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Agrawal D, Budakoti M, Kumar V. Strategies and tools for the biotechnological valorization of glycerol to 1, 3-propanediol: Challenges, recent advancements and future outlook. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 66:108177. [PMID: 37209955 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108177] [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: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Global efforts towards decarbonization, environmental sustainability, and a growing impetus for exploiting renewable resources such as biomass have spurred the growth and usage of bio-based chemicals and fuels. In light of such developments, the biodiesel industry will likely flourish, as the transport sector is taking several initiatives to attain carbon-neutral mobility. However, this industry would inevitably generate glycerol as an abundant waste by-product. Despite being a renewable organic carbon source and assimilated by several prokaryotes, presently realizing glycerol-based biorefinery is a distant reality. Among several platform chemicals such as ethanol, lactic acid, succinic acid, 2, 3-butanediol etc. 1, 3-propanediol (1, 3-PDO) is the only chemical naturally produced by fermentation with glycerol as a native substrate. The recent commercialization of glycerol-based 1, 3-PDO by Metabolic Explorer, France, has revived research interests in developing alternate cost-competitive, scalable and marketable bioprocesses. The current review outlines natural glycerol assimilating and 1, 3-PDO-producing microbes, their metabolic pathways, and associated genes. Later, technical barriers are carefully examined, such as the direct use of industrial glycerol as input material and genetic and metabolic issues related to microbes alleviating their industrial use. Biotechnological interventions exploited in the past five years, which can substantially circumvent these challenges, such as microbial bioprospecting, mutagenesis, metabolic, evolutionary and bioprocess engineering, including their combinations, are discussed in detail. The concluding section sheds light on some of the emerging and most promising breakthroughs which have resulted in evolving new, efficient, and robust microbial cell factories and/or bioprocesses for glycerol-based 1, 3-PDO production.
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- Deepti Agrawal
- Biochemistry and Biotechnology Area, Material Resource Efficiency Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum, Mohkampur, Dehradun 248005, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-HRDG Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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- Biochemistry and Biotechnology Area, Material Resource Efficiency Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum, Mohkampur, Dehradun 248005, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-HRDG Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Centre for Climate and Environmental Protection, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
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Liang B, Sun G, Zhang X, Nie Q, Zhao Y, Yang J. Recent Advances, Challenges and Metabolic Engineering Strategies in the Biosynthesis of 3-Hydroxypropionic Acid. Biotechnol Bioeng 2022; 119:2639-2668. [PMID: 35781640 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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As an attractive and valuable platform chemical, 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) can be used to produce a variety of industrially important commodity chemicals and biodegradable polymers. Moreover, the biosynthesis of 3-HP has drawn much attention in recent years due to its sustainability and environmental friendliness. Here, we focus on recent advances, challenges and metabolic engineering strategies in the biosynthesis of 3-HP. While glucose and glycerol are major carbon sources for its production of 3-HP via microbial fermentation, other carbon sources have also been explored. To increase yield and titer, synthetic biology and metabolic engineering strategies have been explored, including modifying pathway enzymes, eliminating flux blockages due to byproduct synthesis, eliminating toxic byproducts, and optimizing via genome-scale models. This review also provides insights on future directions for 3-HP biosynthesis. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Bo Liang
