加快微生物油脂研究为生物柴油产业提供廉价原料

当前国内外致力于发展生物柴油,因其性能优良,成为化石柴油的替代品。由于以植物油脂生产生物柴油原料成本占总成本的70％-85％,所以亟待开发廉价油脂资源。微生物油脂主要是微生物利用碳水化合物合成的甘油脂,其脂肪酸组成和植物油相近。产油微生物具有资源丰富、油脂含量高、碳源利用谱广等特点,开发潜力大。然而,目前微生物油脂生产成本偏高,研究工作仍以富含多不饱和脂肪酸的高附加值菌油为目标。随着现代分子生物学和生物化工技术的发展,对产油微生物菌种筛选、改良、代谢调控和发酵工程的研究日趋深入,将降低微生物油脂生产成本,为未来生物柴油产业提供廉价原料。     

能源微生物油脂技术进展

微生物油脂技术是缓解生物柴油规模化生产原料短缺的有效途径之一。介绍了国内外利用产油真菌生产能源微生物油脂的现状,包括拓展发酵原料、选育优良菌株、建立新型调控策略和不同培养模式以及解析油脂过量积累的分子机制;概括了微生物油脂技术产业化面临的问题及其解决方案;最后指出了能源微生物油脂研究未来发展方向。     

原生质体紫外诱变选育可利用廉价碳源的高产油新菌株

【目的】研究并建立利用原生质体紫外诱变技术选育可利用廉价碳源发酵的高产油新菌株的方法。【方法】采用1.5%蜗牛酶和1.0%纤维素酶混合液水解去除细胞壁得到2A00015(近平滑假丝酵母,Candida parapsilosis)的原生质体,将其放于紫外灯下诱变及再生壁培养,筛选获得可利用廉价碳源发酵的高产油酵母,并采用气相色谱质谱联用法(GC-MS)测定其脂肪酸组成。【结果】突变效果最好的突变菌株2A00015/25用葡萄糖发酵培养7 d后,其生物量、油脂产率和产油量分别为17.77 g/L、58.12%和10.32 g/L,较原始菌株分别提高了12.45%、23.32%和38.68%;利用废糖蜜发酵培养,其生物量、油脂产率和产油量分别为18.54 g/L、49.44%和9.17 g/L,较原始菌株分别提高了9.09%、21.16%和32.18%。利用废糖蜜培养其产油效率虽低于利用葡萄糖培养,但从环境保护及原材料成本的角度考虑,用废糖蜜作为碳源发酵培养产生油脂更具优势。诱变菌株利用废糖蜜发酵后产生油脂经检测含有8种脂肪酸,其脂肪酸组成与植物油近似,其中不饱和脂肪酸含量占脂肪酸总量的82.4%。【结论】通过利用原生质体紫外诱变技术,成功选育出一株新的可利用廉价碳源的高产油海洋菌株,产油率达到49.4%,提高了21.2%。     

产油真菌在甘薯淀粉废水中发酵的初步研究

目的:利用甘薯淀粉废水发酵低成本获取微生物油脂。方法:以甘薯淀粉废水为发酵基质,进行菌株筛选、发酵工艺优化及油脂成分的气相色谱分析。结果:筛选出一株刺孢小克银汉霉F7,生物量为19.375g/L,含油量为45.1%。菌株F7发酵第11天生物量达到18.140g/L,含油量达到51.2%,COD去除率87%。研究发现与对照相比,NaAc和KH2PO4对生长、产油以及出水COD去除有显著促进作用,NaAc2g/L时生物量提高了25.4%,含油量提高了4.4%,COD下降了52.0%,KH2PO4的作用稍次之。结论:资源化利用甘薯淀粉废水发酵生产微生物油脂同时降低废水COD是一条可行的途径,可以为生物柴油提供廉价油源。     

利用转座标签mTn-lacZ/leu2插入突变发酵性丝孢酵母2.1368-Leu?筛选高效产油突变株

为提高微生物油脂产率,降低其生产成本,以转座标签mTn-lacZ/leu2插入突变发酵性丝孢酵母2.1368-Leu?筛选高效产油突变株。利用LacZ显色反应、脂肪酸合成酶抑制剂Cerulenin和磷酸香草醛反应,最终在玉米秸秆糖化液中筛选出一株高效产油突变株2.1368-Leu?-7。结果表明其油脂含量为38.30％,比对照的29.33％高了8.97％,而其产油率为8.35％,比对照的6.92％提高了20.63％;在玉米秸秆糖化液中的糖利用率为77％,每100 g玉米秸秆可转化油脂8.32 g。可为未来生物柴油产业提供了廉价原料。     

