D-2,3-butanediol production due to heterologous expression of an acetoin reductase in Clostridium acetobutylicum

Acetoin reductase (ACR) catalyzes the conversion of acetoin to 2,3-butanediol. Under certain conditions, Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (and strains derived from it) generates both d- and l-stereoisomers of acetoin, but because of the absence of an ACR enzyme, it does not produce 2,3-butanediol. A gene encoding ACR from Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 was functionally expressed in C. acetobutylicum under the control of two strong promoters, the constitutive thl promoter and the late exponential adc promoter. Both ACR-overproducing strains were grown in batch cultures, during which 89 to 90% of the natively produced acetoin was converted to 20 to 22 mM d-2,3-butanediol. The addition of a racemic mixture of acetoin led to the production of both d-2,3-butanediol and meso-2,3-butanediol. A metabolic network that is in agreement with the experimental data is proposed. Native 2,3-butanediol production is a first step toward a potential homofermentative 2-butanol-producing strain of C. acetobutylicum.     

The production of 2,3-butanediol by fermentation of high test molasses

Summary Klebsiella oxytoca fermented 199 g·l^–1 high test or invert molasses using batch fermentation with substrate shift to produce 95.2–98.6 g 2,3-butanediol·l^–1 and 2,4–4.3 g acetoin·l^–1 with a diol yield of 96–100% of the theoretical value and a diol productivity of 1.0–1.1 g·l^–1·h^–1. Fermentation was performed numerous times with molasses in repeated batch culture with cell recovery. Such repeated batch fermentation, in addition to a high product yield, also showed a very high product concentration. For example, 118 g 2,3-butanediol·l^–1 and 2.3 g acetoin·l^–1 were produced from 280 g·l^–1 of high test molasses. The diol productivity in this fermentation amounted to 2.4 g·l^–1·h^–1 and can undoubtedly be further increased by increasing the cell concentration. Because the Klebsiella cultures ferment 2,3-butanediol at an extremely high rate once the sugar has been consumed, the culture was inhibited completely by the addition of 15 g ethanol·l^–1 and switching off aeration. Offprint requests to: A. S. Afschar     

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.     

2,3-丁二醇生产菌株生产能力的比较和培养基优化

对5株克雷伯氏肺炎杆菌 (包括两株乳酸途径被敲除的工程菌株) 发酵生产2,3-丁二醇能力进行了比较,其中K. pneumonia HR521 LDH (乳酸合成途径中ldhA基因被敲除) 具有最佳的发酵性能。通过正交试验优化了其发酵培养基的主要组分,优化后的培养基组成为：葡萄糖 90 g/L,(NH4)2HPO4 3 g/L,玉米浆 (CLSP) 6 g/L,乙酸钠 5 g/L,KCl 0.4 g/L,MgSO4 0.1 g/L,FeSO4·7H2O 0.02 g/L,MnSO4 0.01 g/L。在优化后的发酵培养基中进行摇瓶发酵,24 h发酵乙偶姻和2,3-丁二醇的终浓度为37.46 g/L,比未优化前增加了10 g/L,2,3-丁二醇得率达到了理论得率的90.53％,生产强度1.56 g/(L·h),检测不到副产物乳酸的生成,利于后提取工艺的进行和工业生产的应用。     

The combined enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation of hemicellulose to 2,3-butanediol

Summary Hemicellulose-rich fractions from several agricultural residues were converted to 2,3-butanediol by a combined enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation process. Culture filtrates from Trichoderma harzianum E58 were used to hydrolyze the substrates while Klebsiella pneumoniae fermented the liberated sugars to 2,3-butanediol. Approximately 50–60% of a 5% (w/v) xylan preparation could be hydrolyzed and quantitatively converted to 2,3-butanediol using this procedure. Although enzymatic hydrolysis was optimal at pH 5.0 and 50° C, the combined hydrolysis and fermentation was most efficient at pH 6.5 and 30° C. Combined hydrolysis and fermentation resulted in butanediol levels that were 20–40% higher than could be obtained with a separate hydrolysis and fermentation process. The hemicellulose-rich water-soluble fractions obtained from a variety of steam-exploded agricultural residues could be readily used by the combined hydrolysis and fermentation approach resulting in butanediol yields of 0.4–0.5 g/g of reducing sugar utilized.     

