A limited LCA of bio-adipic acid: manufacturing the nylon-6,6 precursor adipic acid using the benzoic acid degradation pathway from different feedstocks

A limited life cycle assessment (LCA) was performed on a combined biological and chemical process for the production of adipic acid, which was compared to the traditional petrochemical process. The LCA comprises the biological conversion of the aromatic feedstocks benzoic acid, impure aromatics, toluene, or phenol from lignin to cis, cis-muconic acid, which is subsequently converted to adipic acid through hydrogenation. Apart from the impact of usage of petrochemical and biomass-based feedstocks, the environmental impact of the final concentration of cis, cis-muconic acid in the fermentation broth was studied using 1.85% and 4.26% cis, cis-muconic acid. The LCA focused on the cumulative energy demand (CED), cumulative exergy demand (CExD), and the CO(2) equivalent (CO(2) eq) emission, with CO(2) and N(2) O measured separately. The highest calculated reduction potential of CED and CExD were achieved using phenol, which reduced the CED by 29% and 57% with 1.85% and 4.26% cis, cis-muconic acid, respectively. A decrease in the CO(2) eq emission was especially achieved when the N(2) O emission in the combined biological and chemical process was restricted. At 4.26% cis, cis-muconic acid, the different carbon backbone feedstocks contributed to an optimized reduction of CO(2) eq emissions ranging from 14.0 to 17.4 ton CO(2) eq/ton adipic acid. The bulk of the bioprocessing energy intensity is attributed to the hydrogenation reactor, which has a high environmental impact and a direct relationship with the product concentration in the broth.     

Microbial production of cis,cis-muconic acid from benzoic acid

Summary The authors isolated numerous microorganisms with the capacity to assimilate large amounts of benzoate from many soil samples. Several of them were selected and subjected to mutation mainly by ultraviolet irradiation. One mutant lacking active muconate-lactonizing enzyme, the parent strain of which was identified as belonging to the genus Arthrobacter, was isolated and found to be capable of producing cis, cis-muconic acid with a quantitative yield of 44.1 g/l over 48 h in a 30 1 jar fermentor by successive feeding of small amounts of benzoate. This mutant, however, was more sensitive to high concentrations of the substrate than the parent strain. As few intermediates and isomers other than cis, cis-muconic acid were accumulated in the large fermentor, a large amount of pure cis, cis-muconic acid was easily obtained from the broth by salting out and recrystallization at a high recovery rate.     

Fed-batch fermentor synthesis of 3-dehydroshikimic acid using recombinant Escherichia coli.

3-Dehydroshikimic acid (DHS), in addition to being a potent antioxidant, is the key hydroaromatic intermediate in the biocatalytic conversion of glucose into aromatic bioproducts and a variety of industrial chemicals. Microbial synthesis of DHS, like other intermediates in the common pathway of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis, has previously been examined only under shake flask conditions. In this account, synthesis of DHS using recombinant Escherichia coli constructs is examined in a fed-batch fermentor where glucose availability, oxygenation levels, and solution pH are controlled. DHS yields and titers are also determined by the activity of 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonic acid 7-phosphate (DAHP) synthase. This enzyme's expression levels, sensitivity to feedback inhibition, and the availability of its substrates, phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) and D-erythrose 4-phosphate (E4P), dictate its in vivo activity. By combining fed-batch fermentor control with amplified expression of a feedback-insensitive isozyme of DAHP synthase and amplified expression of transketolase, DHS titers of 69 g/L were synthesized in 30% yield (mol/mol) from D-glucose. Significant concentrations of 3-dehydroquinic acid (6.8 g/L) and gallic acid (6.6 g/L) were synthesized in addition to DHS. The pronounced impact of transketolase overexpression, which increases E4P availability, on DHS titers and yields indicates that PEP availability is not a limiting factor under the fed-batch fermentor conditions employed.     

