过表达carAB和pyrBI对大肠杆菌发酵胞苷的影响

为了考察氨甲酰磷酸合成酶和天冬氨酸氨甲酰转移酶对大肠杆菌发酵生产胞苷的影响,以E. coli A39 (△cdd)基因组为模板克隆carAB和pyrBI并与载体pSTV28连接构建出重组质粒pSTV28-carAB和pSTV28-pyrBI,将这两个重组质粒分别转入出发菌株A39 (△cdd)后,通过摇瓶发酵研究重组质粒对菌体的生长、胞苷和尿苷产量及副产物乙酸积累的影响。结果显示,工程菌E. coli A39-AB和A39-BI的胞苷产量分别为583.5 mg/L、408.4 mg/L,与出发菌株相比,分别提高了85.3%、29.7%。这说明过表达操纵子基因carAB和pyrBI均可促进胞苷的积累。     

枯草芽孢杆菌聚谷氨酸合成途径相关基因功能研究

聚谷氨酸(polyglutamic acid, PGA)作为一种天然多功能的聚合物,近年来成为研究的热点。由于很难通过化学方法合成,微生物发酵是目前生产聚谷氨酸的有效途径。【目的】从基因水平探究枯草芽孢杆菌聚谷氨酸合成途径中degS、degQ、degU、swrA、rocA、putM基因的功能,通过分子改造实现对代谢途径的调控。【方法】以枯草芽孢杆菌为出发菌株,通过对代谢途径中相关基因进行敲除或过表达,分别构建degS、degQ和degU基因缺失的重组菌,swrA、rocA和putM基因过表达的重组菌,借助菌株胞外聚谷氨酸积累的变化分析影响途径的关键节点。【结果】在摇瓶发酵条件下,重组菌Bacillus subtilis 168-swrA、Bacillus subtilis 168-rocA、Bacillus subtilis 168-putM的胞外聚谷氨酸含量分别是原始菌株的1.28倍、1.47倍和1.37倍。重组菌Bacillus subtilis 168-ΔdegS、Bacillus subtilis 168-ΔdegQ、Bacillus subtilis 168-ΔdegU的胞外...     

龟裂链霉菌zwf2基因阻断提高土霉素生物合成

葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶(G6PDH)是链霉菌磷酸戊糖途径中第一个酶("看家"酶),也是形成NADPH的关键酶,由zwf1和zwf2基因编码.以温敏型质粒pKC1139为基础构建了用于阻断龟裂链霉菌zwf2的重组质粒pKC1139-zwf2',通过大肠杆菌GM2929去甲基化pKC1139-zwf2'后电转至原始龟裂链霉菌M4018感受态细胞,筛选得到转化子.转化子进一步通过PCR鉴定和点杂交印迹分析鉴定,证明是zwf2基因阻断的阳性突变子命名为M4018-△zwf2.以原始菌株为对照,突变子摇瓶发酵结果表明:突变子的葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶酶活是原始菌的50%左右,但土霉素生物合成水平则提高了27%;在细胞生长方面,二者均在第4d进入生长稳定期而开始大量合成土霉素,发酵结束时细胞菌体浓度基本相同,但突变子的单位菌丝体土霉素生物合成能力则提高了31%.因此,zwf2的阻断有利于土霉素的生物合成,而对细胞生长没有明显影响.     

大肠杆菌琥珀酸和乙酸合成途径的删除及其重组菌株的D-乳酸发酵

菌株CICIM B0013-030 (B0013,ack-pta,pps,pflB) 可积累D-乳酸作为主要发酵产物,然而副产物琥珀酸和乙酸的含量分别高达乳酸的11.9％和7.1％。为构建副产物含量低的产D-乳酸重组大肠杆菌菌株,本研究删除了菌株B0013-030的琥珀酸 (frdA) 和乙酸 (tdcDE) 合成途径,并考察了重组菌株在摇瓶和发酵罐中经两阶段发酵 (好氧生长菌体和厌氧发酵产酸) 利用葡萄糖发酵D-乳酸的性能。结果表明,分别构建含有frdA::difGm和tdcDE::difGm突变盒的重组质粒,并利用Red重组系统将突变盒整合于染色体上的目的基因,再利用Xer重组系统去除抗生素抗性基因,依次获得了重组菌株B0013-040B (B0013-030,frdA) 和B0013-050B (B0013-040B,tdcDE)。摇瓶发酵结果表明,frdA基因的删除使得菌株B0013-040B副产物琥珀酸的含量降低了80.8％;在7 L发酵罐中进行乳酸发酵,菌株B0013-040B的D-乳酸产量达114.5 g/L,光学纯度大于99.9％,但仍积累1.0 g/L琥珀酸和5.4 g/L乙酸。进一步删除了tdcD和tdcE基因的菌株B0013-050B,在7 L发酵罐中生产111.9 g/L D-乳酸,乙酸和琥珀酸的合成量分别降低为0.4 g/L,其他副产物含量也维持较低水平,表明该菌株具有较优良的D-乳酸发酵性能。     