Evaluation of stereoisomers of 2,3-butanediol and acetoin to differentiate Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kloeckera apiculata wine strains

The (R)/(S) ratios of acetoin were always higher in wines obtained by Saccharomyces cerevisiae than in those obtained by Kloeckera apiculata. A significantly different behaviour was determined between the two species as regards contents and ratios of 2,3-butanediols: S. cerevisiae produced more (R,R)-2,3-butanediol (about 80%), whereas K. apiculata produced more meso-form (about 90%).     

Fed-batch approach to production of 2,3-butanediol by Klebsiella pneumoniae grown on high substrate concentrations

The bioconversion of sugars present in wood hemicellulose to 2,3-butanediol by Klebsiella pneumoniae grown on high sugar concentrations was investigated. When K. pneumoniae was grown under finite air conditions in the presence of added acetic acid, 50 g of D-glucose and D-xylose per liter could be converted to 25 and 27 g of butanediol per liter, respectively. The efficiency of bioconversion decreased with increasing sugar substrate concentrations (up to 200 g/liter). Butanediol production at low sugar substrate concentrations was less efficient when the organism was grown under aerobic conditions; however, final butanediol values were higher for cultures grown on an initial sugar concentration of 150 g/liter, particularly when the inoculum was first acclimatized to high sugar levels. When a double fed-batch approach (daily additions of sugars together with yeast extract) was used under aerobic conditions, up to 88 and 113 g of combined butanediol and acetyl methyl carbinol per liter could be obtained from the utilization of 190 g of D-xylose and 226 g of D-glucose per liter, respectively.     

In silico aided metabolic engineering of Klebsiella oxytoca and fermentation optimization for enhanced 2,3-butanediol production

Klebsiella oxytoca naturally produces a large amount of 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD), a promising bulk chemical with wide industrial applications, along with various byproducts. In this study, the in silico gene knockout simulation of K. oxytoca was carried out for 2,3-BD overproduction by inhibiting the formation of byproducts. The knockouts of ldhA and pflB genes were targeted with the criteria of maximization of 2,3-BD production and minimization of byproducts formation. The constructed K. oxytoca ΔldhA ΔpflB strain showed higher 2,3-BD yields and higher final concentrations than those obtained from the wild-type and ΔldhA strains. However, the simultaneous deletion of both genes caused about a 50 % reduction in 2,3-BD productivity compared with K. oxytoca ΔldhA strain. Based on previous studies and in silico investigation that the agitation speed during 2,3-BD fermentation strongly affected cell growth and 2,3-BD synthesis, the effect of agitation speed on 2,3-BD production was investigated from 150 to 450 rpm in 5-L bioreactors containing 3-L culture media. The highest 2,3-BD productivity (2.7 g/L/h) was obtained at 450 rpm in batch fermentation. Considering the inhibition of acetoin for 2,3-BD production, fed-batch fermentations were performed using K. oxytoca ΔldhA ΔpflB strain to enhance 2,3-BD production. Altering the agitation speed from 450 to 350 rpm at nearly 10 g/L of acetoin during the fed-batch fermentation allowed for the production of 113 g/L 2,3-BD, with a yield of 0.45 g/g, and for the production of 2.1 g/L/h of 2,3-BD.     

