利用克雷伯肺炎杆菌限制性底物发酵生产1，3-丙二醇

研究了克雷伯肺炎杆菌（Klebsiella pneumoniae）批式流加发酵生产1,3-丙二醇的发酵工艺,根据1,3-丙二醇的生产和菌体生长相关的特点,采用营养基质限制性流加的发酵工艺,通过控制氮源氯化铵以保持细胞稳定生长。结果表明：过低的氮源浓度,细胞生长受到限制,影响产物1,3-PD的合成;过高的氮源浓度,细胞比生长速率增加,但1,3-PD关于消耗甘油的得率降低,用于生长和维持代谢所消耗的甘油量增加。以0.41 g/(L·h)的氮源流加速率,残余氯化铵浓度在0.1 g/L时,转化率和生产强度最高。发酵25 h～28 h后,1,3-丙二醇最终浓度达到52.03 g/L,生产强度为2.04 g/(L·h),相对于甘油的摩尔转化率为0.66,分别比氮源限制前提高了28.0 ％、35.1 ％及29.4 ％。通过限制性流加氯化铵,控制细胞的比生长速率,使底物甘油有效转变为发酵的目标产物1,3-PD,有效实现产物1,3-PD的高生产强度以及对甘油的高转化率。     

pH对克雷伯氏菌1,3-丙二醇合成关键酶酶活及发酵特性的影响

在5 L发酵罐进行甘油脉冲流加发酵,分析了不同pH值对克雷伯氏肺炎杆菌发酵特性的影响,pH 6.5为菌体最佳生长条件,克雷伯氏肺炎杆菌合成1,3-丙二醇的产量最高。在1,3-丙二醇合成速率较大的对数中前期,进行甘油脉冲流加发酵,提高甘油浓度促进甘油脱水酶、1,3-丙二醇氧化还原酶和甘油脱氢酶活性。不同pH值的脉冲试验表明,甘油脱水酶,2,3-丁二醇脱氢酶比酶活随着pH值的升高而升高,1,3-丙二醇氧化还原酶,乳酸脱氢酶比酶活在pH6.5最高,因此偏酸性的发酵条件和对数期维持一定的甘油浓度能够促进1,3-丙二醇的合成。     

聚羟基丁酸路径在克雷伯氏菌中的构建

以生物柴油的副产物甘油生产高附加值的1,3-丙二醇,现已成为提升生物柴油产业链经济性的重要途径,而中间代谢产物3-羟基丙醛积累造成细胞死亡,发酵异常终止是生物法生产1,3-丙二醇过程中的关键问题。不同于传统的降低3-羟基丙醛积累的思路,本文从增强克雷伯氏菌对3-羟基丙醛的抗逆性出发,改善克雷伯氏菌1,3-丙二醇的生产性能,首次将聚羟基丁酸路径引入克雷伯氏菌中,构建了新型基因工程菌,并对其1,3-丙二醇发酵性能及聚羟基丁酸代谢进行了初步的研究。经IPTG诱导,工程菌中检测到聚羟基丁酸,其含量随IPTG浓度增加而增大。优化的IPTG浓度为0.5 mmol/L。初始甘油50 g/L时,野生菌可正常发酵生产1,3-丙二醇,1,3-丙二醇浓度达到22.1 g/L,其质量得率为46.4%。当初始甘油达到70 g/L时,由于高浓度3-HPA积累,野生菌发酵终止,而工程菌可正常发酵生产1,3-丙二醇,PDO产量可达31.3 g/L,其质量得率为43.9%。同时检测到聚羟基丁酸积累。研究结果有助于加深对克雷伯氏菌1,3-丙二醇代谢机理的认识,为克雷伯氏菌的进一步优化提供了新的思路。     

补料分批发酵过程中两阶段发酵生产1,3-丙二醇

在补料分批发酵过程中提高比生长速率不仅减少乙醇、甲酸的生成,而且提高1,3-丙二醇的得率和比生产速率.发酵后期甘油的浓度在15～26 g/L时有利于提高1,3-丙二醇的生产.采取在发酵前期控制菌体较高比生长速率和发酵后期控制适宜甘油浓度相结合的策略,有效地提高了1,3-丙二醇的生产,降低副产物乳酸和乙醇的生成.     

