微生物发酵法生产1,3-丙二醇的研究新进展

1,3-丙二醇(1,3-PD)是一种重要的化工原料,广泛应用于医药、化工、食品及化妆品等行业,同时1,3-PD是合成聚对苯二甲酸丙二酯(PTT)的重要单体,市场需求量逐年增多。基于生态友好型、生产安全和可持续发展的要求,利用微生物转化可再生资源来生产1,3-PD受到了人们的广泛重视。综述了微生物发酵法生产1,3-PD的菌株、代谢途径、发酵和下游分离工艺及其新进展,并对工业生产中利用生物技术生产1,3-PD的未来前景和挑战进行了探讨。     

生物法转化甘油生产1,3-二羟基丙酮的研究进展

1,3-二羟基丙酮(DHA)是一种重要的化工医药中间体,广泛应用于化妆品、医药和食品等领域,开展提高DHA生产效能的研究对于工业生产具有指导意义。甘油生物转化生产DHA是目前主要的工业生产方法,但存在菌株转化效能有待提高、底物和产物抑制、溶氧限制等问题。本文概述了DHA的生物合成途径、菌株改良策略、生产工艺及分离提取等方面的研究进展,指出利用代谢工程技术改造菌种、优化生产工艺、简化分离提纯方法是今后的研究方向。     

微生物法生产二羟基丙酮的研究进展

以下综述了微生物发酵法制备二羟基丙酮的研究进展。利用微生物发酵法生产二羟基丙酮比化学合成法具有更大的优势,氧化葡萄糖酸杆菌是二羟基丙酮工业发酵生产中最有应用价值的菌株。发酵过程中底物、产物、氧气、菌体量等各种因素都会对二羟基丙酮产量产生影响,在各种发酵方式中反复流加工艺和固定化发酵工艺最有前途。重组菌株的构建和发酵工艺的优化是将来微生物发酵生产二羟基丙酮的发展方向。     

深渊来源Citricoccus sp.strain NyZ702的分离培养及其降解4-羟基苯甲酸的特性

【背景】深渊沉积物中存在丰富的微生物细胞和活跃的微生物碳周转,因此,分离培养微生物资源对于认识深渊中的物质循环、能量代谢具有重要意义。芳香化合物在环境中广泛存在,基于组学分析揭示了深渊中具有潜在的芳香化合物代谢菌株,然而深渊来源的芳香化合物降解微生物纯培养和相关的代谢机理研究仍然缺乏。【目的】从马里亚纳海沟沉积物样本中分离培养具有降解芳香化合物能力的微生物,对其代谢途径、中间产物和降解酶活力进行初步鉴定。【方法】以4-羟基苯甲酸为唯一碳源对马里亚纳海沟沉积物样本中的降解菌株进行分离培养,结合形态观察、16S rRNA基因扩增与序列分析对菌株进行鉴定,通过底物生长实验验证其降解能力,通过高效液相色谱和超高效液相色谱-飞行时间质谱联用仪初步鉴定全细胞生物转化中间产物,利用紫外分光光度计测定其粗酶液催化4-羟基苯甲酸的活力,进而推测菌株降解4-羟基苯甲酸的代谢途径。【结果】从深渊沉积物中分离培养获得一株好氧细菌,16SrRNA基因序列分析显示该菌株隶属于柠檬球菌属(Citricoccus),命名为Citricoccus sp. strain NyZ702。该菌株在LB固体培养基上经30°C培养4 d后呈柠檬黄色、不透明、表面光滑、边缘整齐、凸出于培养基表面、直径约为1-2 mm的圆形菌落。扫描电镜表明菌体呈球形,直径为0.4-0.6μm,无鞭毛结构。该菌株为耐盐菌,最适生长盐浓度范围为2%-8%(质量体积分数)。该菌株可利用4-羟基苯甲酸为唯一碳源进行生长,可转化4-羟基苯甲酸至中间产物原儿茶酸,推测该菌株通过原儿茶酸途径降解4-羟基苯甲酸。菌株NyZ702的粗酶液具有4-羟基苯甲酸单加氧酶活力,对4-羟基苯甲酸的催化反应需要还原型烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸磷酸(NADPH)作为辅因子。【结论】从深渊沉积物样本分离得到一株4-羟基苯甲酸降解菌Citricoccus sp. strain NyZ702,该菌株以原儿茶酸为中间代谢产物降解4-羟基苯甲酸,丰富了深渊来源的微生物菌种资源,为深渊中的芳香化合物降解研究提供了一定的理论基础。     

1,3-丙二醇发酵中甘油代谢及产物抑制作用

对微生物法甘油转化成1,3-丙二醇过程中代谢规律及代谢控制的相关酶作以简述,并着重分析了丁酸梭菌发酵生产中乙酸、丁酸等副产物对细胞的抑制作用,对未来的研究发展方向进行了展望。     

