuous feeding strategy for polyhydroxyalkanoate production from solid waste animal fat at laboratory- and pilot-scale. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 16:295-306. [PMID: 35921398 PMCID: PMC9871520 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Bioconversion of waste animal fat (WAF) to polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) is an approach to lower the production costs of these plastic alternatives. However, the solid nature of WAF requires a tailor-made process development. In this study, a double-jacket feeding system was built to thermally liquefy the WAF to employ a continuous feeding strategy. During laboratory-scale cultivations with Ralstonia eutropha Re2058/pCB113, 70% more PHA (45 gPHA L-1 ) and a 75% higher space-time yield (0.63 gPHA L-1 h-1 ) were achieved compared to previously reported fermentations with solid WAF. During the development process, growth and PHA formation were monitored in real-time by in-line photon density wave spectroscopy. The process robustness was further evaluated during scale-down fermentations employing an oscillating aeration, which did not alter the PHA yield although cells encountered periods of oxygen limitation. Flow cytometry with propidium iodide staining showed that more than two-thirds of the cells were viable at the end of the cultivation and viability was even little higher in the scale-down cultivations. Application of this feeding system at 150-L pilot-scale cultivation yielded in 31.5 gPHA L-1 , which is a promising result for the further scale-up to industrial scale.
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- Björn Gutschmann
- Technische Universität BerlinChair of Bioprocess EngineeringBerlinGermany
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- Technische Universität BerlinChair of Bioprocess EngineeringBerlinGermany
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- Technische Universität BerlinChair of Bioprocess EngineeringBerlinGermany
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- Technische Universität BerlinChair of Bioprocess EngineeringBerlinGermany,Bio‐PAT e.VBerlinGermany
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Zhang L, Jiang Z, Tsui TH, Loh KC, Dai Y, Tong YW. A Review on Enhancing Cupriavidus necator Fermentation for Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) Production From Low-Cost Carbon Sources. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:946085. [PMID: 35928944 PMCID: PMC9343952 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.946085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the context of a circular economy, bioplastic production using biodegradable materials such as poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) has been proposed as a promising solution to fundamentally solve the disposal issue of plastic waste. PHB production techniques through fermentation of PHB-accumulating microbes such as Cupriavidus necator have been revolutionized over the past several years with the development of new strategies such as metabolic engineering. This review comprehensively summarizes the latest PHB production technologies via Cupriavidus necator fermentation. The mechanism of the biosynthesis pathway for PHB production was first assessed. PHB production efficiencies of common carbon sources, including food waste, lignocellulosic materials, glycerol, and carbon dioxide, were then summarized and critically analyzed. The key findings in enhancing strategies for PHB production in recent years, including pre-treatment methods, nutrient limitations, feeding optimization strategies, and metabolism engineering strategies, were summarized. Furthermore, technical challenges and future prospects of strategies for enhanced production efficiencies of PHB were also highlighted. Based on the overview of the current enhancing technologies, more pilot-scale and larger-scale tests are essential for future implementation of enhancing strategies in full-scale biogas plants. Critical analyses of various enhancing strategies would facilitate the establishment of more sustainable microbial fermentation systems for better waste management and greater efficiency of PHB production.