代谢工程改造枯草芽孢杆菌发酵生产乙偶姻

乙偶姻是枯草芽孢杆菌的主要代谢产物,它作为一种食用香精,广泛应用于食品、烟草、化妆品、清洁剂、酒类等行业。本研究首先在不产芽孢的枯草芽孢杆菌(BSD1,阻断了芽孢的合成途径)中敲除了2,3-丁二醇脱氢酶(BDH)的编码基因bdh A、乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)的编码基因ldh和乙酸激酶的编码基因(ACK)ack A,随后克隆了来自菌株B.subtilis168的α-乙酰乳酸合成酶(ALS)和α-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶(ALDC)基因als S和als D,并将其在上述敲除菌中过量表达,结果表明阻断副产物合成途径和加强乙偶姻合成途径关键酶的表达,会显著提高乙偶姻的产量,最终乙偶姻产量达到38.08 g/L,产率为0.45 g·L~(-1)·h~(-1),产率提高了约87.5%。     

操纵子前导区的修饰及PRPP合成途径的加强对大肠杆菌积累L-组氨酸的影响

目的:基于转酮酶基因缺失菌株MG1655-ΔtktA,研究启动子替换L-组氨酸操纵子前导区及6-磷酸葡萄糖脱氢酶基因zwf、6-磷酸葡萄糖酸脱氢酶基因gnd、PRPP合成酶基因prs的过表达对大肠杆菌产L-组氨酸的影响。方法:通过Red重组系统用T5启动子替换L-组氨酸操纵子前导区;构建gnd和zwf串联表达载体gnd-zwf-pSTV28,prs表达载体prs-pQE30。通过摇瓶发酵,考察上述改造对大肠杆菌积累L-组氨酸的影响。结果:测定结果显示,改造菌株的发酵液中均能实现L-组氨酸积累,平均分别为MG1655-ΔtktA-PT5,60.12 mg/L;MG1655-ΔtktA-PT5(prs-pQE30),66.47mg/L;MG1655-ΔtktA-PT5(zwf-gnd-pSTV28),89.69 mg/L;MG1655-ΔtktA-PT5(prs-pQE30,zwf-gnd-pSTV28),111.56 mg/L。结论:L-组氨酸操纵子前导区的修饰使菌株合成L-组氨酸的能力大大增强,而氧化戊糖磷酸途径的加强和PRPP合成酶活性的提高能够进一步提高产量。     

大肠杆菌木糖生物合成琥珀酸的代谢工程研究

目的:对大肠杆菌进行代谢网络改造,考察木糖好氧发酵生产琥珀酸的可行性。方法:以有氧条件下大肠杆菌木糖生物合成琥珀酸的代谢途径分析为基础,以大肠杆菌BL21为出发菌株,通过P1噬菌体一步敲除法敲除琥珀酸脱氢酶基因(sdhA)、磷酸转乙酰基酶基因(pta)、丙酮酸脱氢酶基因(poxB)及异柠檬酸裂解酶阻遏物基因(iclR),构建木糖好氧发酵生产琥珀酸的大肠杆菌工程菌JLS400(△poxB△pta△iclR△sdhA)。将携带磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸羧化酶基因的质粒pJW225转化到JLS400中。结果:摇瓶发酵结果表明,构建的工程菌能以木糖为碳源,在好氧发酵条件下琥珀酸产率较高,副产物仅有少量乙酸和丙酮酸。结论:基因工程大肠杆菌JLS400pJW225的构建,为有氧条件下以木糖为原料生产琥珀酸的进一步研究奠定了基础。     