- Energy-rich Compounds Production by Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation Research Center, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.,Shandong Key Lab of Applied Mycology, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Energy-rich Compounds Production by Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation Research Center, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.,Shandong Key Lab of Applied Mycology, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Energy-rich Compounds Production by Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation Research Center, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.,Shandong Key Lab of Applied Mycology, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Foreign Languages School, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Pony Testing International Group, Qingdao, China
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- Energy-rich Compounds Production by Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation Research Center, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.,Shandong Key Lab of Applied Mycology, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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Teng Y, Guo C, Xie M, Feng A, Lu X, Zong H, Zhuge B. Modification of substrate and product transport systems in Klebsiella pneumoniae to improve 1,3-propanediol production. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2022; 369:6613194. [PMID: 35731629 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnac056] [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: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Substrate uptake and product export are important for microbial growth and product synthesis. Here, the glycerol uptake facilitator (GlpF) and the members of the resistance-nodulation-cell division (RND) type efflux system were overexpressed in Klebsiella pneumoniae to promote 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) production. Overexpression of the endogenous K. pneumoniae GlpF improved glycerol dehydratase activity and promoted 1,3-PDO titer from 55.6 to 65.1 g/L. RND members AcrA and the AcrE had no impact on 1,3-PDO production. RND members AcrF and the TolC increased 1,3-PDO titer from 55.6 g/L to 68.4 and 65.4 g/L, respectively. MexB significantly decreased glycerol dehydratase activity and 1,3-PDO titer. Notably, MexF dramatically enhanced glycerol dehydratase activity and promoted 1,3-PDO titer and glycerol conversion rate to 74.0 g/L and 0.62 mol/mol, respectively. However, coexpression of the endogenous GlpF and MexF did not further improve 1,3-PDO production. The results present here provided novel information about the applications of the uptake of glycerol and the efflux of 1,3-PDO.
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- Yu Teng
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Wang X, Zhang L, Liang S, Yin Y, Wang P, Li Y, Chin WS, Xu J, Wen J. Enhancing the capability of Klebsiella pneumoniae to produce 1, 3-propanediol by overexpression and regulation through CRISPR-dCas9. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 15:2112-2125. [PMID: 35298861 PMCID: PMC9249332 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common strain of bacterial fermentation to produce 1, 3‐propanediol (1, 3‐PDO). In general, the production of 1, 3‐PDO by wild‐type K. pneumoniae is relatively low. Therefore, a new gene manipulation of K. pneumoniae was developed to improve the production of 1, 3‐PDO by overexpressing in the reduction pathway and attenuating the by‐products in the oxidation pathway. Firstly, dhaB and/or dhaT were overexpressed in the reduction pathway. Considering the cost of IPTG, the constitutive promoter P32 was selected to express the key gene. By comparing K.P. pET28a‐P32‐dhaT with the original strain, the production of 1, 3‐PDO was increased by 19.7%, from 12.97 to 15.53 g l−1 (in a 250 ml shaker flask). Secondly, three lldD and budC regulatory sites were selected in the by‐product pathway, respectively, using the CRISPR‐dCas9 system, and the optimal regulatory sites were selected following the 1, 3‐PDO production. As a result, the 1, 3‐PDO production by K.P. L1‐pRH2521 and K.P. B3‐pRH2521 reached up to 19.16 and 18.74 g l−1, which was increased by 47.7% and 44.5% respectively. Overexpressing dhaT and inhibiting expression of lldD and budC were combined to further enhance the ability of K. pneumoniae to produce 1, 3‐PDO. The 1, 3‐PDO production by K.P. L1‐B3‐PRH2521‐P32‐dhaT reached 57.85 g l−1 in a 7.5 l fermentation tank (with Na+ neutralizer), which is higher than that of the original strain. This is the first time that the 1, 3‐PDO production was improved in K. pneumoniae by overexpressing the key gene and attenuating by‐product synthesis in the CRISPR‐dCas9 system. This study reports an efficient approach to regulate the expression of genes in K. pneumoniae to increase the 1, 3‐PDO production, and such a strategy may be useful to modify other strains to produce valuable chemicals.
