Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for efficient production of (3R)-acetoin
Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for efficient production of (3R)-acetoin
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DOI:
10.1002/jctb.4293
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Zhang, Liaoyuan
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作者:
Xu, Quanming;Xie, Linxiang;Zhang, Liaoyuan
BACKGROUNDOptically pure acetoin is an important potential pharmaceutical intermediate. It has also been widely used to synthesize novel optically active -hydroxyketone derivatives and liquid crystal composites. Recombinant Escherichia coli was developed for efficient (3R)-acetoin production. Culture medium optimization and process control were carried out to improve (3R)-acetoin yield by the engineered strain.RESULTSA synthetic pathway involved the budRAB genes from Serratia marcescens and NADH oxidase gene from Lactobacillus brevis in E. coli was developed for efficient (3R)-acetoin production. Batch culture showed that 23.4 g L-1 of (3R)-acetoin could be obtained from 60 g L-1 glucose by the engineered strain. Chiral-column GC analysis indicated that the stereoisomeric purity of (3R)-acetoin produced was 97.3%. Further, the medium composition was optimized in shake flasks by an orthogonal design method. Under optimal conditions, (3R)-acetoin concentration reached 38.3 g L-1 in flask fermentation. Fed-batch fermentation based on a suitable agitation speed was carried out in a 5 L bioreactor, and maximum (3R)-acetoin concentration of 60.3 g L-1 was achieved with a productivity of 1.55 g L-1 h(-1) and yield 86.3%.CONCLUSIONAn engineering E. coli for efficient (3R)-acetoin production was constructed. The optimization of fermentation variables and fed-batch culture resulted in a maximum (3R)-acetoin concentration of 60.3 g L-1. (c) 2013 Society of Chemical Industry