一株可积累鸟苷菌株的纯培养条件研究

菌株Bacillus.subtilis.S3 68是以鸟苷生产菌株B .subtilis.A0 66为出发菌经诱变所得。对该菌株进行培养条件研究的过程中 ,发现该菌株可以在摇瓶纯培养条件下积累鸟苷。试验结果表明 :发酵过程中 ,腺嘌呤的用量 0 .3 5mg/ml时 ,发酵液中鸟苷积累量最大 ,培养基中腺嘌呤的用量高于或低于 0 .3 5mg/ml均不利于鸟苷产物的积累 ;培养基中味精、硫酸铵、硫酸镁、磷酸二氢钾及Mn2 +用量显著影响发酵液中鸟苷积累水平 ;培养基中生物素、蛋氨酸、精氨酸、组氨酸、氯化钙及Fe2 +、Zn2 +用量与鸟苷积累的相关性不显著     

苏云金芽胞杆菌营养期杀虫蛋白基因vip3A在枯草芽胞杆菌中的表达

枯草芽胞杆菌Bacillus subtilis常被用于表达杀虫和抗菌蛋白.为了探讨苏云金芽胞杆菌B. thuringiensis营养期杀虫蛋白基因（vip3A）在枯草芽胞杆菌中的表达情况,促进杀虫防病工程菌构建,将枯草芽胞杆菌168菌株核糖体小亚基S4蛋白基因的启动子与苏云金芽胞杆菌WB7菌株vip3A基因的编码序列连接,插入大肠杆菌Escherichia coli与枯草芽胞杆菌穿梭载体pAD123,得到重组原核表达质粒pADpvip,将重组质粒转化枯草芽胞杆菌标准菌株168和分离自辣椒体内的生防内生枯草芽胞杆菌BS-2菌株中,获得工程菌株.SDS-PAGE分析表明在枯草芽胞杆菌168菌株的部分工程菌株中有约88 kDa大小的VIP条带,而BS-2的工程菌株中未见相应的条带,表明Vip3A蛋白仅在168菌株中表达.生物测定表明有5株168的工程菌株（168vip1-4,6）表现较高的杀虫活性,工程菌株发酵稀释液（约10⁷CFU/mL）处理的小白菜叶片饲喂斜纹夜蛾2龄幼虫72 h的杀虫效果可达87.64%~92.13%,但vip3A基因转入内生枯草芽胞杆菌BS-2中不表现杀虫作用.毒力测定表明168vip2菌株对斜纹夜蛾2龄幼虫72 h的LC₅₀为0.0194 mL/mL.这些结果为进一步研究基因在枯草芽胞杆菌中的表达构建杀虫防病工程菌打下了基础.     

温度调节基因开关调控大肠杆菌发酵合成L-丙氨

【目的】L-丙氨酸的存在导致Escherichia coli的生长速率显著降低,最终会降低发酵过程中L-丙氨酸的体积合成速率。用温度调节基因开关(λpR-pL)高效、动态调控重组E. coli菌株菌体生长与L-丙氨酸合成过程,使两者相协调。【方法】以野生型E. coli B0016为出发菌株,敲除乙酸、甲酸、乙醇、琥珀酸、乳酸代谢产物合成途径以及丙氨酸消旋酶编码基因(ackA-pta、pflB、adhE、frdA、ldhA、dadX),获得菌株B0016-060B。将嗜热脂肪地芽孢杆菌(Geobacillus stearothermophilus)来源的L-丙氨酸脱氢酶基因(alaD)克隆于pL启动子下游,并在B0016-060B菌株中表达,获得菌株B0016-060B/pPL-alaD,进行摇瓶和发酵罐发酵考察菌体生长和L-丙氨酸发酵性能。【结果】竞争代谢途径的敲除显著降低了副产物合成量,仅形成极少量的乙酸、琥珀酸和乙醇。28 °C下菌株B0016-060B/pPL-alaD几乎不合成L-丙氨酸,可保证菌体快速生长;而在42 °C下可高效合成L-丙氨酸。经发酵罐发酵,可合成67.2 g/L L-丙氨酸,体积生产强度达到2.06 g/(L·h)。【结论】通过发酵培养温度的简单切换,分阶段实现了细胞的快速增量和L-丙氨酸的高强度合成。     