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- Xin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.,SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.,Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, #08-03, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore, 138634, Singapore.,Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Dalian Petrochemical Research Institute of Sinopec, Dalian, 116000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.,SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.,SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.,SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.,SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, #08-03, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore, 138634, Singapore.,Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.,SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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Wang W, Yu X, Wei Y, Ledesma-Amaro R, Ji XJ. Reprogramming the metabolism of Klebsiella pneumoniae for efficient 1,3-propanediol production. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mitrea L, Leopold LF, Bouari C, Vodnar DC. Separation and Purification of Biogenic 1,3-Propanediol from Fermented Glycerol through Flocculation and Strong Acidic Ion-Exchange Resin. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10121601. [PMID: 33256040 PMCID: PMC7760240 DOI: 10.3390/biom10121601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In the present work, was investigated the separation and purification procedure of the biogenic 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD), which is a well-known valuable compound in terms of bio-based plastic materials development. The biogenic 1,3-PD was obtained as a major metabolite through the glycerol fermentation by Klebsiella pneumoniae DSMZ 2026 and was subjected to separation and purification processes. A strong acidic ion exchange resin in H+ form was used for 1,3-PD purification from the aqueous solution previously obtained by broth flocculation. The eluent volume was investigated considering the removal of the secondary metabolites such as organic acids (acetic, citric, lactic, and succinic acids) and 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD), and unconsumed glycerol. It was observed that a volume of 84 mL of ethanol 75% loaded with a flow rate of 7 mL/min completely remove the secondary metabolites from 10 mL of concentrated fermented broth, and pure biogenic 1,3-PD was recovered in 128 mL of the eluent.
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- Laura Mitrea
- Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Correspondence: (C.B.); (D.C.V.); Tel.: +40-7427-36-657 (C.B.); +40-7473-41-881 (D.C.V.)
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- Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
- Correspondence: (C.B.); (D.C.V.); Tel.: +40-7427-36-657 (C.B.); +40-7473-41-881 (D.C.V.)
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Xie M, Lu X, Zong H, Zhuge B. Strengthening the TCA cycle to alleviate metabolic stress due to blocking by-products synthesis pathway in Klebsiella pneumoniae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2020; 367:5903268. [PMID: 32901814 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnaa148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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1,3-Propanediol (1,3-PDO) is an important synthetic monomer for the production of polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT). Here, we engineered Klebsiella pneumoniae by a multi-strategy to improve 1,3-PDO production and reduce by-products synthesis. First, the 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BDO) synthesis pathway was blocked by deleting the budB gene, resulting in a 74% decrease of 2,3-BDO titer. The synthesis of lactate was decreased by 79% via deleting the ldhA gene, leading to a 10% increase of 1,3-PDO titer. Further, reducing ethanol synthesis by deleting the aldA gene led to a 64% decrease of ethanol titer, and the 1,3-PDO titer and yield on glycerol increased by 12 and 10%, respectively. Strengthening the TCA cycle by overexpressing the mdh gene improved 1,3-PDO synthesis effectively. Under 5-L fed-batch fermentation conditions, compared to wild type strain, the production of 2,3-BDO, lactate and ethanol in the mutant strain decreased by 73, 65 and 50%, respectively. Finally, the production of 1,3-PDO was 73.5 g/L with a molar yield of 0.67 mol/mol glycerol, improved 16% and 20%, respectively. This work provides a combined strategy for improving 1,3-PDO production by strengthening the TCA cycle to relieve metabolic stress by deleting genes of by-products synthesis, which was also beneficial for the extraction and separation of downstream products.