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- Le Zhang
- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Energy and Environmental Sustainability for Megacities (E2S2) Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Energy and Environmental Sustainability for Megacities (E2S2) Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, Singapore
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- Energy and Environmental Sustainability for Megacities (E2S2) Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Energy and Environmental Sustainability for Megacities (E2S2) Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, Singapore
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Energy and Environmental Sustainability for Megacities (E2S2) Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- *Correspondence: Yen Wah Tong,
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Moungprayoon A, Lunprom S, Reungsang A, Salakkam A. High Cell Density Cultivation of Paracoccus sp. on Sugarcane Juice for Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Production. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:878688. [PMID: 35646885 PMCID: PMC9133739 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.878688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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High cell density cultivation is a promising approach to reduce capital and operating costs of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) production. To achieve high cell concentration, it is necessary that the cultivation conditions are adjusted and controlled to support the best growth of the PHB producer. In the present study, carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratio of a sugarcane juice (SJ)-based medium, initial sugar concentration, and dissolved oxygen (DO) set point, were optimized for batch cultivation of Paracoccus sp. KKU01. A maximum biomass concentration of 55.5 g/L was attained using the C/N ratio of 10, initial sugar concentration of 100 g/L, and 20% DO set point. Fed-batch cultivation conducted under these optimum conditions, with two feedings of SJ-based medium, gave the final cell concentration of 87.9 g/L, with a PHB content, concentration, and yield of 36.2%, 32.1 g/L, and 0.13 g/g-sugar, respectively. A medium-based economic analysis showed that the economic yield of PHB on nutrients was 0.14. These results reveal the possibility of using SJ for high cell density cultivation of Paracoccus sp. KKU01 for PHB production. However, further optimization of the process is necessary to make it more efficient and cost-effective.
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- Ayyapruk Moungprayoon
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
- Research Group for Development of Microbial Hydrogen Production Process from Biomass, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
- Research Group for Development of Microbial Hydrogen Production Process from Biomass, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
- Research Group for Development of Microbial Hydrogen Production Process from Biomass, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
- Academy of Science, Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
- Research Group for Development of Microbial Hydrogen Production Process from Biomass, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
- *Correspondence: Apilak Salakkam,
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Arikawa H, Sato S. Impact of various β-ketothiolase genes on PHBHHx production in Cupriavidus necator H16 derivatives. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:3021-3032. [PMID: 35451630 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11928-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate] (PHBHHx) is a type of biopolyester of the polyhydroxyalkanoate group (PHA). Due to a wide range of properties resulting from the alteration of the (R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate (3HHx) composition, PHBHHx is getting a lot of attention as a substitute to conventional plastic materials for various applications. Cupriavidus necator H16 is the most promising PHA producer and has been genetically engineered to produce PHBHHx efficiently for many years. Nevertheless, the role of individual genes involved in PHBHHx biosynthesis is not well elaborated. C. necator H16 possesses six potential physiologically active β-ketothiolase genes identified by transcriptome analysis, i.e., phaA, bktB, bktC (h16_A0170), h16_A0462, h16_A1528, and h16_B0759. In this study, we focused on the functionality of these genes in vivo in relation to 3HHx monomer supply. Gene deletion experiments identified BktB and H16_A1528 as important β-ketothiolases for C6 metabolism in β-oxidation. Furthermore, in the bktB/h16_A1528 double-deletion strain, the proportion of 3HHx composition of PHBHHx produced from sugar was very low, whereas that from plant oil was significantly higher. In fact, the proportion reached 36.2 mol% with overexpression of (R)-specifc enoyl-CoA hydratase (PhaJ) and PHA synthase. Furthermore, we demonstrated high-density production (196 g/L) of PHBHHx with high 3HHx (32.5 mol%) by fed-batch fermentation with palm kernel oil. The PHBHHx was amorphous according to the differential scanning calorimetry analysis. KEY POINTS: • Role of six β-ketothiolases in PHBHHx biosynthesis was investigated in vivo. • Double-deletion of bktB/h16_A1528 results in high 3HHx composition with plant oil. • Amorphous PHBHHx with 32.5 mol% 3HHx was produced in high density by jar fermenter.
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- Hisashi Arikawa
- Green Planet Research Group, Agri-Bio & Supplement Research Laboratories, KANEKA CORPORATION, 1-8 Miyamae-Cho, Takasago-Cho, Takasago, Hyogo, 676-8688, Japan.