Improved 1,3-propanediol production by engineering the 2,3-butanediol and formic acid pathways in integrative recombinant Klebsiella pneumoniae

In the biotechnological process, insufficient cofactor NADH and multiple by-products restrain the final titer of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD). In this study, 1,3-PD production was improved by engineering the 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) and formic acid pathways in integrative recombinant Klebsiella pneumoniae. The formation of 2,3-BD is catalysed by acetoin reductase (AR). An inactivation mutation of the AR in K. pneumoniae CF was generated by insertion of a formate dehydrogenase gene. Inactivation of AR and expression of formate dehydrogenase reduced 2,3-BD formation and improved 1,3-PD production. Fermentation results revealed that intracellular metabolic flux was redistributed pronouncedly. The yield of 1,3-PD reached 0.74 mol/mol glycerol in flask fermentation, which is higher than the theoretical yield. In 5 L fed-batch fermentation, the final titer and 1,3-PD yield of the K. pneumoniae CF strain reached 72.2 g/L and 0.569 mol/mol, respectively, which were 15.9% and 21.7% higher than those of the wild-type strain. The titers of 2,3-BD and formic acid decreased by 52.2% and 73.4%, respectively. By decreasing the concentration of all nonvolatile by-products and by increasing the availability of NADH, this study demonstrates an important strategy in the metabolic engineering of 1,3-PD production by integrative recombinant hosts.     

Improved Production of 2,3-Butanediol in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens by Over-Expression of Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase and 2,3-butanediol Dehydrogenase

Background

Previously, a safe strain, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens B10-127 was identified as an excellent candidate for industrial-scale microbial fermentation of 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD). However, B. amyloliquefaciens fermentation yields large quantities of acetoin, lactate and succinate as by-products, and the 2,3-BD yield remains prohibitively low for commercial production.

Methodology/Principal Findings

In the 2,3-butanediol metabolic pathway, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) catalyzes the conversion of 3-phosphate glyceraldehyde to 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate, with concomitant reduction of NAD⁺ to NADH. In the same pathway, 2,3-BD dehydrogenase (BDH) catalyzes the conversion of acetoin to 2,3-BD with concomitant oxidation of NADH to NAD⁺. In this study, to improve 2,3-BD production, we first over-produced NAD⁺-dependent GAPDH and NADH-dependent BDH in B. amyloliquefaciens. Excess GAPDH reduced the fermentation time, increased the 2,3-BD yield by 12.7%, and decreased the acetoin titer by 44.3%. However, the process also enhanced lactate and succinate production. Excess BDH increased the 2,3-BD yield by 16.6% while decreasing acetoin, lactate and succinate production, but prolonged the fermentation time. When BDH and GAPDH were co-overproduced in B. amyloliquefaciens, the fermentation time was reduced. Furthermore, in the NADH-dependent pathways, the molar yield of 2,3-BD was increased by 22.7%, while those of acetoin, lactate and succinate were reduced by 80.8%, 33.3% and 39.5%, relative to the parent strain. In fed-batch fermentations, the 2,3-BD concentration was maximized at 132.9 g/l after 45 h, with a productivity of 2.95 g/l·h.

Conclusions/Significance

Co-overexpression of bdh and gapA genes proved an effective method for enhancing 2,3-BD production and inhibiting the accumulation of unwanted by-products (acetoin, lactate and succinate). To our knowledge, we have attained the highest 2,3-BD fermentation yield thus far reported for safe microorganisms.     

Microbial production of meso-2,3-butanediol by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli under low oxygen condition

A metabolically engineered Escherichia coli has been constructed for the production of meso-2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) under low oxygen condition. Genes responsible for 2,3-BD formation from pyruvate were assembled together to generate a high-copy plasmid pEnBD, in which each gene was transcribed with a constitutive promoter. To eliminate by-product formation under low oxygen condition, genes including ldhA, pta, adhE, and poxB which functioned for the mixed acid fermentation pathways were deleted in E. coli JM109. Compared with the wild type, the quadruple gene deletion mutant produced smaller amounts of acetate, succinate, and ethanol from glucose when cultivated in LB medium in shake flasks under low-aeration. When 2,3-BD producing pathway was introduced via pEnBD into the mutant, higher glucose consumption and faster 2,3-BD production rate compared with that of the wild-type control were observed under aerobic condition in shake flasks. In a 6-L fermentor supplied with only 3% dissolved oxygen (DO), the mutant harboring pEnBD converted glucose to 2,3-BD much faster than the control did. When DO supply was further lowered to 1% DO, the recombinant mutant grew much slower but produced 2,3-BD as a major fermentation metabolic product. In addition, the 2,3-BD yield showed an increase from 0.20 g BD/g glucose for the control to 0.43 g BD/g glucose for the mixed acid pathway deleted mutant grown in fermentors under 1% DO. These results reveals the potential of production of enantiomerically pure 2,3-BD isomer by recombinant E. coli under low oxygen condition.     