利用重组大肠杆菌产聚-4-羟基丁酸的研究

重组大肠杆菌 E.coli XL-1 Blue（pKSSE5.3）携带Ralstonia　eutropha　H16的 PHA聚合酶基因（phaC）和Clostridium kluyveri的4-羟基丁酸:CoA转移酶基因（orfZ）,可以利用葡萄糖和4-羟基丁酸为碳源合成均聚的聚-4-羟基丁酸[P（4HB）]。优化培养基和培养条件后,进行了补料分批培养。结果表明,经68h左右培养,E.coli XL-1 Blue（pKSSE5.3）的发酵液中菌体干重达13g/L,P（4HB）的密度达5g/L,P（4HB）百分含量为36％。从收获的冻干细胞中提纯得到40g均聚的P（4HB）,为进一步分析检测P（4HB）生物、理化、加工特性及其应用价值成为可能。     

产1,3-丙二醇基因工程菌发酵条件的研究

利用途径工程的方法,将来源于克雷伯氏菌(Klebsiella pneumoniae)的甘油脱水酶基因dhaB和1,3-丙二醇氧化还原酶基因dhaT构建成多顺反子重组质粒pSE-dhaB-dhaT并在大肠杆菌JM 109中进行表达,在大肠杆菌中构建一条新的产1,3-丙二醇代谢途径。研究表明,重组菌株JM 109/pSE-dhaB-dhaT在微好氧条件下,尝试用廉价的乳糖为诱导物、维生素B12为辅酶,可以将甘油转化为1,3-丙二醇,产量达15.34 g/L,甘油转化率为35.7%,对低成本生产1,3-丙二醇作了有益的探索。     

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。     

Microbial synthesis of 3-dehydroshikimic acid: a comparative analysis of D-xylose, L-arabinose, and D-glucose carbon sources.

3-Dehydroshikimic acid is a hydroaromatic precursor to chemicals ranging from L-phenylalanine to adipic acid. The concentration and yield of 3-dehydroshikimic acid microbially synthesized from various carbon sources has been examined under fed-batch fermentor conditions. Examined carbon sources included D-xylose, L-arabinose, and D-glucose. A mixture consisting of a 3:3:2 molar ratio of glucose/xylose/arabinose was also evaluated as a carbon source to model the composition of pentose streams potentially resulting from the hydrolysis of corn fiber. Escherichia coli KL3/pKL4.79B, which overexpresses feedback-insensitive DAHP synthase, synthesizes higher concentrations and yields of 3-dehydroshikimic acid when either xylose, arabinose, or the glucose/xylose/arabinose mixture is used as a carbon source relative to when glucose alone is used as a carbon source. E. coli KL3/pKL4.124A, which overexpresses transketolase and feedback-insensitive DAHP synthase, synthesizes higher concentrations and yields of 3-dehydroshikimic acid when the glucose/xylose/arabinose mixture is used as the carbon source relative to when either xylose or glucose is used as a carbon source. Observed high-titer, high-yielding synthesis of 3-dehydroshikimic acid from the glucose/xylose/arabinose mixture carries significant ramifications relevant to the employment of corn fiber in the microbial synthesis of value-added chemicals.     

Phosphoenolpyruvate availability and the biosynthesis of shikimic acid

The impact of increased availability of phosphoenolpyruvate during shikimic acid biosynthesis has been examined in Escherichia coli K-12 constructs carrying plasmid-localized aroF(FBR) and tktA inserts encoding, respectively, feedback-insensitive 3-deoxy-d-arabino-heptulosonic acid 7-phosphate synthase and transketolase. Strategies for increasing the availability of phosphoenolpyruvate were based on amplified expression of E. coli ppsA-encoded phosphoenolpyruvate synthase or heterologous expression of the Zymomonas mobilis glf-encoded glucose facilitator. The highest titers and yields of shikimic acid biosynthesized from glucose in 1 L fermentor runs were achieved using E. coli SP1.lpts/pSC6.090B, which expressed both Z. mobilis glf-encoded glucose facilitator protein and Z. mobilis glk-encoded glucose kinase in a host deficient in the phosphoenolpyruvate:carbohydrate phosphotransferase system. At 10 L scale with yeast extract supplementation, E. coli SP1.lpts/pSC6.090B synthesized 87 g/L of shikimic acid in 36% (mol/mol) yield with a maximum productivity of 5.2 g/L/h for shikimic acid synthesized during the exponential phase of growth.     