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- Mengmeng Xie
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Lama S, Seol E, Park S. Development of Klebsiella pneumoniae J2B as microbial cell factory for the production of 1,3-propanediol from glucose. Metab Eng 2020; 62:116-125. [PMID: 32898717 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2020.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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1,3-Propanediol (1,3-PDO) is an important platform chemical which has a wide application in food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and textile industries. Its biological production using recombinant Escherichia coli with glucose as carbon source has been commercialized by DuPont, but E. coli cannot synthesize coenzyme B12 which is an essential and expensive cofactor of glycerol dehydratase, a core enzyme in 1,3-PDO biosynthesis. This study aims to develop a more economical microbial cell factory using Klebsiella pneumoniae J2B which can naturally synthesize coenzyme B12. To this end, the heterologous pathway for the production of glycerol from dihydroxyacetone-3-phosphate (DHAP), a glycolytic intermediate, was introduced to J2B and, afterwards, the strain was extensively modified for carbon and energy metabolisms including: (i) removal of carbon catabolite repression, (ii) blockage of glycerol export across the cell membrane, (iii) improvement of NADH regeneration/availability, (iv) modification of TCA cycle and electron transport chain, (v) overexpression of 1,3-PDO module enzyme, and (vi) overexpression of glucose transporter. A total of 33 genes were modified and/or overexpressed, and one resulting strain could produce 814 mM (62 g/L) of 1,3-PDO with the yield of 1.27 mol/mol glucose in fed-batch bioreactor culture with a limited supplementation of coenzyme B12 at 4 μM, which is ~10 fold less than that employed by DuPont. This study highlights the importance of balanced use of glucose in the production of carbon backbone of the target chemical (1,3-PDO) and regeneration of reducing power (NADH). This study also suggests that K. pneumoniae J2B is a promising host for the production of 1,3-PDO from glucose.
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- Suman Lama
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea; School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea; School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, South Korea.
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Mitrea L, Vodnar DC. Klebsiella pneumoniae-A Useful Pathogenic Strain for Biotechnological Purposes: Diols Biosynthesis under Controlled and Uncontrolled pH Levels. Pathogens 2019; 8:pathogens8040293. [PMID: 31835652 PMCID: PMC6963399 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens8040293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Despite being a well-known human pathogen, Klebsiella pneumoniae plays a significant role in the biotechnology field, being considered as a microbial cell factory in terms of valuable chemical biosynthesis. In this work, Klebsiella pneumoniae DSMZ 2026 was investigated for its potential to biosynthesize 1,3-propanediol (PDO) and 2,3-butanediol (BDO) during batch fermentation under controlled and uncontrolled pH levels. The bacterial strain was cultivated at a bioreactor level, and it was inoculated in 2 L of specific mineral broth containing 50 g/L of glycerol as the main carbon source. The process was conducted under anaerobic conditions at 37 °C and 180 RPM (rotations per minute) for 24 h. The effect of pH oscillation on the biosynthesis of PDO and BDO was investigated. Samples were taken every 3 h and specific tests were performed: pH measurement, main substrate consumption, PDO and BDO production. The cell morphology was analyzed on both solid and liquid media. After 24 h of cultivation, the maximum concentrations of PDO and BDO were 28.63 ± 2.20 g/L and 18.10 ± 1.10 g/L when the pH value was maintained at 7. Decreased concentrations of PDO and BDO were achieved (11.08 ± 0.14 g/L and 7.35 ± 0.00 g/L, respectively) when the pH level was not maintained at constant values. Moreover, it was identified the presence of other metabolites (lactic, citric, and succinic acids) in the cultivation media at the beginning of the process, after 12 h and 24 h of cultivation.
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Regulation of Pyruvate Formate Lyase-Deficient Klebsiella pneumoniae for Efficient 1,3-Propanediol Bioproduction. Curr Microbiol 2019; 77:55-61. [PMID: 31705389 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-019-01795-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Anaerobic growth defect of pyruvate formate lyase (PFL)-deficient Klebsiella pneumoniae limits its industrial application, and the reason for this growth defect was analyzed in this study. The obtained evidences, combined with normal intracellular redox status and no further inhibition by adhE deletion, strongly suggested that growth defect in PFL-deficient K. pneumoniae was probably caused by lack of carbon flux from pyruvate to acetyl-CoA (AcCoA). Correspondingly, the anaerobic growth of PFL-deficient K. pneumoniae was promoted by deletion of pdhR, a negative transcriptional regulator gene for AcCoA generation. Through the regulation of pdhR deletion, the PFL-deficient K. pneumoniae exhibited highly efficient 1,3-propanediol production. Besides, in a 2-L fed-batch fermentation process, the cell growth of PFL-deficient K. pneumoniae strain almost recovered, when compared with that of the normal strain, and the 1,3-propanediol yield increased by 14%, while the byproducts acetate and 2,3-butanediol contents decreased by 29% and 24%, respectively.
