scholarly journals Enhancing glutamine production by optimising the GS-GOGAT pathway in Corynebacterium glutamicum and NH4+-limited fermentation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunpeng Liu ◽  
Lanxiao Li ◽  
Jinduo Wang ◽  
Qingyang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Corynebacterium Glutamicum ◽  
Lactobacillus Acidophilus ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Metabolic Flux ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Original Strain ◽  
Strong Promoter ◽  
Glutamine Synthase ◽  
Glutamine Production

Abstract: The GS-GOGAT pathway is a key metabolic pathway of glutamate and glutamine. Optimising this pathway, leading to metabolic flux to glutamine, can increase glutamine production and reduce the production of the by-product glutamate. The NH-limited fermentation process limits the concentration of NH to increase the activity of GS and further increase the yield of glutamine. The GS-GOGAT pathway was optimised by knocking out the GOGAT genes NCgl0181 and NCgl0182 and the glutaminase genes NCgl2395 and NCgl2500 and by integrating a copy of the GS gene glnAbsu from Bacillus subtilis and a copy of the glutamine synthase gene glnAlcb from Lactobacillus acidophilus into the genomic NCgl0182 and NCgl2500 sites. Furthermore, the pXT01 plasmid with the strong promoter tuf was used to overexpress glnAbsu and glnAlcb. To obtain an optimal NH-limited fermentation process, the effects of starting feeding with (NH)SO at different times of fermentation and three (NH)SO feeding strategies on glutamine fermentation were studied, and a NH-limited fermentation process that was the most suitable for glutamine fermentation was determined. After optimising the GS-GOGAT pathway, Corynebacterium glutamicum G-6 was subjected to the NH-limited fermentation process to greatly increase the production of glutamine. The yield of glutamine reached 98.7 g/L, which was 104.8% higher than that in the original strain GM34; the content of glutamate reached 4.5 g/L, which then decreased by 85.2%; the GS activity increased significantly, and the sugar-acid conversion rate reached 41.2%.

scholarly journals Enhancing glutamine production by optimising the GS-GOGAT pathway in Corynebacterium glutamicum and NH4+-limited fermentation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunpeng Liu ◽  
Lanxiao Li ◽  
Jinduo Wang ◽  
Qingyang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Corynebacterium Glutamicum ◽  
Lactobacillus Acidophilus ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Metabolic Flux ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Original Strain ◽  
Strong Promoter ◽  
Glutamine Synthase ◽  
Glutamine Production

Abstract: The GS-GOGAT pathway is a key metabolic pathway of glutamate and glutamine. Optimising this pathway, leading to metabolic flux to glutamine, can increase glutamine production and reduce the production of the by-product glutamate. The NH-limited fermentation process limits the concentration of NH to increase the activity of GS and further increase the yield of glutamine. The GS-GOGAT pathway was optimised by knocking out the GOGAT genes NCgl0181 and NCgl0182 and the glutaminase genes NCgl2395 and NCgl2500 and by integrating a copy of the GS gene glnAbsu from Bacillus subtilis and a copy of the glutamine synthase gene glnAlcb from Lactobacillus acidophilus into the genomic NCgl0182 and NCgl2500 sites. Furthermore, the pXT01 plasmid with the strong promoter tuf was used to overexpress glnAbsu and glnAlcb. To obtain an optimal NH-limited fermentation process, the effects of starting feeding with (NH)SO at different times of fermentation and three (NH)SO feeding strategies on glutamine fermentation were studied, and a NH-limited fermentation process that was the most suitable for glutamine fermentation was determined. After optimising the GS-GOGAT pathway, Corynebacterium glutamicum G-6 was subjected to the NH-limited fermentation process to greatly increase the production of glutamine. The yield of glutamine reached 98.7 g/L, which was 104.8% higher than that in the original strain GM34; the content of glutamate reached 4.5 g/L, which then decreased by 85.2%; the GS activity increased significantly, and the sugar-acid conversion rate reached 41.2%.

scholarly journals Metabolic Fluxes in Corynebacterium glutamicum during Lysine Production with Sucrose as Carbon Source

2004 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 7277-7287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Wittmann ◽  
Patrick Kiefer ◽  
Oskar Zelder
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
Corynebacterium Glutamicum ◽  
Metabolic Flux ◽  
Tca Cycle ◽  
Pentose Phosphate ◽  
Flux Analysis ◽  
Phosphotransferase System ◽  
Lysine Production ◽  
Metabolic Fluxes ◽  
Fructose 1,6 Bisphosphate