产油微生物油脂生物合成与代谢调控研究进展

自然界中少量微生物在适宜条件下产生并贮存质量超过其细胞干重 2 0 %的油脂 ,具有这种表型的菌种称为产油微生物。产油微生物利用可再生资源 ,得到的微生物油脂与植物油脂具有相似的脂肪酸组成 ,有的还含有丰富的多不饱和脂肪酸 ,具有广阔开发应用前景。简要介绍了产油微生物的种类和代谢特点 ,较详细地阐述了微生物产油机制和代谢调控途径的最新研究进展 ,并对微生物油脂研究的未来发展方向提出了初步见解     

基于废物资源化的美极梅奇酵母产油研究现状及应用潜力分析

清洁可再生能源生物柴油的开发利用是对当今能源短缺环境下化石燃料替代物的有益探索。微生物油脂作为一种可能实现生物柴油廉价、高效生产的原料引起了广泛的关注,但由于封闭式培养模式操作复杂、成本高制约了其大规模应用。美极梅奇酵母Metschnikowia pulcherrmia是一种新型产油酵母,具有适应性强、底物利用范围广、可在开放体系培养等特点,很有潜力代替传统产油微生物,实现基于生物柴油的废水及固废能源化工程应用。文中对美极梅奇酵母相关研究开展了全面调研,在分析其产油研究及应用现状的基础上,总结了美极梅奇酵母在油脂生产方面所具有的独特优势和关键影响因素,突出强调了其在开放体系培养及利用有机废弃物生产微生物油脂的可行性。此外,文中还指出了美极梅奇酵母在油脂产量、产油机理等方面存在的问题与不足,为实现生物柴油高效生产提供了新的方向和思路,有利于进一步促进其工业化应用。     

粘性丝孢酵母的诱变及以玉米秸秆水解液为原料产油条件优化

对粘性丝胞酵母进行紫外诱变,获得一株产油率较高的菌株,较原菌株提高了1.53倍。将该菌株接种于用1%硫酸和酶水解处理并浓缩至还原糖浓度为5%的玉米秸秆水解液中培养,生长较好。通过四因素三水平正交实验,确定培养条件为初始pH值7.0、接种量1%、发酵温度30℃、发酵时间5 d时产油率最高。对最佳产油条件进行验证,测得油脂含量为21.3%。从而为利用农业废弃物大规模生产微生物油脂提供了试验数据。气相色谱-质谱联用分析仪显示油脂脂肪酸组成为棕榈酸28.36%,油酸55.86%,10-十八烯酸9.23%,硬脂酸6.70%,可以作为原料生产生物柴油。     

组学技术在产油微生物中的应用

微生物油脂是未来燃料和食品用油的重要潜在资源。近年来,随着系统生物学技术的快速发展,从全局角度理解产油微生物生理代谢及脂质积累的特征成为研究热点。组学技术作为系统生物学研究的重要工具被广泛用于揭示产油微生物脂质高效生产的机制研究中,这为产油微生物理性遗传改造和发酵过程控制提供了基础。文中对组学技术在产油微生物中的应用概况进行了综述,介绍了产油微生物组学分析常用的样品前处理及数据分析方法,综述了包括基因组、转录组、蛋白(修饰)组及代谢(脂质)组等在内的多种组学技术,以及组学数据基础上的数学模型在揭示产油微生物脂质高效生产机制中的研究,并对未来发展和应用进行了展望。     

响应面法优化木薯淀粉发酵生产单细胞油脂工艺

采用响应面分析法对发酵性丝孢酵母菌株以木薯淀粉水解液为原料合成微生物油脂的培养条件进行优化。首先利用Plackett-Burman试验设计确定影响油脂产量的主要因素,在此基础上再利用Box-Behnken试验设计及响应面分析法对其进行条件优化。结果表明,发酵温度、C/N、pH对油脂产量具有显著影响,产油脂的最佳发酵条件为:发酵温度28.78°C、C/N 126.18、pH 6.69,油脂产量达到14.88g/L,比优化前提高了28.6%。同时,气相色谱分析表明,微生物油脂脂肪酸组成成分主要包括棕榈酸、硬脂酸、油酸、亚油酸酯等,是优良的生物柴油制备原料。     

Advancing oleaginous microorganisms to produce lipid via metabolic engineering technology