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Westbrook AW, Miscevic D, Kilpatrick S, Bruder MR, Moo-Young M, Chou CP. Strain engineering for microbial production of value-added chemicals and fuels from glycerol. Biotechnol Adv 2019; 37:538-568. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2017] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Yang B, Liang S, Liu H, Liu J, Cui Z, Wen J. Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for 1,3-propanediol biosynthesis from glycerol. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 267:599-607. [PMID: 30056370 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, the engineered E. coli was constructed for efficient transformation of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO). To regenerate NADPH, the key bottleneck in 1,3-PDO production, heterologous NADP+-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDN, encoded by gapN) pathway was introduced, and the gapN expression level was fine-tuned with specific 5'-untranslated regions (5'-UTR) to balance the carbon flux distribution between the metabolic pathways of NADPH regeneration and 1,3-PDO biosynthesis. Additionally, glucose was added to the medium to promote glycerol utilization and cell growth. To elevate the utilization of glycerol in the presence of glucose, E. coli JA11 was constructed through destroying PEP-dependent glucose transport system while strengthening the ATP-dependent transport system. Subsequent optimization of nitrogen sources further improved 1,3-PDO production. Finally, under the optimal fermentation condition, E. coli JA11 produced 13.47 g/L 1,3-PDO, with a yield of 0.64 mol/mol, increased by 325% and 100% compared with the original engineered E. coli JA03, respectively.
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- Bo Yang
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety (Tianjin University of Science & Technology), Tianjin 300457, China; Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety (Tianjin University of Science & Technology), Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Lee JH, Jung MY, Oh MK. High-yield production of 1,3-propanediol from glycerol by metabolically engineered Klebsiella pneumoniae. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:104. [PMID: 29657579 PMCID: PMC5890353 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1100-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Glycerol is a major byproduct of the biodiesel industry and can be converted to 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) by microorganisms through a two-step enzymatic reaction. The production of 1,3-PDO from glycerol using microorganisms is accompanied by formation of unwanted byproducts, including lactate and 2,3-butanediol, resulting in a low-conversion yield. RESULTS Klebsiella pneumoniae was metabolically engineered to produce high-molar yield of 1,3-PDO from glycerol. First, the pathway genes for byproduct formation were deleted in K. pneumoniae. Then, glycerol assimilation pathways were eliminated and mannitol was co-fed to the medium. Finally, transcriptional regulation of the dha operon were genetically modified for enhancing 1,3-propanediol production. The batch fermentation of the engineered strain with co-feeding of a small amount of mannitol yielded 0.76 mol 1,3-PDO from 1 mol glycerol. CONCLUSIONS Klebsiella pneumoniae is useful microorganism for producing 1,3-PDO from glycerol. Implemented engineering in this study successfully improved 1,3-PDO production yield, which is significantly higher than those reported in previous studies.
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- Jung Hun Lee
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841 Republic of Korea
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- CJ Research Institute of Biotechnology, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16495 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841 Republic of Korea
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Kumar V, Park S. Potential and limitations of Klebsiella pneumoniae as a microbial cell factory utilizing glycerol as the carbon source. Biotechnol Adv 2018; 36:150-167. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2017.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Revised: 10/15/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Pradima J, Kulkarni MR, Archna. Review on enzymatic synthesis of value added products of glycerol, a by-product derived from biodiesel production. RESOURCE-EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reffit.2017.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yamada R, Wakita K, Mitsui R, Nishikawa R, Ogino H. Efficient production of 2,3-butanediol by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae through modulation of gene expression by cocktail δ-integration. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 245:1558-1566. [PMID: 28522198 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, the expression of 4 genes encoding α-acetolactate synthase, α-acetolactate decarboxylase, 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase, and NADH oxidase was modulated using a previously developed cocktail δ-integration strategy. The resultant strain, YPH499/dPdAdG/BD6-10, was used in a fed-batch cultivation for the production of 2,3-butanediol. The concentration, production rate, and yield obtained were 80.0g/L, 4.00g/L/h, and 41.7%, respectively. The production rate and yield of the compound obtained are higher for this strain compared to reports published for Saccharomyces cerevisiae so far. The cocktail δ-integration strategy allows for modulation of multiple gene expression, without the exact knowledge of rate-limiting steps, and therefore, could be used as a promising strategy for the production of bio-based chemicals in recombinant S. cerevisiae.