基于傅里叶变换近红外光谱实时分析1,3-丙二醇发酵过程生物量的在线监测方法

生物量是反映生物发酵过程进展的重要参数,对生物量进行实时监测可用于对发酵过程的调控优化。为克服目前主要采用的离线方法检测生物量时间滞后和人工测量误差较大等缺点,本研究针对1,3-丙二醇发酵过程设计了一个基于傅里叶变换近红外光谱实时分析技术的生物量在线监测实验平台,通过对实时采集光谱预处理以及敏感光谱段分析,应用偏最小二乘算法,建立了1,3-丙二醇发酵过程生物量变化的动态预测模型。以底物甘油浓度为60 g/L和40 g/L的发酵过程作为外部验证实验,分析得到模型的预测均方根误差分别为0.341 6和0.274 3,结果表明所建立的模型具有较好的实时预测能力,能够实现对1,3-丙二醇发酵过程中生物量的有效在线监测。     

微生物批式流加发酵生产1,3-丙二醇过程的优化

本文考虑了微生物批式流加发酵生产1,3-丙二醇的过程优化问题.用非线性切换系统描述拙式流加发酵过程.考虑终端时刻1,3-丙二醇的浓度最大化,给出了以甘油流加速度和流加时刻为控制变量的带有连续状态变量不等式约束的最优控制问题.应用时间转换方法处理变动切换时刻,应用惩罚函数和障碍函数方法处理连续状态变量不等式约束,然后基于梯度最优化算法和粒子群优化算法给出计算方法.     

丙酮酸对肺炎克雷伯氏菌微氧发酵甘油产1,3-丙二醇的影响

微氧条件下,考察肺炎克雷伯氏菌发酵生产1,3-丙二醇过程中柠檬酸和丙酮酸对发酵过程的影响。摇瓶实验结果表明:添加柠檬酸能抑制菌体生长和1,3-丙二醇合成;丙酮酸对菌体生长和1,3-丙二醇合成有一定的促进作用。5 L发酵罐批式发酵表明:补料培养基中加入8 g/L丙酮酸,1,3-丙二醇的产量提高了约10.8%,转化率提高了约4.4%,比生长速率提高了约10.8%。上述结果初步表明,强化能量的产生能够有效促进1,3-丙二醇的合成,可以利用分子生物学手段强化丙酮酸的产生以促进1,3-丙二醇的合成。     

克雷伯氏菌产1,3-丙二醇ldhA基因缺失菌株的构建

克雷伯氏菌(Klebsiella pneumonia)甘油歧化发酵生产1,3-丙二醇(1,3-PD)的过程中,乳酸是氧化途径最主要的副产物,乳酸的产生和积累,不仅限制了菌体本身的生长,而且严重影响了1,3-丙二醇的转化率。利用λRed重组技术对Klebsiella pneumonia中的酶乳酸脱氢酶基因(ldhA)进行改造。在λRed重组系统作用下,将带有300 bp的线性同源片段ldhA1-Cm-ldh A2与基因组DNA的同源重组,经过抗性筛选和PCR鉴定最终获得了ldhA基因缺失菌株K.pneumonia2-1ΔldhA。经过24 h发酵可知,乳酸最大产出浓度由原来的10.16 g/L降为0.49 g/L,1,3-PD由原来的78.83 g/L增长为85.76 g/L,甘油转化率由60.64%增长到65.97%,提高了5.33%。     

异源表达木糖异构酶基因对克雷伯氏菌合成1,3-丙二醇的影响

【目的】提高克雷伯氏菌胞内还原力以强化1,3-丙二醇合成。【方法】将来源于大肠杆菌的木糖异构酶基因在克雷伯氏菌中异源表达,构建重组菌。研究重组菌添加不同浓度木糖为辅底物与甘油共发酵过程中代谢产物和NADH的变化规律。【结果】与对照菌相比,重组菌细胞内还原力NADH提高了0.1?0.3倍,1,3-丙二醇产量达到23.31 g/L,提高20%,1,3-丙二醇转化率从0.60 mol/mol提高到0.73 mol/mol。【结论】木糖异构酶基因的表达强化了木糖代谢途径,经磷酸戊糖途径积累大量还原力,促进了1,3-丙二醇的生成。     

混合菌发酵1,3-丙二醇的初步研究

将表达酿酒酵母3-磷酸甘油脱氢酶基因(GPD1)和3-磷酸甘油酯酶基因(HOR2)的质粒PSE-gpd1-hor2转化到甘油激酶基因(glpK)和甘油脱氢酶基因(gldA)双缺失的大肠杆菌JM109C中,构建产甘油的工程菌JM109C/PSE-gpd1-hor2.接种JM109C/pSE-gpd1-hor2和Klebsiella在含1%葡萄糖的摇瓶发酵培养基中37℃发酵56 h,1,3-丙二醇的最高产量为1.28 g/L,葡萄糖摩尔转化率为37.5%;在30 L发酵罐中发酵68 h,1,3-丙二醇的最高产量为24.09 g/L,葡萄糖摩尔转化率为38.0%;5 g/L的乙酸、乳酸,10 g/L的乙醇分别使1,3-丙二醇的产量降低了91.41%、54.68%和51.56%.     