过量表达自身hemA基因的重组大肠杆菌发酵生产5-氨基乙酰丙酸的研究

研究了优化重组大肠杆菌产5-氨基乙酰丙酸（ALA）的条件,提高大肠杆菌发酵生产AL气的产量。在测定重组大肠杆菌GT48的生长曲线的基础上,确定诱导时间,优化摇瓶发酵条件。然后,进一步在5L发酵罐上进行间歇和流加发酵研究。摇瓶实验表明,细胞培养最佳初始pH为6．5,最佳诱导时间为稳定期前期,最佳接种量为2％,过高的葡萄糖浓度对细胞生长和产物合成均有一定的抑制作用。在5L发酵罐间歇发酵中,重组菌产ALA能力达到47．8mg／L。采用流加发酵可以进一步将产物产量提高到63．8mg／L。构建的过量表达自身的hemA基因的大肠杆菌具有较高的产ALA能力,通过发酵条件优化和采用流加发酵可以提高AL气产量。     

Modulation of phosphoenolpyruvate synthase expression increases shikimate pathway product yields in E. coli

Product yields in microbial synthesis are ultimately limited by the mechanism utilized for glucose transport. Altered expression of phosphoenolpyruvate synthase was examined as a method for circumventing these limits. Escherichia coli KL3/pJY1.216A was cultured under fed-batch fermentor conditions where glucose was the only source of carbon for the formation of microbial biomass and the synthesis of product 3-dehydroshikimic acid. Shikimate pathway byproducts 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonic acid, 3-dehydroquinic acid, and gallic acid were also generated. An optimal expression level of phosphoenolpyruvate synthase was identified, which did not correspond to the highest expression levels of this enzyme, where the total yield of 3-dehydroshikimic acid and shikimate pathway byproducts synthesized from glucose was 51% (mol/mol). For comparison, the theoretical maximum yield is 43% (mol/mol) for synthesis of 3-dehydroshikimic acid and shikimate pathway byproducts from glucose in lieu of amplified expression of phosphoenolpyruvate synthase.     

产顺,顺-粘康酸细胞工厂的构建与优化

顺,顺-粘康酸是重要的平台化学品。目前,生物合成顺,顺-粘康酸还缺乏高性能菌株,已报道的主要工程菌株不仅需要诱导表达,遗传不稳定,而且发酵培养基组分复杂,不利于大规模工业化生产。构建能利用简单无机盐培养基、遗传稳定且不需要诱导表达的新型工程菌受到人们的关注。本研究在实验室前期构建的产三脱氢莽草酸工程菌株WJ060中,整合合成顺,顺-粘康酸的3个外源基因(aro Z、aro Y、cat A),并且利用3个不同强度的组成型启动子进行组合调控,成功构建了27株顺,顺-粘康酸工程菌,得到的最优工程菌MA30的产量达到1.7 g/L。为了进一步提高顺,顺-粘康酸工程菌的生产能力,利用基因组复制工程构建突变体库,结合高通量筛选方法,经过两轮筛选,成功筛选到了顺,顺-粘康酸产量提高超过8%的大肠杆菌MA30-G2。利用5 L发酵罐进行分批补料发酵,MA30-G2的顺,顺-粘康酸产量达到了11.5 g/L。本研究采用组合调控和高通量筛选相结合的策略不仅促进了顺,顺-粘康酸的生物合成,同时也为其他生物基化学品的生物制造提供了重要参考。     

Microbial synthesis of p-hydroxybenzoic acid from glucose.