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.     

Effects of corn steep liquor on production of 2,3-butanediol and acetoin by Bacillus subtilis

The initial concentration of corn steep liquor (CSL) have remarkable effects on not only 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) and acetoin (metabolic precursor) production, but also on the ratio of 2,3-BD to acetoin. When a high concentration of CSL was supplemented, cell growth was improved, acetoin reductase (ACR) was stimulated, the concentration of 2,3-BD increased by 78.6%, acetoin decreased by 61.9%, and the ratio of 2,3-BD to acetoin increased by 3.69-fold. The acr gene, encoding ACR, was over-expressed in Bacillus subtilis. Compared to the control (parent strain), low levels of CSL in the engineered strain increased 2,3-BD concentration and the ratio 2,3-BD to acetoin by 13.9% and 39.5%, respectively, and decreased acetoin titer by 18.3%. Acetoin became a major product under low levels of CSL. Also, a knockout strain carrying an acr::cat insertion mutation was constructed. As expected, the loss of ACR activity led to an accumulation of acetoin in the supernatants of acr:: cat mutant cultures. Additionally, the productivity of acetoin was improved by high concentration of CSL. The results above demonstrate the feasibility of using B. subtilis for the production of not only 2,3-BD but also acetoin as a major product.     

过量表达NADH氧化酶加速光滑球拟酵母合成丙酮酸

[目的]进一步提高光滑球拟酵母(Torulopsis glabrata)发酵生产丙酮酸的生产强度.[方法]将来源于乳酸乳球菌(Lactococcus lactis)中编码形成水的NADH氧化酶noxE基因过量表达于丙酮酸工业生产菌株T. glabrata CCTCC M202019中,获得了一株NADH氧化酶活性为34.8 U/mg蛋白的重组菌T. glabrata-PDnoxE.[结果]与出发菌株T. glabrata CCTCC M202019相比,细胞浓度、葡萄糖消耗速率和丙酮酸生产强度分别提高了168%、44.9%和12%,发酵进行到36 h葡萄糖消耗完毕.补加50 g/L葡萄糖继续发酵20 h,则使丙酮酸浓度提高到67.2 g/L.葡萄糖消耗速度和丙酮酸生产强度增加的原因在于形成水的NADH氧化酶过量表达,导致NADH和ATP含量分别降低了18.1%和15.8%.而NAD<' 增加了11.1%.[结论]增加细胞内NAD<' 含量能有效地提高酵母细胞葡萄糖的代谢速度及目标代谢产物的生产强度.     

Efficient Whole-Cell Biocatalyst for Acetoin Production with NAD+ Regeneration System through Homologous Co-Expression of 2,3-Butanediol Dehydrogenase and NADH Oxidase in Engineered Bacillus subtilis

Acetoin (3-hydroxy-2-butanone), an extensively-used food spice and bio-based platform chemical, is usually produced by chemical synthesis methods. With increasingly requirement of food security and environmental protection, bio-fermentation of acetoin by microorganisms has a great promising market. However, through metabolic engineering strategies, the mixed acid-butanediol fermentation metabolizes a certain portion of substrate to the by-products of organic acids such as lactic acid and acetic acid, which causes energy cost and increases the difficulty of product purification in downstream processes. In this work, due to the high efficiency of enzymatic reaction and excellent selectivity, a strategy for efficiently converting 2,3-butandiol to acetoin using whole-cell biocatalyst by engineered Bacillus subtilis is proposed. In this process, NAD⁺ plays a significant role on 2,3-butanediol and acetoin distribution, so the NADH oxidase and 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase both from B. subtilis are co-expressed in B. subtilis 168 to construct an NAD⁺ regeneration system, which forces dramatic decrease of the intracellular NADH concentration (1.6 fold) and NADH/NAD⁺ ratio (2.2 fold). By optimization of the enzymatic reaction and applying repeated batch conversion, the whole-cell biocatalyst efficiently produced 91.8 g/L acetoin with a productivity of 2.30 g/(L·h), which was the highest record ever reported by biocatalysis. This work indicated that manipulation of the intracellular cofactor levels was more effective than the strategy of enhancing enzyme activity, and the bioprocess for NAD⁺ regeneration may also be a useful way for improving the productivity of NAD⁺-dependent chemistry-based products.     