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。     

生物转化高浓度甘油生产1,3-二羟基丙酮及分批发酵动力学

以生物柴油生产的高浓度副产物甘油为唯一碳源筛选甘油高耐受性1,3-二羟基丙酮(DHA)高产菌株,运用响应面与正交试验优化菌株产DHA条件,提高DHA产量。分子生物学鉴定表明:筛选的高产DHA菌种G40为芽胞杆菌属(Bacillus)菌株,DHA产量为29.46g/L。响应面分析和正交试验优化后,在甘油224.22g/L、K_2HPO_41.60g/L、NaCl0.5g/L、KH_2PO_40.5g/L、(NH_4)_2SO_40.5g/L、酵母膏1.60g/L和pH7.2、35℃、200r/min的条件下,G40菌株发酵60h产生DHA86.84g/L,比优化前提高了194.8%。实验建立了一种利用高浓度甘油高效率发酵生产DHA的方法。     

工业微生物：创新与突破专刊序言(2021)

工业微生物及其产品广泛用于工业、农业、医药等诸多领域,相关产业在国民经济中具有举足轻重的地位。高效的菌株是提高生产效率的核心,而先进发酵技术和仪器平台对充分开发菌株代谢潜能也很重要。近年来,工业微生物领域的研究取得了快速进展,人工智能、高效基因组编辑技术和合成生物学技术逐渐广泛使用,相关产业应用也在不断扩展。为进一步促进工业微生物在生物制造等领域的应用,《生物工程学报》特组织出版专刊,从微生物菌株的多样性和生理代谢、菌株改造技术、发酵过程优化和放大,高通量微液滴培养装备开发以及工业微生物应用等方面,分别阐述目前的研究进展,并展望未来的发展趋势,为促进工业微生物及生物制造等产业的发展奠定基础。     

一株1,3-丙二醇生产菌的分离鉴定及其发酵特性

从活性污泥中分离筛选得到一株能代谢甘油生产1,3-丙二醇(1,3-PD)的菌株2-1,通过形态学鉴定、生理生化试验、16S rRNA序列分析对菌株分类学地位进行鉴定,用MEGA 4.1软件构建的系统发育树显示菌株2-1与Klebsiella pneumoniae(CP001891)的亲缘关系最近。16S rDNA序列同源性比较发现,菌株2-1与模式菌株同源率为95.4%,疑似为新种。对菌株2-1在5 L发酵罐中进行发酵特性研究,分批补料发酵时得到较高的1,3-PD终浓度,达到63.5 g/L,此时生产强度为2.19 g/(L.h),底物转化率0.64 mol/mol。     

生物发酵法生产1,3-丙二醇和2,3-丁二醇

1,3-丙二醇(1,3-PDO)和2,3-丁二醇(2,3-BDO)是工业生产中常见的二醇,可以直接由可再生原料经生物转化生成,在化学、能源等方面具有广泛的用途。本文综述并讨论了微生物发酵法生产这两种二醇的进展,重点介绍了生产菌株的改造及发酵过程的优化。     

Short synthesis and antiviral evaluation of C-fluoro-branched cyclopropyl nucleosides

A series of novel fluorocyclopropyl nucleosides were synthesized using the Simmons-Smith reaction as a key reaction starting from 1,3-dihydroxyacetone. All the nucleosides synthesized were assayed against several viruses. Among the compounds synthesized, the 5-fluorouracil analogue 15 showed significant anti-HCMV activity (9.22 microM).     

Structure-activity relationships of apio nucleosides as potential antiviral agents

Several types of novel apio nucleosides were synthesized starting from 1,3-dihydroxyacetone and evaluated for antiviral activity. Among compounds tested, amino substituted apio dideoxynucleosides exhibited anti-HBV activity, while thioapio dideoxynucleosides were found to be active against HIV-1. Apio dideoxydidehydro nucleosides showed moderate to potent anti-HCMV activity, but their bioisosteric thioapio dideoxydidehydro nucleosides did not exhibit any significant antiviral activity.     

Debottlenecking the 1,3-propanediol pathway by metabolic engineering

The history of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) conversion from being a specialty chemical to being a bulk chemical illustrates that the concerted effort of different metabolic engineering approaches brings the most successful results. In order to metabolically tailor the 1,3-PD production pathway multiple strategies have been pursued. Knocking-out genes responsible for by-products formation, intergeneric transfer and overexpression of the genes directly involved in the pathway, manipulation with internal redox balance, introduction of a synthetic flux control point, and modification of the substrate mechanism of transport are some of the strategies applied. The metabolic engineering of the microbial 1,3-PD production exploits both native producers and microorganisms with acquired ability to produce the diol via genetic manipulations. Combination of the appropriate genes from homologous and heterologous hosts is expected to bring a desired objective of production of 1,3-PD cheaply, efficiently and independently from non-renewable resources. The state-of-the-art of the 1,3-PD pathway metabolic engineering is reviewed in this paper.     

STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS OF APIO NUCLEOSIDES AS POTENTIAL ANTIVIRAL AGENTS

Several types of novel apio nucleosides were synthesized starting from 1,3-dihydroxyacetone and evaluated for antiviral activity. Among compounds tested, amino substituted apio dideoxynucleosides exhibited anti-HBV activity, while thioapio dideoxynucleosides were found to be active against HIV-1. Apio dideoxydidehydro nucleosides showed moderate to potent anti-HCMV activity, but their bioisosteric thioapio dideoxydidehydro nucleosides did not exhibit any significant antiviral activity.     