Establishment of a novel gene expression method,BICES (biomass-inducible chromosome-based expression system), and its application to the production of 2,3-butanediol and acetoin

In this study, we describe a novel method for producing valuable chemicals from glucose and xylose in Escherichia coli. The notable features in our method are avoidance of plasmids and expensive inducers for foreign gene expression to reduce production costs; foreign genes are knocked into the chromosome, and their expression is induced with xylose that is present in most biomass feedstock. As loci for the gene knock-in, lacZYA and some pseudogenes are chosen to minimize unexpected effects of the knock-in on cell physiology. The promoter of xylF is inducible with xylose and is combined with the T7 RNA polymerase–T7 promoter system to ensure strong gene expression. This expression system was named BICES (biomass-inducible chromosome-based expression system). As examples of BICES application, 2,3-butanediol and acetoin were successfully produced from glucose and xylose, and the maximal concentrations reached 54 g L⁻¹ [99.6% in (R,S)-form] and 31 g L⁻¹, respectively. 2,3-Butanediol and acetoin are industrially important chemicals that are, at present, produced primarily through petrochemical processes. To demonstrate usability of BICES in practical situations, we produced these chemicals from a saccharified cedar solution. From these results, we can conclude that BICES is suitable for practical production of valuable chemicals from biomass.     

Determination of 2,3-butanediol in high and low acetoin producers of Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine yeasts by automated multiple development (AMD)

P. ROMANO, G. SUZZI, V. BRANDOLINI, E. MENZIANI AND P. DOMIZIO. 1996. High performance thin layer chromatography with automated multiple development was used to determine 2,3-butanediol levels in wine produced by high and low acetoin-forming strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae . An inverse correlation between acetoin and 2,3-butanediol content was found suggesting a leaky mutation in acetoin reductase of the low 2,3-butanediol producing strains.     

Fed-batch approach to production of 2,3-butanediol by Klebsiella pneumoniae grown on high substrate concentrations.

The bioconversion of sugars present in wood hemicellulose to 2,3-butanediol by Klebsiella pneumoniae grown on high sugar concentrations was investigated. When K. pneumoniae was grown under finite air conditions in the presence of added acetic acid, 50 g of D-glucose and D-xylose per liter could be converted to 25 and 27 g of butanediol per liter, respectively. The efficiency of bioconversion decreased with increasing sugar substrate concentrations (up to 200 g/liter). Butanediol production at low sugar substrate concentrations was less efficient when the organism was grown under aerobic conditions; however, final butanediol values were higher for cultures grown on an initial sugar concentration of 150 g/liter, particularly when the inoculum was first acclimatized to high sugar levels. When a double fed-batch approach (daily additions of sugars together with yeast extract) was used under aerobic conditions, up to 88 and 113 g of combined butanediol and acetyl methyl carbinol per liter could be obtained from the utilization of 190 g of D-xylose and 226 g of D-glucose per liter, respectively.     

Thermophilic fermentation of acetoin and 2,3-butanediol by a novel <Emphasis Type="Italic">Geobacillus</Emphasis> strain

Background

Acetoin and 2,3-butanediol are two important biorefinery platform chemicals. They are currently fermented below 40°C using mesophilic strains, but the processes often suffer from bacterial contamination.

Results

This work reports the isolation and identification of a novel aerobic Geobacillus strain XT15 capable of producing both of these chemicals under elevated temperatures, thus reducing the risk of bacterial contamination. The optimum growth temperature was found to be between 45 and 55°C and the medium initial pH to be 8.0. In addition to glucose, galactose, mannitol, arabionose, and xylose were all acceptable substrates, enabling the potential use of cellulosic biomass as the feedstock. XT15 preferred organic nitrogen sources including corn steep liquor powder, a cheap by-product from corn wet-milling. At 55°C, 7.7?g/L of acetoin and 14.5?g/L of 2,3-butanediol could be obtained using corn steep liquor powder as a nitrogen source. Thirteen volatile products from the cultivation broth of XT15 were identified by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Acetoin, 2,3-butanediol, and their derivatives including a novel metabolite 2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylheptan-4-one, accounted for a total of about 96% of all the volatile products. In contrast, organic acids and other products were minor by-products. α-Acetolactate decarboxylase and acetoin:2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol oxidoreductase in XT15, the two key enzymes in acetoin metabolic pathway, were found to be both moderately thermophilic with the identical optimum temperature of 45°C.