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- Ryosuke Yamada
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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Lama S, Seol E, Park S. Metabolic engineering of Klebsiella pneumoniae J2B for the production of 1,3-propanediol from glucose. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 245:1542-1550. [PMID: 28549809 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Revised: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The production of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) from glucose was investigated using Klebsiella pneumoniae J2B, which converts glycerol to 1,3-PDO and synthesize an essential coenzyme B12. In order to connect the glycolytic pathway with the pathway of 1,3-PDO synthesis from glycerol, i.e., to directly produce diol from glucose, glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and glycerol-3-phosphate phosphatase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae were overexpressed. Additionally, the effect of expression levels and the use of isoforms of these two enzymes on glycerol and 1,3-PDO production were studied. Furthermore, to prevent loss of produced glycerol, the glycerol oxidation pathways were disrupted. Finally, the conversion rate of glycerol to 1,3-PDO was increased via homologous overexpression of glycerol dehydratase and 1,3-PDO oxidoreductase. The resultant strain successfully produced 1,3-PDO from glucose at a yield of 0.27mol/mol along with glycerol at 0.52mol/mol. Improvement of the engineered K. pneumoniae J2B to further increase conversion of glycerol to 1,3-PDO is discussed.
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- Suman Lama
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea; School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea.
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Cui C, Zhang Z, Chen B. Environmentally-friendly strategy for separation of 1,3-propanediol using biocatalytic conversion. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 245:477-482. [PMID: 28898847 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Glycerol waste from the biodiesel production can be used as a carbon source in the production of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) through microbial fermentation. However, downstream processing is a major bottleneck that restricts its biological production. Here, we investigated an environmentally-friendly method to enzymatically separate 1,3-PD. The transformation of 1,3-PD to an ester was achieved by exploiting the esterification reaction with fatty acids under lipase catalysis. The reaction efficiency was optimized using different poly-alcohols that were existed in the fermentation broth reacted with a fatty acid. Whereas the 1,3-PD conversion reached 62%, only a 0.06% and 0.08% conversion was reached for 2,3-butanediol and glycerol, illustrating the former's more efficient separation. The recovery efficiency of 1,3-PD was 96%. Finally, 1,3-PD was obtained by lipase-directed ester hydrolysis. Taken together, the bio-catalyzed separation process presented here is a novel and promising method for recovering 1,3-PD.
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- Caixia Cui
- Synthetic Biology Remarking Engineering & Application Laboratory, School of Life Science and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, PR China; National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Biology Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China.
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- National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Biology Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Biology Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China
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Ko Y, Seol E, Sundara Sekar B, Kwon S, Lee J, Park S. Metabolic engineering of Klebsiella pneumoniae J2B for co-production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid and 1,3-propanediol from glycerol: Reduction of acetate and other by-products. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 244:1096-1103. [PMID: 28863426 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) or 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) production from glycerol is challenging due to the problems associated with cofactor regeneration, coenzyme B12 synthesis, and the instability of pathway enzymes. To address these complications, simultaneous production of 3-HP and 1,3-PDO, instead of individual production of each compound, was attempted. With over-expression of an aldehyde dehydrogenase, recombinant Klebsiella pneumoniae could co-produce 3-HP and 1,3-PDO successfully. However, the production level was unsatisfactory due to excessive accumulation of many by-products, especially acetate. To reduce acetate production, we attempted; (i) reduction of glycerol assimilation through the glycolytic pathway, (ii) increase of glycerol flow towards co-production, and (iii) variation of aeration rate. These efforts were partially beneficial in reducing acetate and improving co-production: 21g/L of 1,3-PDO and 43g/L of 3-HP were obtained. Excessive acetate (>150mM) was still produced at the end of bioreactor runs, and limited co-production efficiency.
