Metabolic engineering of Schizosaccharomyces pombe to produce punicic acid, a conjugated fatty acid with nutraceutic properties

2017 ◽  
Vol 101 (21) ◽  
pp. 7913-7922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Garaiova ◽  
Elzbieta Mietkiewska ◽  
Randall J. Weselake ◽  
Roman Holic
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Metabolic Engineering ◽  
Schizosaccharomyces Pombe ◽  
Punicic Acid ◽  
Conjugated Fatty Acid

IDENTIFICATION OF CONJUGATED TRIENE FATTY ACIDS IN CERTAIN SEED OILS

1962 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 2078-2082 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Y. Hopkins ◽  
Mary J. Chisholm
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Eleostearic Acid ◽  
Octadecatrienoic Acid ◽  
Seed Oils ◽  
Punicic Acid ◽  
Calendula Officinalis ◽  
Conjugated Fatty Acid ◽  
Mild Conditions ◽  
Conjugated Triene ◽  
Major Acid

Seed oils were hydrolyzed under mild conditions and the major conjugated fatty acid of each oil was isolated and identified. In two families, species which were closely related botanically contained different but isomeric acids. Thus, in the Bignoniaceae, Jacaranda chelonia had cis trans,cis-8,10,12-octadecatrienoic acid as a major acid while Catalpa speciosa had trans,trans,cis-9,11,13-octadecatrienoic acid. In the Cucurbitaceae, Momordica charantia had the ordinary cis,trans,trans-9,11,13-octadecatrienoic (α-eleostearic) acid while M. balsamina had cis,trans,cis-9,11,13-octadecatrienoic (punicic) acid. M. balsamina is a new and convenient source of punicic acid. α-Eleostearic acid was identified as a major acid in examples of Valerianaceae and Rosaceae. Further proof was obtained that the fatty acid of Calendula officinalis (Compositae) is trans,trans,cis-8,10,12-octadecatrienoic acid.

scholarly journals Fatty acid biosynthesis revisited: structure elucidation and metabolic engineering

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joris Beld ◽  
D. John Lee ◽  
Michael D. Burkart
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Metabolic Engineering ◽  
Structure Elucidation ◽  
Fatty Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
Primary Metabolites ◽  
Biosynthetic Machinery

Fatty acids are primary metabolites synthesized by complex, elegant, and essential biosynthetic machinery.

scholarly journals Engineering intracellular malonyl-CoA availability in microbial hosts and its impact on polyketide and fatty acid synthesis

2020 ◽  
Vol 104 (14) ◽  
pp. 6057-6065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Milke ◽  
Jan Marienhagen
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Metabolic Engineering ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthesis ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Microbial Synthesis ◽  
Acetyl Coa ◽  
Carboxylase Activity ◽  
Cell Factories ◽  
Malonyl Coa

AbstractMalonyl-CoA is an important central metabolite serving as the basic building block for the microbial synthesis of many pharmaceutically interesting polyketides, but also fatty acid–derived compounds including biofuels. Especially Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Escherichia coli, and Corynebacterium glutamicum have been engineered towards microbial synthesis of such compounds in recent years. However, developed strains and processes often suffer from insufficient productivity. Usually, tightly regulated intracellular malonyl-CoA availability is regarded as the decisive bottleneck limiting overall product formation. Therefore, metabolic engineering towards improved malonyl-CoA availability is essential to design efficient microbial cell factories for the production of polyketides and fatty acid derivatives. This review article summarizes metabolic engineering strategies to improve intracellular malonyl-CoA formation in industrially relevant microorganisms and its impact on productivity and product range, with a focus on polyketides and other malonyl-CoA-dependent products.Key Points• Malonyl-CoA is the central building block of polyketide synthesis.• Increasing acetyl-CoA supply is pivotal to improve malonyl-CoA availability.• Improved acetyl-CoA carboxylase activity increases availability of malonyl-CoA.• Fatty acid synthesis as an ambivalent target to improve malonyl-CoA supply.

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