Alginate production and <Emphasis Type="Italic">alg8</Emphasis> gene expression by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Azotobacter vinelandii</Emphasis> in continuous cultures |
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Authors: | Alvaro Díaz-Barrera Erik Soto Claudia Altamirano |
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Institution: | 1.Escuela de Ingeniería Bioquímica,Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica de Valparaíso,Valparaíso,Chile |
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Abstract: | Alginates are polysaccharides that are used as thickening agents, stabilizers, and emulsifiers in various industries. These
biopolymers are produced by fermentation with a limited understanding of the processes occurring at the cellular level. The
objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of agitation rate and inlet sucrose concentrations (ISC) on alginate production
and the expression of the genes encoding for alginate-lyases (algL) and the catalytic subunit of the alginate polymerase complex (alg8) in chemostat cultures of Azotobacter vinelandii ATCC 9046. Increased alginate production (2.4 g l−1) and a higher specific alginate production rate (0.1 g g−1 h−1) were obtained at an ISC of 15 g l−1. Carbon recovery of about 100% was obtained at an ISC of 10 g l−1, whereas it was close to 50% at higher ISCs, suggesting that cells growing at lower sucrose feed rates utilize the carbon
source more efficiently. In each of the steady states evaluated, an increase in algL gene expression was not related to a decrease in alginate molecular weight, whereas an increase in the molecular weight of
alginate was linked to higher alg8 gene expression, demonstrating a relationship between the alg8 gene and alginate polymerization in A. vinelandii for the first time. The results obtained provide a possible explanation for changes observed in the molecular weight of alginate
synthesized and this knowledge can be used to build a recombinant strain able to overexpress alg8 in order to produce alginates with higher molecular weights. |
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