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- Green Planet Research Group, Agri-Bio & Supplement Research Laboratories, KANEKA CORPORATION, 1-8 Miyamae-Cho, Takasago-Cho, Takasago, Hyogo, 676-8688, Japan
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Sugar Beet Molasses as a Potential C-Substrate for PHA Production by Cupriavidus necator. Bioengineering (Basel) 2022; 9:bioengineering9040154. [PMID: 35447714 PMCID: PMC9031461 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9040154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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To increase the availability and expand the raw material base, the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) by the wild strain Cupriavidus necator B-10646 on hydrolysates of sugar beet molasses was studied. The hydrolysis of molasses was carried out using β-fructofuranosidase, which provides a high conversion of sucrose (88.9%) to hexoses. We showed the necessity to adjust the chemical composition of molasses hydrolysate to balance with the physiological needs of C. necator B-10646 and reduce excess sugars and nitrogen and eliminate phosphorus deficiency. The modes of cultivation of bacteria on diluted hydrolyzed molasses with the controlled feeding of phosphorus and glucose were implemented. Depending on the ratio of sugars introduced into the bacterial culture due to the molasses hydrolysate and glucose additions, the bacterial biomass concentration was obtained from 20–25 to 80–85 g/L with a polymer content up to 80%. The hydrolysates of molasses containing trace amounts of propionate and valerate were used to synthesize a P(3HB-co-3HV) copolymer with minor inclusions of 3-hydroxyvlaerate monomers. The introduction of precursors into the medium ensured the synthesis of copolymers with reduced values of the degree of crystallinity, containing, in addition to 3HB, monomers 3HB, 4HB, or 3HHx in an amount of 12–16 mol.%.
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Eraslan K, Aversa C, Nofar M, Barletta M, Gisario A, Salehiyan R, Alkan Goksu Y. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBH): synthesis, properties, and applications - A Review. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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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: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [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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Jaffur N, Jeetah P, Kumar G. A review on enzymes and pathways for manufacturing polyhydroxybutyrate from lignocellulosic materials. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:483. [PMID: 34790507 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-03009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Currently, major focus in the biopolymer field is being drawn on the exploitation of plant-based resources grounded on holistic sustainability trends to produce novel, affordable, biocompatible and environmentally safe polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers. The global PHA market, estimated at USD 62 Million in 2020, is predicted to grow by 11.2 and 14.2% between 2020-2024 and 2020-2025 correspondingly based on market research reports. The market is primarily driven by the growing demand for PHA products by the food packaging, biomedical, pharmaceutical, biofuel and agricultural sectors. One of the key limitations in the growth of the PHA market is the significantly higher production costs associated with pure carbon raw materials as compared to traditional polymers. Nonetheless, considerations such as consumer awareness on the toxicity of petroleum-based plastics and strict government regulations towards the prohibition of the use and trade of synthetic plastics are expected to boost the market growth rate. This study throws light on the production of polyhydroxybutyrate from lignocellulosic biomass using environmentally benign techniques via enzyme and microbial activities to assess its feasibility as a green substitute to conventional plastics. The novelty of the present study is to highlight the recent advances, pretreatment techniques to reduce the recalcitrance of lignocellulosic biomass such as dilute and concentrated acidic pretreatment, alkaline pretreatment, steam explosion, ammonia fibre explosion (AFEX), ball milling, biological pretreatment as well as novel emerging pretreatment techniques notably, high-pressure homogenizer, electron beam, high hydrostatic pressure, co-solvent enhanced lignocellulosic fractionation (CELF) pulsed-electric field, low temperature steep delignification (LTSD), microwave and ultrasound technologies. Additionally, inhibitory compounds and detoxification routes, fermentation downstream processes, life cycle and environmental impacts of recovered natural biopolymers, review green procurement policies in various countries, PHA strategies in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) along with the fate of the spent polyhydroxybutyrate are outlined.