A series of recombinant Escherichia coli strains have been constructed and evaluated for their ability to synthesize p-hydroxybenzoic acid from glucose under fed-batch fermentor conditions. The maximum concentration of p-hydroxybenzoic acid synthesized was 12 g/L and corresponded to a yield of 13% (mol/mol). Synthesis of p-hydroxybenzoic acid began with direction of increased carbon flow into the common pathway of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis. This was accomplished in all constructs with overexpression of a feedback-insensitive isozyme of 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonic acid 7-phosphate synthase. Expression levels of enzymes in the common pathway of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis were also increased in all constructs to deliver increased carbon flow from the beginning to the end of the common pathway. A previously unreported inhibition of 3-dehydroquinate synthase by L-tyrosine was discovered to be a significant impediment to the flow of carbon through the common pathway. Chorismic acid, the last metabolite of the common pathway, was converted into p-hydroxybenzoic acid by ubiC-encoded chorismate lyase. Constructs differed in the strategy used for overexpression of chorismate lyase and also differed as to whether mutations were present in the host E. coli to inactivate other chorismate-utilizing enzymes. Use of overexpressed chorismate lyase to increase the rate of chorismic acid aromatization was mitigated by attendant decreases in the specific activity of DAHP synthase and feedback inhibition caused by p-hydroxybenzoic acid. The toxicity of p-hydroxybenzoic acid towards E. coli metabolism and growth was also evaluated.     

Study of two-stage processes for the microbial production of 1,3-propanediol from glucose

The microbial production of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) from glucose was studied in a two-stage fermentation process on a laboratory scale. In the first stage, glucose was converted to glycerol either by the osmotolerant yeast Pichia farinosa or by a recombinant Escherichia coli strain. In the second stage, glycerol in the broth from the first stage was converted to 1,3-PD by Klebsiella pneumoniae. The culture broth from P. farinosa was shown to contain toxic metabolites that strongly impair the growth of K. pneumoniae and the formation of 1,3-PD. Recombinant E. coli is more suitable than P. farinosa for producing glycerol in the first stage. The fermentation pattern from glycerol can be significantly altered by the presence of acetate, leading to a significant reduction of PD yield in the second stage. However, in the recombinant E. coli culture acetate formation can be prevented by fed-batch cultivation under limiting glucose supply, resulting in an effective production of 1,3-PD in the second stage with a productivity of 2.0 g l(-1) h(-1) and a high yield (0.53 g/g) close to that of glycerol fermentation in a synthetic medium. The overall 1,3-PD yield from glucose in the two stage-process with E. coli and K. pneumoniae reached 0.17 g/g.     

Construction of deoxyriboaldolase-overexpressing Escherichia coli and its application to 2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate synthesis from glucose and acetaldehyde for 2'-deoxyribonucleoside production

The gene encoding a deoxyriboaldolase (DERA) was cloned from the chromosomal DNA of Klebsiella pneumoniae B-4-4. This gene contains an open reading frame consisting of 780 nucleotides encoding 259 amino acid residues. The predicted amino acid sequence exhibited 94.6% homology with the sequence of DERA from Escherichia coli. The DERA of K. pneumoniae was expressed in recombinant E. coli cells, and the specific activity of the enzyme in the cell extract was as high as 2.5 U/mg, which was threefold higher than the specific activity in the K. pneumoniae cell extract. One of the E. coli transformants, 10B5/pTS8, which had a defect in alkaline phosphatase activity, was a good catalyst for 2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate (DR5P) synthesis from glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and acetaldehyde. The E. coli cells produced DR5P from glucose and acetaldehyde in the presence of ATP. Under the optimal conditions, 100 mM DR5P was produced from 900 mM glucose, 200 mM acetaldehyde, and 100 mM ATP by the E. coli cells. The DR5P produced was further transformed to 2'-deoxyribonucleoside through coupling the enzymatic reactions of phosphopentomutase and nucleoside phosphorylase. These results indicated that production of 2'-deoxyribonucleoside from glucose, acetaldehyde, and a nucleobase is possible with the addition of a suitable energy source, such as ATP.     