With the depletion of global petroleum and its increasing price, biodiesel has been becoming one of the most promising biofuels for global fuels market. Researchers exploit oleaginous microorganisms for biodiesel production due to their short life cycle, less labor required, less affection by venue, and easier to scale up. Many oleaginous microorganisms can accumulate lipids, especially triacylglycerols (TAGs), which are the main materials for biodiesel production. This review is covering the related researches on different oleaginous microorganisms, such as yeast, mold, bacteria and microalgae, which might become the potential oil feedstocks for biodiesel production in the future, showing that biodiesel from oleaginous microorganisms has a great prospect in the development of biomass energy. Microbial oils biosynthesis process includes fatty acid synthesis approach and TAG synthesis approach. In addition, the strategies to increase lipids accumulation via metabolic engineering technology, involving the enhancement of fatty acid synthesis approach, the enhancement of TAG synthesis approach, the regulation of related TAG biosynthesis bypass approaches, the blocking of competing pathways and the multi-gene approach, are discussed in detail. It is suggested that DGAT and ME are the most promising targets for gene transformation, and reducing PEPC activity is observed to be beneficial for lipid production.     

Quorum sensing-based metabolic engineering of the precursor supply in Streptomyces coelicolor to improve heterologous production of neoaureothin

Streptomyces are important industrial bacteria that produce pharmaceutically valuable polyketides. However, mass production on an industrial scale is limited by low productivity, which can be overcome through metabolic engineering and the synthetic biology of the host strain. Recently, the introduction of an auto-inducible expression system depending on microbial physiological state has been suggested as an important tool for the industrial-scale production of polyketides. In this study, titer improvement by enhancing the pool of CoA-derived precursors required for polyketide production was driven in a quorum sensing (QS)-dependent manner. A self-sustaining and inducer-independent regulatory system, named the QS-based metabolic engineering of precursor pool (QMP) system, was constructed, wherein the expression of genes involved in precursor biosynthesis was regulated by the QS-responsive promoter, scbAp. The QMP system was applied for neoaureothin production in a heterologous host, Streptomyces coelicolor M1152, and productivity increased by up to 4-fold. In particular, the engineered hyperproducers produced high levels of neoaureothin without adversely affecting cell growth. Overall, this study showed that self-regulated metabolic engineering mediated by QS has the potential to engineer strains for polyketide titer improvement.     

Metabolic engineering of Mannheimia succiniciproducens for malic acid production using dimethylsulfoxide as an electron acceptor

Microbial production of various TCA intermediates and related chemicals through the reductive TCA cycle has been of great interest. However, rumen bacteria that naturally possess strong reductive TCA cycle have been rarely studied to produce these chemicals, except for succinic acid, due to their dependence on fumarate reduction to transport electrons for ATP synthesis. In this study, malic acid (MA), a dicarboxylic acid of industrial importance, was selected as a target chemical for mass production using Mannheimia succiniciproducens, a rumen bacterium possessing a strong reductive branch of the TCA cycle. The metabolic pathway was reconstructed by eliminating fumarase to prevent MA conversion to fumarate. The respiration system of M. succiniciproducens was reconstructed by introducing the Actinobacillus succinogenes dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) reductase to improve cell growth using DMSO as an electron acceptor. Also, the cell membrane was engineered by employing Pseudomonas aeruginosa cis-trans isomerase to enhance MA tolerance. High inoculum fed-batch fermentation of the final engineered strain produced 61 g/L of MA with an overall productivity of 2.27 g/L/h, which is the highest MA productivity reported to date. The systems metabolic engineering strategies reported in this study will be useful for developing anaerobic bioprocesses for the production of various industrially important chemicals.     

Metabolic engineering strategies for acetoin and 2,3-butanediol production: advances and prospects

Acetoin and 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) have a large number of industrial applications. The production of acetoin and 2,3-BD has traditionally relied on oil supplies. Microbial production of acetoin and 2,3-BD will alleviate the dependence on oil. Acetoin and 2,3-BD are neighboring metabolites in the 2,3-BD metabolic pathway of bacteria. This review summarizes metabolic engineering strategies for improvement of microbial acetoin and 2,3-BD production. We also propose enhancements to current acetoin and 2,3-BD production strategies, by offering a metabolic engineering approach that is guided by systems biology and synthetic biology.     