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- Nausheen Jaffur
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mauritius, Réduit, 80837 Mauritius
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mauritius, Réduit, 80837 Mauritius
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- Institute of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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Giubilini A, Bondioli F, Messori M, Nyström G, Siqueira G. Advantages of Additive Manufacturing for Biomedical Applications of Polyhydroxyalkanoates. Bioengineering (Basel) 2021; 8:29. [PMID: 33672131 PMCID: PMC7926534 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering8020029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In recent years, biopolymers have been attracting the attention of researchers and specialists from different fields, including biotechnology, material science, engineering, and medicine. The reason is the possibility of combining sustainability with scientific and technological progress. This is an extremely broad research topic, and a distinction has to be made among different classes and types of biopolymers. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is a particular family of polyesters, synthetized by microorganisms under unbalanced growth conditions, making them both bio-based and biodegradable polymers with a thermoplastic behavior. Recently, PHAs were used more intensively in biomedical applications because of their tunable mechanical properties, cytocompatibility, adhesion for cells, and controllable biodegradability. Similarly, the 3D-printing technologies show increasing potential in this particular field of application, due to their advantages in tailor-made design, rapid prototyping, and manufacturing of complex structures. In this review, first, the synthesis and the production of PHAs are described, and different production techniques of medical implants are compared. Then, an overview is given on the most recent and relevant medical applications of PHA for drug delivery, vessel stenting, and tissue engineering. A special focus is reserved for the innovations brought by the introduction of additive manufacturing in this field, as compared to the traditional techniques. All of these advances are expected to have important scientific and commercial applications in the near future.
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- Alberto Giubilini
- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy;
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy;
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- Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy;
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- Cellulose & Wood Materials Laboratory, Empa—Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland;
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Cellulose & Wood Materials Laboratory, Empa—Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland;
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de Paula CBC, de Paula-Elias FC, Rodrigues MN, Coelho LF, de Oliveira NML, de Almeida AF, Contiero J. Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthesis by Burkholderia glumae into a Sustainable Sugarcane Biorefinery Concept. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 8:631284. [PMID: 33520976 PMCID: PMC7838591 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.631284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) bioplastic was synthesized by Burkholderia glumae MA13 from carbon sources and industrial byproducts related to sugarcane biorefineries: sucrose, xylose, molasses, vinasse, bagasse hydrolysate, yeast extract, yeast autolysate, and inactivated dry yeast besides different inorganic nitrogen sources. Sugarcane molasses free of pre-treatment was the best carbon source, even compared to pure sucrose, with intracellular polymer accumulation values of 41.1–46.6% cell dry weight. Whereas, xylose and bagasse hydrolysate were poor inducers of microbial growth and polymer synthesis, the addition of 25% (v/v) sugarcane vinasse to the culture media containing molasses was not deleterious and resulted in a statistically similar maximum polymer content of 44.8% and a maximum PHA yield of 0.18 g/g, at 34°C and initial pH of 6.5, which is economic and ecologically interesting to save water required for the industrial processes and especially to offer a fermentative recycling for this final byproduct from bioethanol industry, as an alternative to its inappropriate disposal in water bodies and soil contamination. Ammonium sulfate was better even than tested organic nitrogen sources to trigger the PHA synthesis with polymer content ranging from 29.7 to 44.8%. GC-MS analysis showed a biopolymer constituted mainly of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) although low fractions of 3-hydroxyvalerate monomer were achieved, which were not higher than 1.5 mol% free of copolymer precursors. B. glumae MA13 has been demonstrated to be adapted to synthesize bioplastics from different sugarcane feedstocks and corroborates to support a biorefinery concept with value-added green chemicals for the sugarcane productive chain with additional ecologic benefits into a sustainable model.
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- Graduate Program on Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Tocantins, Gurupi, Brazil
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- Institute for Research in Bioenergy, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, Brazil.,Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, Brazil
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Tan D, Wang Y, Tong Y, Chen GQ. Grand Challenges for Industrializing Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). Trends Biotechnol 2021; 39:953-963. [PMID: 33431229 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a diverse family of sustainable bioplastics synthesized by various bacteria, but their high production cost and unstable material properties make them challenging to use in commercial applications. Current industrial biotechnology (CIB) employs conventional microbial chassis, leading to high production costs. However, next-generation industrial biotechnology (NGIB) approaches, based on fast-growing and contamination-resistant extremophilic Halomonas spp., allow stable continuous processing and thus economical production of PHAs with stable properties. Halomonas spp. designed and constructed using synthetic biology not only produce low-cost intracellular PHAs but also secrete extracellular soluble products for improved process economics. Next-generation industrial biotechnology is expected to reduce the bioproduction cost and process complexity, leading to successful commercial production of PHAs.