腈水解酶psn基因工程菌的发酵及产酶条件优化

来自恶臭假单胞菌的腈水解酶具有高效催化3-氰基吡啶产烟酸的能力,对表达该酶的基因psn进行发酵和产酶条件优化,通过对C源、N源、磷酸盐、金属离子、温度、诱导剂浓度和诱导时间进行单因素考察,获得最适培养基条件(g/L):葡萄糖5、蛋白胨15、酵母粉5、(NH4)2SO45、K2HPO424.5、KH2PO45.76、MgSO40.48;最佳诱导条件:培养2.5 h后添加IPTG诱导,浓度0.2 mmol/L,诱导温度30℃。在该条件下培养,重组大肠杆菌的腈水解酶比酶活可达到45.67 U/mL,比优化前提高了2.26倍。在此基础上,于5 L发酵罐上进行C、N源的补料研究,获得最适分批补料策略,发现其腈水解酶活力可达到75.40 U/mL,是优化前的3.74倍。     

Chemical structure and biodegradability of halogenated aromatic compounds. Halogenated muconic acids as intermediates.

Substituted muconic acids were prepared from the corresponding catechols by pyrocatechase II from Pseudomonas sp. B13. The stabilities of substituted muconic acids were compared under different pH conditions. 3-Substituted cis, cis-muconic acids cycloisomerized readily in slightly acidic solutions, whereas 2-chloro- and 2-fluoro-cis,cis-muconic acids were stable under these conditions and could be isolated as crystalline compounds. They were isomerized to the cis, trans-form in highly acidic solution (pH 1), particularly when heated to 80 degrees C. Cycloisomerization of 2-chloro-cis,cis-muconic acid in 75% (v/v) H2SO4 yields 4-carboxymethyl-2-chloro-but-2-en-4-olide (4-chloro-2,5-dihydro-5-oxo-3H-furan-2-ylacetic acid). THe cis,cis-configuration of 2-chloromuconic acid was certified by 1H n.m.r. spectroscopy and by enzymic cycloisomerization. Although the cis,cis-configuration of 2-fluoromuconic acid was confirmed by corresponding spectroscopic data, it was not cycloisomerized by crude extracts or cycloisomerase II preparations from Pseudomonas sp. B13.     

重组戊型肝炎病毒衣壳蛋白工程菌的高密度培养

在10L发酵罐中对戊型肝炎病毒衣壳蛋白在重组大肠杆菌中表达发酵工艺进行了研究,用分批培养方法探讨了不同培养基、培养基中磷酸盐浓度和Mg^2＋浓度等因素对菌体生长与重组蛋白表达的影响;用分批补料培养研究了不同的补料工艺对菌体生长与重组蛋白表达的影响,同时对重组菌诱导时期、诱导持续时间以及不同诱导温度表达包含体在尿素溶液中的溶解性进行了研究。结果表明,在优化后的培养基中,磷酸盐浓度、Mg^2＋浓度分别为80mmol/L 与20mmol/L时菌体生长与表达效果较好;分批补料培养中,37℃培养9h菌体达到对数期中期(约45OD600)为适宜诱导时期,加入终浓度为10mmol/L IPTG后诱导5h,OD600达到80以上,重组蛋白表达量达到29.74％,为最适收获菌体时间;37℃表达的包含体80％以上溶解在4mol/L的尿素溶液中,最终浓度达到14mg/mL; 10L发酵罐中确定的发酵工艺参数在30L发酵罐中进行了放大培养,10L发酵罐中确定的发酵工艺参数在30L发酵罐上具有可放大性与重复性, 可以应用于工业生产。     

Constitutive production of human leptin by fed-batch culture of recombinant rpoS- Escherichia coli