谷氨酸棒杆菌代谢工程高效生产L-缬氨酸北大核心CSCD

L-缬氨酸作为一种支链氨基酸,广泛应用于医药和饲料等领域。本研究借助多种代谢工程策略相结合的方法,构建了生产L-缬氨酸的微生物细胞工厂,实现了L-缬氨酸的高效生产。首先,通过增强糖酵解途径、减弱副产物代谢途径相结合的方式,强化了L-缬氨酸合成前体丙酮酸的供给;其次,针对L-缬氨酸合成路径关键酶—乙酰羟酸合酶进行定点突变,提高了菌株的抗反馈抑制能力,并利用启动子工程策略,优化了路径关键酶的基因表达水平;最后,利用辅因子工程策略,改变了乙酰羟酸还原异构酶和支链氨基酸转氨酶的辅因子偏好性,由偏好NADPH转变为偏好NADH,从而提高了L-缬氨酸的合成能力。在5L发酵罐中,最优谷氨酸棒杆菌工程菌株Corynebacterium glutamicum K020的L-缬氨酸产量、得率和生产强度分别达到了110g/L、0.51g/g和2.29 g/(L·h)。     

代谢工程在芳香化合物生物合成研究中的应用

生物技术和代谢工程的发展促进了生物合成研究。概述了近年来利用微生物莽草酸途径进行芳香化合物生物合成研究的现况、代谢工程在提高天然芳香化合物产量和扩大合成非天然产生的芳香化合物范围的应用的进展 ,特别是整体代谢工程对提高第二代工程菌产量的作用。指出了生物合成法是生产氨基酸及其它生物小分子如奎尼酸、维生素和抗生素等的未来趋势 ,在工业化生产中有着广阔的应用前景。     

Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for the production of benzoic acid from glucose

Benzoic acid (BA) is an important platform aromatic compound in chemical industry and is widely used as food preservatives in its salt forms. Yet, current manufacture of BA is dependent on petrochemical processes under harsh conditions. Here we report the de novo production of BA from glucose using metabolically engineered Escherichia coli strains harboring a plant-like β-oxidation pathway or a newly designed synthetic pathway. First, three different natural BA biosynthetic pathways originated from plants and one synthetically designed pathway were systemically assessed for BA production from glucose by in silico flux response analyses. The selected plant-like β-oxidation pathway and the synthetic pathway were separately established in E. coli by expressing the genes encoding the necessary enzymes and screened heterologous enzymes under optimal plasmid configurations. BA production was further optimized by applying several metabolic engineering strategies to the engineered E. coli strains harboring each metabolic pathway, which included enhancement of the precursor availability, removal of competitive reactions, transporter engineering, and reduction of byproduct formation. Lastly, fed-batch fermentations of the final engineered strain harboring the β-oxidation pathway and the strain harboring the synthetic pathway were conducted, which resulted in the production of 2.37 ± 0.02 g/L and 181.0 ± 5.8 mg/L of BA from glucose, respectively; the former being the highest titer reported by microbial fermentation. The metabolic engineering strategies developed here will be useful for the production of related aromatics of high industrial interest.     

Strategies to enhance production of microalgal biomass and lipids for biofuel feedstock

ABSTRACT

Microalgae have enormous potential as feedstock for biofuel production compared with other sources, due to their high areal productivity, relatively low environmental impact, and low impact on food security. However, high production costs are the major limitation for commercialization of algal biofuels. Strategies to maximize biomass and lipid production are crucial for improving the economics of using microalgae for biofuels. Selection of suitable algal strains, preferably from indigenous habitats, and further improvement of those ‘platform strains’ using mutagenesis and genetic engineering approaches are desirable. Conventional approaches to improve biomass and lipid productivity of microalgae mainly involve manipulation of nutritional (e.g. nitrogen and phosphorus) and environmental (e.g. temperature, light and salinity) factors. Approaches such as the addition of phytohormones, genetic and metabolic engineering, and co-cultivation of microalgae with yeasts and bacteria are more recent strategies to enhance biomass and lipid productivity of microalgae. Improvement in culture systems and the use of a hybrid system (i.e. a combination of open ponds and photobioreactors) is another strategy to optimize algal biomass and lipid production. In addition, the use of low-cost substrates such as agri-industrial wastewater for the cultivation of microalgae will be a smart strategy to reduce production costs. Such systems not only generate high algal biomass and lipid productivity, but are also useful for bioremediation of wastewater and bioremoval of waste CO₂. The aim of this review is to highlight the advances in the use of various strategies to enhance production of algal biomass and lipids for biofuel feedstock.