3-Hydroxypropionaldehyde guided glycerol feeding strategy in aerobic 1,3-propanediol production by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Klebsiella pneumoniae</Emphasis>

3-Hydroxypropionaldehyde (3-HPA) is a toxic intermediary metabolite in the biological route of 1,3-propanediol biosynthesis from glycerol. 3-HPA accumulated in culture medium would arouse an irreversible cessation of the fermentation process. The role of substrate (glycerol) on 3-HPA accumulation in aerobic fermentation was investigated in this paper. 1,3-Propanediol oxidoreductase and glycerol dehydratase, two key enzyme catalyzing reactions of 3-HPA formation and consumption, were sensitive to high concentration of 3-HPA. When the concentration of 3-HPA increased to a higher level in medium (ac 10 mmol/L), the activity of 1,3-propanediol oxidoreductase in cell decreased correspondingly, which led to decrease of the 3-HPA conversion rate, then the 3-HPA concentration increasing was accelerated furthermore. 3-HPA accumulation in culture medium was triggered by this positive feedback mechanism. In the cell exponential growth phase, the reaction catalyzed by 1,3-propanediol oxidoreductase was the rate limiting step in 1,3-propanediol production. The level of 3-HPA in culture medium could be controlled by the substrate (glycerol) concentration, and lower level of glycerol could avoid 3-HPA accumulating to a high, lethal concentration. In fed batch fermentation, under the condition of initial glycerol concentration 30 g/L, and keeping glycerol concentration lower than 7–8 g/L in cell exponential growth phase, 3-HPA accumulation could not be incurred. Based on this result, a glycerol feeding strategy was set up in fed batch fermentation. Under the optimized condition, 50.1 g/L of 1,3-propanediol was produced in 24 h, and 73.1 g/L of final 1,3-propanediol concentration was obtained in 54 h.     

Decrease of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde accumulation in 1,3-propanediol production by over-expressing <Emphasis Type="Italic">dha</Emphasis>T gene in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Klebsiella pneumoniae</Emphasis> TUAC01

Glycerol can be biologically converted to 1,3-propanediol, a key raw material required for the synthesis of polytrimethylene terephthalate and other polyester fibers. In 1,3-propanediol synthesis pathway, 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde (3-HPA) was an inhibitory intermediary metabolite. The accumulation of 3-HPA in broth would cause an irreversible cessation of the fermentation process. With the object of reducing 3-HPA level in the fermentation broth, dhaT gene which encodes 1,3-propanediol oxidoreductase (PDOR) was cloned and over expressed in 1,3-propanediol producing bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae TUAC01. dhaT gene was linked downstream of the ptac promoter in an expressing vector pDK6 to form plasmid pDK-dhaT. The newly formed pDK-dhaT was transformed to K. pneumoniae TUAC01. Under the inducement of IPTG, PDOR was over-expressed when the constructed strain was cultured on an LB medium or a fermentation medium. A 5 L scale-up fermentation experiment was done to test the 3-HPA accumulation in broth, with the initial substrate glycerol 30 g/L; the peak levels of 3-HPA in broth were 7.55 and 1.49 mmol/L for control host strain and the constructed strain, respectively. In 50 g/L initial glycerol experiment, the peak level of 3-HPA in broth was 12.57 and 2.02 mmol/l for the control host strain and the constructed strain, respectively. Thus the fermentation cessation caused by the toxicity of 3-HPA was alleviated in the constructed strain.     

原生质体紫外诱变技术选育1,3-丙二醇高产菌株

以肺炎克雷伯氏杆菌(Klebsiella pneumoniae)为研究对象,应用原生质体紫外诱变技术提高其对甘油及1,3-丙二醇的耐受性,获得1,3-丙二醇高产菌.在原生质体制备过程中,运用滤膜去除酶解后细胞悬液中的正常菌体,简化菌体酶解过程,提高再生率及形成率.经过原生质体诱变后,以耐受高浓度甘油和1,3-丙二醇及高产酸能力为筛选方向,最终筛选到了3株高产菌株(Kp-1、Kp-4和Kp-5).在补料发酵实验中,上述诱变菌产1,3-丙二醇能力分别为70.24 、65.21和75.51 g/L,比野生菌株WT(55.78 g/L)分别提高了25.92%、16.91%和35.37%.     