High-level production of human leptin by fed-batch culture of recombinant Escherichia coli using constitutive promoter system was investigated. For the constitutive expression of the obese gene encoding human leptin, the strong constitutive HCE promoter cloned from the D-amino acid aminotransferase gene of Geobacillus toebii was used. To develop an optimal host-vector system, several different recombinant E. coli strains were compared for leptin production. In flask cultures, E. coli FMJ123, which is a rpoS mutant strain, showed the highest level of leptin production (41% of total proteins). By comparing the expression levels of leptin in several different rpoS- and rpoS+ strains, it could be concluded that rpoS mutation positively affected constitutive production of leptin. For the large-scale production of human leptin, fed-batch cultures of recombinant E. coli FMJ123 were carried out using three different feeding solutions--chemically defined, yeast extract-containing, and casamino acid-containing feeding solutions. Among these, the use of casamino acid-containing feeding solution allowed production of leptin up to 2.1 g/L, which was 2.1- and 1.8-fold higher than that obtained with chemically defined and yeast extract-contained feeding solutions, respectively. These results suggest that the HCE promoter can be used for the efficient production of leptin, and most likely other recombinant proteins, in a constitutive manner.     

重组大肠杆菌生物转化甘油生产3-羟基丙酸

目的:以甘油为底物构建高效的3-羟基丙酸生产菌株。方法:以自身携带乙醛脱氢酶的E.coli BL21(DE3)plysS作为宿主,异源表达源自Klebsiella pneumoniae的甘油脱水酶基因dhaB。结果:重组菌E.coli HP获得的甘油脱水酶比活力在1.0mmol/L IPTG的诱导下达到了77.2 U/mg,摇瓶条件下,3-HP的最大产量为5.44 g/L,摩尔转化率为53%,该产量比目前报道的最高水平(4.4 g/L)提高了23.6%。结论:重组菌株E.coli HP实现了甘油向3-羟基丙酸(3-HP)的高效生物转化。     

高产稳产聚羟基烷酸的重组大肠杆菌的构建

重组大肠杆菌Ｅｓｃｈｅｒｉｃｈｉａ ｃｏｌｉＨＭＳ１７４（ｐＴＺ１８ＵＰＨＢ） 含有携带聚羟基烷酸（ＰＨＡ） 合成基因（ ｐｈａＣＡＢ）＊＊ 的质粒ｐＴＺ１８ＵＰＨＢ,是很有潜力的ＰＨＡ 生产菌,但存在着质粒不稳定和不能合成３羟基丁酸（３ＨＢ） 与３羟基戊酸（３ＨＶ） 共聚物［Ｐ（３ＨＢｃｏ３ＨＶ）］ 的缺陷。将ＲＫ２ 质粒上的ｐａｒ ＤＥ 基因引入ｐＴＺ１８ＵＰＨＢ 构成质粒ｐＪＭＣ２ ,该质粒可以在宿主Ｅ．ＣｏｌｉＨＭＳ１７４ 中稳定遗传。将培养基中的磷酸盐浓度降至１８ ｍ ｍｏｌ／Ｌ,发现Ｅ．Ｃｏｌｉ ＨＭＳ１７４（ｐＪＭＣ２） 能够以丙酸为前体合成Ｐ（３ＨＢｃｏ３ＨＶ） ,其中３ＨＶ 在共聚物中的含量为５ ％ ～８ ％ 。在５Ｌ自动发酵罐中分批补料培养Ｅ．Ｃｏｌｉ ＨＭＳ１７４（ｐＪＭＣ２） ,培养基初始磷酸盐浓度为１５ ｍ ｍｏｌ／Ｌ,３０ ｈ 后每升培养液中干菌体可达４２－５ ｇ,Ｐ（３ＨＢｃｏ３ＨＶ） 占干重的７０ ％ ,其中３ＨＶ 在共聚物中的含量为４－９ ％ 。