Conclusions

Geobacillus sp. XT15 is the first naturally occurring thermophile excreting acetoin and/or 2,3-butanediol. This work has demonstrated the attractive prospect of developing it as an industrial strain in the thermophilic fermentation of acetoin and 2,3-butanediol with improved anti-contamination performance. The novel metabolites and enzymes identified in XT15 also indicated its strong promise as a precious biological resource. Thermophilic fermentation also offers great prospect for improving its yields and efficiencies. This remains a core aim for future work.

     

一株耐高温纤维素酶产生菌的分离和鉴定

为获得耐高温的纤维素酶产生菌,从农田旁稻草堆底取样,采用液体滤纸条试管法和纤维素刚果红平板法,分离到6株能够在45℃生长良好且降解纤维素的耐高温菌株,分别标为A1-A6,其中菌株A1透明圈直径和菌落直径比值为4,DNS法测定还原糖浓度较高,确定为实验菌株。菌体呈短杆状,G+,易褪色,具有运动性,过氧化氢酶、淀粉水解、明胶液化、甲基红试验、硫化氢、葡萄糖氧化发酵、P HB类脂粒、异染粒、纤维素分解、反硝化试验呈阳性,乙酰甲基甲醇试验、吲哚试验、硝酸盐还原试验、卵磷脂酶实验呈阴性,以FP A酶活为主,羧甲基纤维素酶活为辅。根据细菌形态、生理生化特征,参照《伯杰氏细菌系统鉴定手册》初步鉴定为纤维单胞菌属,即Cellulomonas。     

Lignin and extractives derived inhibitors in the 2,3-butanediol fermentation of mannose-rich prehydrolysates

Summary Mannose, the predominant sugar in southern pine water prehydrolysates, has been fermented to 2,3-butanediol by Klebsiella pneumoniae AU-1-d3. Lignin derivatives and extractives soluble in the water prehydrolysates, however, hindered the butanediol fermentation. Treatments with sequential lime-sulfuric acid or mixed bed ion resins facilitated the butanediol fermentation of the water prehydrolysates. Fermentation inhibitors derived from southern pine lignin and extractives were identified.     

The effect of yeast extract on the fermentation of glucose to 2,3-butanediol by Bacillus polymyxa

The fermentation of glucose to 2,3-butanediol by Bacillus polymyxa was improved by increasing the amount of yeast extract in the culture medium. A level of 1.5% (w/v) resulted in optimal 2,3-butanediol production. A comparable fermentation could be achieved with 0.5% yeast extract if the phosphate level of the medium was increased from 0.0026 to 0.078 M and the medium was supplemented with 40 M iron and 1.7 M manganese.NRCC #23497     

一株真菌拮抗细菌Z21的筛选与鉴定及其发酵条件优化

【背景】芽孢杆菌属的许多细菌具有抗逆性强、安全等特点,一直以来都是开发新型活性物质的研究热点。【目的】筛选对食品腐败真菌有抑制作用的细菌,将其开发为天然食品防腐剂。【方法】采用平板分离法、平板对峙法、抑制菌丝生长速率法从空气、竹子内生细菌中筛选真菌拮抗菌,通过形态、生理生化特征及16S rRNA基因序列分析等方法对其进行鉴定,利用正交试验确定其最优生长条件。【结果】筛选到一株对6种常见霉菌均有较强抑制作用的细菌Z21。Z21与甲基营养型芽孢杆菌(Bacillusmethylotrophicus strain CBMB205~T)的相似性最高,且形态特征和生理生化特征与CBMB205~T菌株基本相符。Z21最佳发酵培养基配方和培养条件分别为:葡萄糖20.0 g/L、NaNO_3 20.0 g/L、MgSO_4 3.0 g/L,培养温度为32°C,培养时间为48 h。【结论】Z21为甲基营养型芽孢杆菌(Bacillus methylotrophicus),对黑曲霉、康氏木霉、绿色木霉、少根根霉、易脆毛霉、赭绿青霉的生长具有较强的抑制作用且抑菌效果稳定,为广谱真菌拮抗菌。     