Glucose metabolic flux distribution of Lactobacillus amylophilus during lactic acid production using kitchen waste saccharified solution

The ¹³C isotope tracer method was used to investigate the glucose metabolic flux distribution and regulation in Lactobacillus amylophilus to improve lactic acid production using kitchen waste saccharified solution (KWSS). The results demonstrate that L. amylophilus is a homofermentative bacterium. In synthetic medium, 60.6% of the glucose entered the Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas (EMP) to produce lactic acid, whereas 36.4% of the glucose entered the pentose phosphate metabolic pathway (HMP). After solid–liquid separation of the KWSS, the addition of Fe³⁺ during fermentation enhanced the NADPH production efficiency and increased the NADH content. The flux to the EMP was also effectively increased. Compared with the control (60.6% flux to EMP without Fe³⁺ addition), the flux to the EMP with the addition of Fe³⁺ (74.3%) increased by 23.8%. In the subsequent pyruvate metabolism, Fe³⁺ also increased lactate dehydrogenase activity, and inhibited alcohol dehydrogenase, pyruvate dehydrogenase and pyruvate carboxylase, thereby increasing the lactic acid production to 9.03 g l⁻¹, an increase of 8% compared with the control. All other organic acid by-products were lower than in the control. However, the addition of Zn²⁺ showed an opposite effect, decreasing the lactic acid production. In conclusion it is feasible and effective means using GC-MS, isotope experiment and MATLAB software to integrate research the metabolic flux distribution of lactic acid bacteria, and the results provide the theoretical foundation for similar metabolic flux distribution.     

Production of (2S,3S)-2,3-butanediol and (3S)-acetoin from glucose using resting cells of Klebsiella pneumonia and Bacillus subtilis

Production of highly pure (2S,3S)-2,3-butanediol ((2S,3S)-2,3-BD) and (3S)-acetoin ((3S)-AC) in high concentrations is desirable but difficult to achieve. In the present study, glucose was first transformed to a mixture of (2S,3S)-2,3-BD and meso-2,3-BD by resting cells of Klebsiella pneumoniae CICC 10011, followed by biocatalytic resolution of the mixture by resting cells of Bacillus subtilis 168. meso-2,3-BD was transformed to (3S)-AC, leaving (2S,3S)-2,3-BD in the reaction medium. Using this approach, 12.5 g l(-1) (2S,3S)-2,3-BD and 56.7 g l(-1) (3S)-AC were produced. Stereoisomeric purity of (2S,3S)-2,3-BD and enantiomeric excess of (3S)-AC was 96.9 and 96.2%, respectively.     

The rebalanced pathway significantly enhances acetoin production by disruption of acetoin reductase gene and moderate-expression of a new water-forming NADH oxidase in Bacillus subtilis

Bacillus subtilis produces acetoin as a major extracellular product. However, the by-products of 2,3-butanediol, lactic acid and ethanol were accompanied in the NADH-dependent pathways. In this work, metabolic engineering strategies were proposed to redistribute the carbon flux to acetoin by manipulation the NADH levels. We first knocked out the acetoin reductase gene bdhA to block the main flux from acetoin to 2,3-butanediol. Then, among four putative candidates, we successfully screened an active water-forming NADH oxidase, YODC. Moderate-expression of YODC in the bdhA disrupted B. subtilis weakened the NADH-linked pathways to by-product pools of acetoin. Through these strategies, acetoin production was improved to 56.7 g/l with an increase of 35.3%, while the production of 2,3-butanediol, lactic acid and ethanol were decreased by 92.3%, 70.1% and 75.0%, respectively, simultaneously the fermentation duration was decreased 1.7-fold. Acetoin productivity by B. subtilis was improved to 0.639 g/(l h).