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- Dan Tan
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Institute of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, COFCO, Changchun 130033, Jilin, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100084, China; MOE Key Lab on Industrial Biocatalyst, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Metabolic engineering for the synthesis of polyesters: A 100-year journey from polyhydroxyalkanoates to non-natural microbial polyesters. Metab Eng 2020; 58:47-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In-Line Monitoring of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production during High-Cell-Density Plant Oil Cultivations Using Photon Density Wave Spectroscopy. Bioengineering (Basel) 2019; 6:bioengineering6030085. [PMID: 31546779 PMCID: PMC6783927 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering6030085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable plastic-like materials with versatile properties. Plant oils are excellent carbon sources for a cost-effective PHA production, due to their high carbon content, large availability, and comparatively low prices. Additionally, efficient process development and control is required for competitive PHA production, which can be facilitated by on-line or in-line monitoring devices. To this end, we have evaluated photon density wave (PDW) spectroscopy as a new process analytical technology for Ralstonia eutropha (Cupriavidus necator) H16 plant oil cultivations producing polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) as an intracellular polymer. PDW spectroscopy was used for in-line recording of the reduced scattering coefficient µs’ and the absorption coefficient µa at 638 nm. A correlation of µs’ with the cell dry weight (CDW) and µa with the residual cell dry weight (RCDW) was observed during growth, PHB accumulation, and PHB degradation phases in batch and pulse feed cultivations. The correlation was used to predict CDW, RCDW, and PHB formation in a high-cell-density fed-batch cultivation with a productivity of 1.65 gPHB·L−1·h−1 and a final biomass of 106 g·L−1 containing 73 wt% PHB. The new method applied in this study allows in-line monitoring of CDW, RCDW, and PHA formation.
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Modification of acetoacetyl-CoA reduction step in Ralstonia eutropha for biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from structurally unrelated compounds. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:147. [PMID: 31466527 PMCID: PMC6716841 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1197-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Poly((R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(3HB-co-3HHx)] is a bacterial polyester with high biodegradability, even in marine environments. Ralstonia eutropha has been engineered for the biosynthesis of P(3HB-co-3HHx) from vegetable oils, but its production from structurally unrelated carbon sources remains unsatisfactory. Results Ralstonia eutropha strains capable of synthesizing P(3HB-co-3HHx) from not only fructose but also glucose and glycerol were constructed by integrating previously established engineering strategies. Further modifications were made at the acetoacetyl-CoA reduction step determining flux distribution responsible for the copolymer composition. When the major acetoacetyl-CoA reductase (PhaB1) was replaced by a low-activity paralog (PhaB2) or enzymes for reverse β-oxidation, copolyesters with high 3HHx composition were efficiently synthesized from glucose, possibly due to enhanced formation of butyryl-CoA from acetoacetyl-CoA via (S)-3HB-CoA. P(3HB-co-3HHx) composed of 7.0 mol% and 12.1 mol% 3HHx fractions, adequate for practical applications, were produced at cellular contents of 71.4 wt% and 75.3 wt%, respectively. The replacement by low-affinity mutants of PhaB1 had little impact on the PHA biosynthesis on glucose, but slightly affected those on fructose, suggesting altered metabolic regulation depending on the sugar-transport machinery. PhaB1 mostly acted in the conversion of acetoacetyl-CoA when the cells were grown on glycerol, as copolyester biosynthesis was severely impaired by the lack of phaB1. Conclusions The present results indicate the importance of flux distribution at the acetoacetyl-CoA node in R. eutropha for the biosynthesis of the PHA copolyesters with regulated composition from structurally unrelated compounds.