Development of industrial-medium-required elimination of the 2,3-butanediol fermentation pathway to maintain ethanol yield in an ethanologenic strain of Klebsiella oxytoca

Fermentation efficiency and nutrient costs are both significant factors in process economics for the microbial conversion of cellulosic biomass to commodity chemicals such as ethanol. In this study, we have developed a more industrial medium (OUM1) composed of 0.5% corn steep liquor (dry weight basis) supplemented with mineral salts (0.2%), urea (0.06%), and glucose (9%). Although the growth of strain P2 was vigorous in this medium, approximately 14% of substrate carbon was diverted into 2,3-butanediol and acetoin under the low pH conditions needed for optimal cellulase activity during simultaneous saccharification. Deleting the central region of the budAB genes encoding alpha-acetolactate synthase and alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase eliminated the butanediol and acetoin coproducts and increased ethanol yields by 12%. In OUM1 medium at pH 5.2, strain BW21 produced over 4% ethanol in 48 h (0.47 g ethanol per g glucose). Average productivity (48 h), ethanol titer, and ethanol yield for BW21 in OUM1 medium (pH 5.2) exceeded that of the parent (strain P2) in rich laboratory medium (Luria broth).     

一株嗜热厌氧杆菌的分离、鉴定及其代谢特征

【目的】分离、保护油藏嗜热微生物资源,解析其主要的代谢特征。【方法】利用Hungte厌氧分离技术从大港油田埕海一区油层采出液中分离出厌氧菌株BF1。通过生理生化特征分析、16S rRNA基因序列比对与电化学分析,确定BF1的分类地位及其S元素代谢对腐蚀电流的影响。【结果】菌株BF1为严格嗜热厌氧革兰氏阴性杆菌,顶端产芽孢、不运动,菌体大小为0.42μm×(1.6 5.4)μm,单生、成对或成串生长。其温度生长范围为45°C 75°C(最适温度60°C);pH生长范围在4.5 8.5(最适pH 6.5)之间,比生长速率(μm)0.99 h 1,倍增时间为42 min。能利用葡萄糖、松三糖、棉子糖、甘露糖、乳糖、纤维二糖、果糖、核糖等碳水化合物,利用葡萄糖发酵的产物是乙醇、乙酸、CO2及少量的H2。菌株BF1能还原亚硫酸盐与硫代硫酸盐产生H2S,其耐受上限分别为50 mmol/L和75 mmol/L;还原硫代硫酸钠(50 mmol/L)后其极化电阻由2 099/cm2降低至776/cm2,腐蚀电流由9.936e-006 A提高至3.25e-005 A。细胞膜脂肪酸主要由高级饱和脂肪酸组成,含量最丰富的为十五烷酸占70.6%。菌株BF1的DNA(G+C)mol%含量为34.0%,其16S rRNA与Thermoanaerobacter pseudethanolicus DSM 2355T相似性最高,为98.3%,与T.brockii subsp.brockii DSM 1457T次之,为98.0%。菌株BF1的许多生理、生化特征与T.pseudethanolicus DSM 2355T和T.brockii subsp.brockii DSM 1457T有着明显的差别,如倍增时间、最适生长温度及底物利用等;而菌株BF1的细胞膜脂肪酸组成与T.pseude-thanolicus DSM 2355T也不相同。【结论】菌株BF1可能是Thermoanaerobacter属中的一个新种,其确切分类地位还需要进一步进行DNA分子杂交;其代谢元素硫提高腐蚀电流密度,可能会对油田管道与设备造成腐蚀。