一步法产1,3-丙二醇酿酒酵母基因工程菌的构建

1,3-丙二醇(1,3-PD)是一种重要的化工原料,发酵法生产1,3-PD是一条新颖且具有潜在竞争力的生产途径。本研究在前期工作的基础上,将分别来源于大肠杆菌和肺炎克雷伯氏菌的基因片段yqhD和dhaB串联表达,构建重组表达载体pYX212-zeocin-pGAP-yqhD-pGAP-dhaB;并得到重组酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)W303-1A/pYX212-zeocin-pGAP-yqhD-pGAP-dhaB。该重组菌和对照S.cerevisiae分别以葡萄糖为底物摇瓶发酵72h后,重组酿酒酵母发酵液中1,3-PD含量约为1.5g/L;而对照菌株不产1,3-PD。以上结果表明本研究在国内首次成功构建了直接以葡萄糖为底物发酵生产1,3-PD的酿酒酵母基因工程菌。为进一步将dhaB、yqhD基因导入其他以葡萄糖为底物高产甘油的酵母宿主中表达,获得以葡萄糖为底物一步法发酵高产1,3-丙二醇工程菌打下了坚实的基础。     

Production of 1,3-propanediol, 2,3-butanediol and ethanol by a newly isolated Klebsiella oxytoca strain growing on biodiesel-derived glycerol based media

The production of 1,3-propanediol, 2,3-butanediol and ethanol was studied, during cultivations of strain Klebsiella oxytoca FMCC-197 on biodiesel-derived glycerol based media. Different kinds of glycerol feedstocks and experimental conditions had an important impact upon the distribution of metabolic products; production of 1,3-propanediol was positively influenced by stable pH conditions and by the absence of N₂ gas infusions throughout the fermentation. Thus, during batch bioreactor fermentations conducted at increasing glycerol concentrations, 1,3-propanediol at 41.3 g/L and yield ～47% (w/w) was achieved at initial glycerol concentration ～120 g/L. At even higher initial glycerol media (150 and 170 g/L), growth was not ceased, but 1,3-propanediol production declined. During fed-batch fermentation under optimal experimental conditions, 126 g/L of glycerol were converted into 50.1 g/L of 1,3-propanediol. In this experiment, also 25.2 g/L of ethanol (conversion yield ～20%, w/w) were formed. A batch-bioreactor culture was performed under non-sterilized conditions and the 1,3-propanediol production was almost equivalent to the sterilized process. Concerning 2,3-butanediol formation, the most detrimental parameter was the absence of N₂ sparging and as a result, no 2,3-butanediol was produced. The presence of glucose as co-substrate seriously enhanced 2,3-butanediol production; when commercial glucose was employed as sole substrate, 32.1 g/L of 2,3-butanediol were formed.     

Isolation and characterization of microorganisms able to produce 1,3-propanediol under aerobic conditions

Microbial fermentation under strictly anaerobic conditions has been conventionally used for the production of 1,3-propanediol, a key raw material required for the synthesis of polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) and other polyester fibers. In the current study, we have identified eight strains of microorganism which are able to produce 1,3-propanediol under aerobic condition. Those strains were isolated from garden soil, which were enriched by culturing in LB medium with glycerol added under aerobic condition. The identities of those strains were established based on their 16S rRNA sequences and physiological characteristics. Results indicated 6 strains are Citrobacter freundii and 2 strains are Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp Penumoniae. One of Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp Penumoniae strains, designated as TUAC01, demonstrated comparable levels of 1,3-propanediol oxidoreductase, glycerol dehydratase and glycerol dehydrogenase activity to the anaerobic microorganisms described in the literature. Accordingly, in larger scales (5 l) fed-batch culture the TUAC01 strain showed a remarkable 1,3-propanediol producing potency under aerobic conditions. 60.1 g/l of 1,3-propanediol was yield after 42 h incubation in an agitating bioreactor; and in air-lift bioreactor 66.3 g/l of 1,3-propanediol was yield after 58.5 h incubation. The aerobic ferment process, reduced the product cost and made the biological method of 1,3-propanediol production more attractive.     

High production of 1,3-propanediol from glycerol by Clostridium butyricum VPI 3266 in a simply controlled fed-batch system

Summary A simple fed-batch system which controls substrate feeding by measuring the CO₂ produced during the fermentation, was developped. This Fed-batch approach allowed high production of 1,3-propanediol from glycerol by Clostridium butyricum by avoiding substrate inhibition phenomena. 65 g/l of 1,3-propanediol was produced with a productivity of 1.21 g/l.h and a yield of 0.56. The concentration of 1,3-propanediol obtained and the productivity were significantly higher than those reached in batch culture.