Metabolic engineering for the microbial production of 1,3-propanediol

Improvements in the biological production of 1,3-propanediol, a key component of an emerging polymer business, have been realized. Utilizing genes from natural strains that produce 1,3-propanediol from glycerol, metabolic engineering has enabled the development of a recombinant strain that utilizes the lower cost feedstock D-glucose. This accomplishment bodes well for future metabolic engineering efforts and, ultimately, for increased societal benefit obtained through the production of chemicals from renewable resources.     

Klebsiella spp as a 1, 3-propanediol producer: the metabolic engineering approach

Klebsiella spp are one of the best natural producers of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD). However, their usage in the biotechnological production of the diol is limited, since the species belong to the second hazard group. Nevertheless, multiple advantageous traits of Klebsiella spp justify the international effort devoted to develop a biotechnological process of 1,3-PD production with these microorganisms. Apart from the process engineering approach aiming at improvement of 1,3-PD production by Klebsiella spp, plethora of metabolic engineering approaches have been reported. Different strategies have been undertaken to genetically improve Klebsiella strains and provide them with the ability to synthesize 1,3-PD more efficiently. These include over-expression of both homologous and heterologous genes of the 1,3-PD synthesis pathway, protein and cofactor engineering, deletion of the genes involved in by-products formation. This review provides an overview of the initial and most recent reports on the metabolic engineering of Klebsiella spp with the aim of improvement of 1,3-PD biosynthesis.     

Klebsiella spp as a 1, 3-propanediol producer – the metabolic engineering approach

Klebsiella spp are one of the best natural producers of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD). However, their usage in the biotechnological production of the diol is limited, since the species belong to the second hazard group. Nevertheless, multiple advantageous traits of Klebsiella spp justify the international effort devoted to develop a biotechnological process of 1,3-PD production with these microorganisms. Apart from the process engineering approach aiming at improvement of 1,3-PD production by Klebsiella spp, plethora of metabolic engineering approaches have been reported. Different strategies have been undertaken to genetically improve Klebsiella strains and provide them with the ability to synthesize 1,3-PD more efficiently. These include over-expression of both homologous and heterologous genes of the 1,3-PD synthesis pathway, protein and cofactor engineering, deletion of the genes involved in by-products formation. This review provides an overview of the initial and most recent reports on the metabolic engineering of Klebsiella spp with the aim of improvement of 1,3-PD biosynthesis.     

Effects of introducing heterologous pathways on microbial metabolism with respect to metabolic optimality

Although optimality of microbial metabolism under genetic and environmental perturbations is well studied, the effects of introducing heterologous reactions on the overall metabolism are not well understood. This point is important in the field of metabolic engineering because heterologous reactions are more frequently introduced into various microbial hosts. The genome-scale metabolic simulations of Escherichia coli strains engineered to produce 1,4-butanediol, 1,3-propanediol, and amorphadiene suggest that microbial metabolism shows much different responses to the introduced heterologous reactions in a strain-specific manner than typical gene knockouts in terms of the energetic status (e.g., ATP and biomass generation) and chemical production capacity. The 1,4-butanediol and 1,3-propanediol producers showed greater metabolic optimality than the wild-type strains and gene knockout mutants for the energetic status, while the amorphadiene producer was metabolically less optimal. For the optimal chemical production capacity, additional gene knockouts were most effective for the strain producing 1,3-propanediol, but not for the one producing 1,4-butanediol. These observations suggest that strains having heterologous metabolic reactions have metabolic characteristics significantly different from those of the wild-type strain and single gene knockout mutants. Finally, comparison of the theoretically predicted and ¹³C-based flux values pinpoints pathways with non-optimal flux values, which can be considered as engineering targets in systems metabolic engineering strategies. To our knowledge, this study is the first attempt to quantitatively characterize microbial metabolisms with different heterologous reactions. The suggested potential reasons behind each strain’s different metabolic responses to the introduced heterologous reactions should be carefully considered in strain designs.     

Application of Transcription Factor-based 3-Hydroxypropionic Acid Biosensor

Application of the recently developed wholecell 3-HP biosensor, which detects 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) and expresses fluorescence as an output signal in response to the 3-HP concentration, was studied in three areas of enzyme and metabolic engineering. First, a sensor was applied to identify active 3-hydroxyaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), a key enzyme in the 3-HP production pathway. Second, with the aid of helper enzymes that catalyze the conversion of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) to 3-HP, a 3-HP biosensor was converted into a 1,3-PDO biosensor. Third, a 3-HP biosensor, with proper modifications in expression module of the output signal and the use of pH-tolerant red fluorescent protein (RFP), was shown to monitor the rate of 3-HP production under process conditions in which one or more interfering compounds are present in the culture medium and/or the medium pH decreases. This study demonstrates that 3-HP biosensors can be widely used in enzyme and metabolic engineering applications for 3-HP production.