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Zheng Y, Chen JC, Ma YM, Chen GQ. Engineering biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) for diversity and cost reduction. Metab Eng 2019; 58:82-93. [PMID: 31302223 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2019.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PHA, a family of natural biopolymers aiming to replace non-degradable plastics for short-term usages, has been developed to include various structures such as short-chain-length (scl) and medium-chain-length (mcl) monomers as well as their copolymers. However, PHA market has been grown slowly since 1980s due to limited variety with good mechanical properties and the high production cost. Here, we review most updated strategies or approaches including metabolic engineering, synthetic biology and morphology engineering on expanding PHA diversity, reducing production cost and enhancing PHA production. The extremophilic Halomonas spp. are taken as examples to show the feasibility and challenges to develop next generation industrial biotechnology (NGIB) for producing PHA more competitively.
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- Yang Zheng
- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Center for Nano- and Micro-Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Dept of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Kobayashi J, Kondo A. Disruption of poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) depolymerase gene and overexpression of three poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) biosynthetic genes improve poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) production from nitrogen rich medium by Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:40. [PMID: 30808422 PMCID: PMC6390342 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1088-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Due to various environmental problems, biodegradable polymers such as poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) have gained much attention in recent years. Purple non-sulfur (PNS) bacteria have various attractive characteristics useful for environmentally harmless PHB production. However, production of PHB by PNS bacteria using genetic engineering has never been reported. This study is the first report of a genetically engineered PNS bacterial strain with a high PHB production. RESULTS We constructed a poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) depolymerase (phaZ) gene-disrupted Rhodobacter sphaeroides HJ strain. This R. sphaeroides HJΔphaZ (pLP-1.2) strain showed about 2.9-fold higher volumetric PHB production than that of the parent HJ (pLP-1.2) strain after 5 days of culture. The HJΔphaZ strain was further improved for PHB production by constructing strains overexpressing each of the eight genes including those newly found and annotated as PHB biosynthesis genes in the KEGG GENES Database. Among these constructed strains, all of gene products exhibited annotated enzyme activities in the recombinant strain cells, and HJΔphaZ (phaA3), HJΔphaZ (phaB2), and HJΔphaZ (phaC1) showed about 1.1-, 1.1-, and 1.2-fold higher volumetric PHB production than that of the parent HJΔphaZ (pLP-1.2) strain. Furthermore, we constructed a strain that simultaneously overexpresses all three phaA3, phaB2, and phaC1 genes; this HJΔphaZ (phaA3/phaB2/phaC1) strain showed about 1.7- to 3.9-fold higher volumetric PHB production (without ammonium sulfate; 1.88 ± 0.08 g l-1 and with 100 mM ammonium sulfate; 0.99 ± 0.05 g l-1) than those of the parent HJ (pLP-1.2) strain grown under nitrogen limited and rich conditions, respectively. CONCLUSION In this study, we identified eight different genes involved in PHB biosynthesis in the genome of R. sphaeroides 2.4.1, and revealed that their overexpression increased PHB accumulation in an R. sphaeroides HJ strain. In addition, we demonstrated the effectiveness of a phaZ disruption for high PHB accumulation, especially under nitrogen rich conditions. Furthermore, we showed that PNS bacteria may have some unidentified genes involved in poly (3-hydroxyalkanoates) (PHA) biosynthesis. Our findings could lead to further improvement of environmentally harmless PHA production techniques using PNS bacteria.
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- Jyumpei Kobayashi
- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodaicho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodaicho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan. .,Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodaicho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan. .,RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
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Sen KY, Hussin MH, Baidurah S. Biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) by Cupriavidus necator from various pretreated molasses as carbon source. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2018.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Kutralam-Muniasamy G, Peréz-Guevara F. Genome characteristics dictate poly-R-(3)-hydroxyalkanoate production in Cupriavidus necator H16. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 34:79. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-018-2460-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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