ABSTRACT Metabolic fluxes in the central metabolism were determined for lysine-producing Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 21526 with sucrose as a carbon source, providing an insight into molasses-based industrial production processes with this organism. For this purpose, 13C metabolic flux analysis with parallel studies on [1-13CFru]sucrose, [1-13CGlc]sucrose, and [13C6 Fru]sucrose was carried out. C. glutamicum directed 27.4% of sucrose toward extracellular lysine. The strain exhibited a relatively high flux of 55.7% (normalized to an uptake flux of hexose units of 100%) through the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). The glucose monomer of sucrose was completely channeled into the PPP. After transient efflux, the fructose residue was mainly taken up by the fructose-specific phosphotransferase system (PTS) and entered glycolysis at the level of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate. Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase operated in the gluconeogenetic direction from fructose-6-phosphate to glucose-6-phosphate and supplied additional carbon (7.2%) from the fructose part of the substrate toward the PPP. This involved supply of fructose-6-phosphate from the fructose part of sucrose either by PTSMan or by fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. C. glutamicum further exhibited a high tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle flux of 78.2%. Isocitrate dehydrogenase therefore significantly contributed to the total NADPH supply of 190%. The demands for lysine (110%) and anabolism (32%) were lower than the supply, resulting in an apparent NADPH excess. The high TCA cycle flux and the significant secretion of dihydroxyacetone and glycerol display interesting targets to be approached by genetic engineers for optimization of the strain investigated.

scholarly journals Design of a programmable biosensor-CRISPRi genetic circuits for dynamic and autonomous dual-control of metabolic flux in Bacillus subtilis

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 996-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaokang Wu ◽  
Taichi Chen ◽  
Yanfeng Liu ◽  
Rongzhen Tian ◽  
Xueqin Lv ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Metabolic Pathways ◽  
Metabolic Flux ◽  
Target Genes ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Dual Control ◽  
Genetic Circuits ◽  
Dynamic Regulation ◽  
Batch Bioreactor ◽  
Acetoin Production

Abstract Dynamic regulation is an effective strategy for fine-tuning metabolic pathways in order to maximize target product synthesis. However, achieving dynamic and autonomous up- and down-regulation of the metabolic modules of interest simultaneously, still remains a great challenge. In this work, we created an autonomous dual-control (ADC) system, by combining CRISPRi-based NOT gates with novel biosensors of a key metabolite in the pathway of interest. By sensing the levels of the intermediate glucosamine-6-phosphate (GlcN6P) and self-adjusting the expression levels of the target genes accordingly with the GlcN6P biosensor and ADC system enabled feedback circuits, the metabolic flux towards the production of the high value nutraceutical N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) could be balanced and optimized in Bacillus subtilis. As a result, the GlcNAc titer in a 15-l fed-batch bioreactor increased from 59.9 g/l to 97.1 g/l with acetoin production and 81.7 g/l to 131.6 g/l without acetoin production, indicating the robustness and stability of the synthetic circuits in a large bioreactor system. Remarkably, this self-regulatory methodology does not require any external level of control such as the use of inducer molecules or switching fermentation/environmental conditions. Moreover, the proposed programmable genetic circuits may be expanded to engineer other microbial cells and metabolic pathways.

scholarly journals Solid State Fermentation of Brewers’ Spent Grains for Improved Nutritional Profile Using Bacillus subtilis WX-17

Fermentation ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Xing Tan ◽  
Wai Kit Mok ◽  
Jaslyn Lee ◽  
Jaejung Kim ◽  
Wei Ning Chen
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
Metabolic Flux ◽  
Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Spent Grains ◽  
Significant Difference

Brewers’ spent grains (BSG) are underutilized food waste materials produced in large quantities from the brewing industry. In this study, solid state fermentation of BSG using Bacillus subtilis WX-17 was carried out to improve the nutritional value of BSG. Fermenting BSG with the strain WX-17, isolated from commercial natto, significantly enhanced the nutritional content in BSG compared to unfermented BSG, as determined by the marked difference in the level of metabolites. In total, 35 metabolites showed significant difference, which could be categorized into amino acids, fatty acids, carbohydrates, and tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates. Pathway analysis revealed that glycolysis was upregulated, as indicated by the drop in the level of carbohydrate compounds. This shifted the metabolic flux particularly towards the amino acid pathway, leading to a 2-fold increase in the total amount of amino acid from 0.859 ± 0.05 to 1.894 ± 0.1 mg per g of BSG after fermentation. Also, the total amount of unsaturated fatty acid increased by 1.7 times and the total antioxidant quantity remarkably increased by 5.8 times after fermentation. This study demonstrates that novel fermentation processes can value-add food by-products, and valorized food waste could potentially be used for food-related applications. In addition, the study revealed the metabolic changes and mechanisms behind the microbial solid state fermentation of BSG.