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- Yeounjoo Ko
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea; School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea; School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang Y, Jia Z, Lin J, Xu D, Fu S, Gong H. Deletingpckimproves growth and suppresses by-product formation during 1,3-propanediol fermentation byKlebsiella pneumoniae. J Appl Microbiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Yongqiang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai China
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Xu G, Li C. Identifying the shared metabolic objectives of glycerol bioconversion in Klebsiella pneumoniae under different culture conditions. J Biotechnol 2017; 248:59-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Metabolic engineering of Klebsiella pneumoniae based on in silico analysis and its pilot-scale application for 1,3-propanediol and 2,3-butanediol co-production. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 44:431-441. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-016-1898-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Klebsiella pneumoniae naturally produces relatively large amounts of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) and 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) along with various byproducts using glycerol as a carbon source. The ldhA and mdh genes in K. pneumoniae were deleted based on its in silico gene knockout simulation with the criteria of maximizing 1,3-PD and 2,3-BD production and minimizing byproducts formation and cell growth retardation. In addition, the agitation speed, which is known to strongly affect 1,3-PD and 2,3-BD production in Klebsiella strains, was optimized. The K. pneumoniae ΔldhA Δmdh strain produced 125 g/L of diols (1,3-PD and 2,3-BD) with a productivity of 2.0 g/L/h in the lab-scale (5-L bioreactor) fed-batch fermentation using high-quality guaranteed reagent grade glycerol. To evaluate the industrial capacity of the constructed K. pneumoniae ΔldhA Δmdh strain, a pilot-scale (5000-L bioreactor) fed-batch fermentation was carried out using crude glycerol obtained from the industrial biodiesel plant. The pilot-scale fed-batch fermentation of the K. pneumoniae ΔldhA Δmdh strain produced 114 g/L of diols (70 g/L of 1,3-PD and 44 g/L of 2,3-BD), with a yield of 0.60 g diols per gram glycerol and a productivity of 2.2 g/L/h of diols, which should be suitable for the industrial co-production of 1,3-PD and 2,3-BD.
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Sankaranarayanan M, Seol E, Kim Y, Chauhan AS, Park S. Measurement of crude-cell-extract glycerol dehydratase activity in recombinant Escherichia coli using coupled-enzyme reactions. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 44:477-488. [PMID: 28093656 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-017-1902-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Glycerol dehydratase (GDHt), which converts glycerol to 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde, is essential to the production of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) or 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP). A reliable GDHt activity assay in crude-cell extract was developed. In the assay, GDHt converted 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PDO) to propionaldehyde, which was further converted to 1-propionic acid by aldehyde dehydrogenase (KGSADH) or to 1-propanol by yeast-alcohol dehydrogenase (yADH), while the NADH concentration change was monitored spectrophotometrically. Cells should be disintegrated by Bead Beater/French Press, not by chemical methods (BugBuster®/B-PER™), because the reagents significantly inactivated GDHt and coupling enzymes. Furthermore, in the assay mixture, a much higher activity of KGSADH (>200-fold) or yADH (>400-fold) than that of GDHt should have been maintained. Under optimal conditions, both KGSADH and yADH showed practically the same activity. The coupled-enzyme assay method established here should prove to be applicable to recombinant strains developed for the production of 3-HP and/or 1,3-PDO from glycerol.