scholarly journals SELECTION OF MEDIUM FOR BIOPESTICIDES FERMENTATION PROCESS BY BACILLUS SUBTILIS AAF2 UAAC 20701

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 21-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akmal Djamaan ◽  
Anthoni Agustien ◽  
Syukria Ikhsan Zam ◽  
Miftahul Jannah ◽  
Rika Sari Lalfari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals YtsJ Has the Major Physiological Role of the Four Paralogous Malic Enzyme Isoforms in Bacillus subtilis

2006 ◽  
Vol 188 (13) ◽  
pp. 4727-4736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Lerondel ◽  
Thierry Doan ◽  
Nicola Zamboni ◽  
Uwe Sauer ◽  
Stéphane Aymerich
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Malic Enzyme ◽  
Metabolic Flux ◽  
Physiological Role ◽  
Extreme Case ◽  
Growth Defect ◽  
Flux Analysis ◽  
Malic Enzyme Activity

ABSTRACT The Bacillus subtilis genome contains several sets of paralogs. An extreme case is the four putative malic enzyme genes maeA, malS, ytsJ, and mleA. maeA was demonstrated to encode malic enzyme activity, to be inducible by malate, but also to be dispensable for growth on malate. We report systematic experiments to test whether these four genes ensure backup or cover different functions. Analysis of single- and multiple-mutant strains demonstrated that ytsJ has a major physiological role in malate utilization for which none of the other three genes could compensate. In contrast, maeA, malS, and mleA had distinct roles in malate utilization for which they could compensate one another. The four proteins exhibited malic enzyme activity; MalS, MleA, and MaeA exhibited 4- to 90-fold higher activities with NAD+ than with NADP+. YtsJ activity, in contrast, was 70-fold higher with NADP+ than with NAD+, with Km values of 0.055 and 2.8 mM, respectively. lacZ fusions revealed strong transcription of ytsJ, twofold higher in malate than in glucose medium, but weak transcription of malS and mleA. In contrast, mleA was strongly transcribed in complex medium. Metabolic flux analysis confirmed the major role of YtsJ in malate-to-pyruvate interconversion. While overexpression of the NADP-dependent Escherichia coli malic enzyme MaeB did not suppress the growth defect of a ytsJ mutant on malate, overexpression of the transhydrogenase UdhA from E. coli partially suppressed it. These results suggest an additional physiological role of YtsJ beyond that of malate-to-pyruvate conversion.

scholarly journals Adaptive Laboratory Evolution of Native Torulaspora delbrueckii YCPUC10 With Enhanced Ethanol Resistance and Evaluation in Co-inoculated Fermentation

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Catrileo ◽  
Andrea Acuña-Fontecilla ◽  
Liliana Godoy
Keyword(s):  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Original Strain ◽  
Adaptive Laboratory Evolution ◽  
Laboratory Evolution ◽  
Torulaspora Delbrueckii ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Ethanol Resistance ◽  
Tolerance To Ethanol

Torulaspora delbrueckii is a yeast species typically present in the early stages of the fermentation process. T. delbrueckii positively modifies the aromatic properties of wines. However, its contribution to the final quality of the wine is restricted by its low tolerance to ethanol. T. delbrueckii is capable of fermenting and tolerating an ethanol concentration ranging from 7.4% (v/v) to slightly higher than 9% (v/v). For this reason, it cannot complete fermentation, when alcohol reach levels higher than 12% (v/v), limiting their use in the industry. The objective of this work was to obtain new variants of T. delbrueckii with improved resistance to ethanol through adaptive laboratory evolution. Variants capable of tolerating ethanol levels of 11.5% (v/v) were obtained. These presented improved kinetic parameters, and additionally showed an increase in resistance to SO2 in ethanol compared to the original strain. Co-inoculated fermentations were performed with the original strain (FTd/Sc) and with the evolved strain (FTdF/Sc), in addition to a control fermentation using only Saccharomyces cerevisiae EC1118 (FSc). The results obtained show that FTdF/Sc present higher levels of 2-Ethylhexanol, compared to FTd/Sc and FSc. Furthermore, FTdF/Sc presents higher levels of total alcohols, total aldehydes, total phenolic derivatives, and total sulfur compounds with significant differences with FSc. These results provide a T. delbrueckii YCPUC10-F yeast with higher resistance to ethanol, which can be present throughout the fermentation process and be used in co-inoculated fermentations. This would positively impact the performance of T. delbrueckii by allowing it to be present not only in the early stages of fermentation but to remain until the end of fermentation.

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