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- Mugesh Sankaranarayanan
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Yang M, Yun J, Zhang H, Magocha TA, Zabed H, Xue Y, Fokum E, Sun W, Qi X. Genetically Engineered Strains: Application and Advances for 1,3-Propanediol Production from Glycerol. Food Technol Biotechnol 2017; 56:3-15. [PMID: 29795992 DOI: 10.17113/ftb.56.01.18.5444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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1,3-Propanediol (1,3-PD) is one of the most important chemicals widely used as monomers for synthesis of some commercially valuable products, including cosmetics, foods, lubricants and medicines. Although 1,3-PD can be synthesized both chemically and biosynthetically, the latter offers more merits over chemical approach as it is economically viable, environmentally friendly and easy to carry out. The biosynthesis of 1,3-PD can be done by transforming glycerol or other similar substrates using some bacteria, such as Clostridium butyricum and Klebsiella pneumoniae. However, these natural microorganisms pose some bottlenecks like low productivity and metabolite inhibition. To overcome these problems, recent research efforts have been focused more on the development of new strains by modifying the genome through different techniques, such as mutagenesis and genetic engineering. Genetically engineered strains obtained by various strategies cannot only gain higher yield than wild types, but also overcome some of the barriers in production by the latter. This review paper presents an overview on the recent advances in the technological approaches to develop genetically engineered microorganisms for efficient biosynthesis of 1,3-PD.
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, 212013 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, 212013 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, 212013 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, 212013 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, 212013 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, 212013 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, PR China
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The metabolic flux regulation of Klebsiella pneumoniae based on quorum sensing system. Sci Rep 2016; 6:38725. [PMID: 27924940 PMCID: PMC5141413 DOI: 10.1038/srep38725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Quorum-sensing (QS) systems exist universally in bacteria to regulate multiple biological functions. Klebsiella pneumoniae, an industrially important bacterium that produces bio-based chemicals such as 2,3-butanediol and acetoin, can secrete a furanosyl borate diester (AI-2) as the signalling molecule mediating a QS system, which plays a key regulatory role in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. In this study, the molecular regulation and metabolic functions of a QS system in K. pneumoniae were investigated. The results showed that after the disruption of AI-2-mediated QS by the knockout of luxS, the production of acetoin, ethanol and acetic acid were relatively lower in the K. pneumoniae mutant than in the wild type bacteria. However, 2,3-butanediol production was increased by 23.8% and reached 54.93 g/L. The observed enhancement may be attributed to the improvement of the catalytic activity of 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase (BDH) in transforming acetoin to 2,3-butanediol. This possibility is consistent with the RT-PCR-verified increase in the transcriptional level of budC, which encodes BDH. These results also demonstrated that the physiological metabolism of K. pneumoniae was adversely affected by a QS system. This effect was reversed through the addition of synthetic AI-2. This study provides the basis for a QS-modulated metabolic engineering study of K. pneumoniae.
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Chen Z, Liu D. Toward glycerol biorefinery: metabolic engineering for the production of biofuels and chemicals from glycerol. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2016; 9:205. [PMID: 27729943 PMCID: PMC5048440 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-016-0625-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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As an inevitable by-product of the biofuel industry, glycerol is becoming an attractive feedstock for biorefinery due to its abundance, low price and high degree of reduction. Converting crude glycerol into value-added products is important to increase the economic viability of the biofuel industry. Metabolic engineering of industrial strains to improve its performance and to enlarge the product spectrum of glycerol biotransformation process is highly important toward glycerol biorefinery. This review focuses on recent metabolic engineering efforts as well as challenges involved in the utilization of glycerol as feedstock for the production of fuels and chemicals, especially for the production of diols, organic acids and biofuels.
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- Zhen Chen
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 China
- Tsinghua Innovation Center in Dongguan, Dongguan, 523808 China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 China
- Tsinghua Innovation Center in Dongguan, Dongguan, 523808 China
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