RRC ID 35541
著者 Liu H, Ramos KR, Valdehuesa KN, Nisola GM, Lee WK, Chung WJ.
タイトル Biosynthesis of ethylene glycol in Escherichia coli.
ジャーナル Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
Abstract Ethylene glycol (EG) is an important platform chemical with steadily expanding global demand. Its commercial production is currently limited to fossil resources; no biosynthesis route has been delineated. Herein, a biosynthesis route for EG production from D-xylose is reported. This route consists of four steps: D-xylose → D-xylonate → 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate → glycoaldehyde → EG. Respective enzymes, D-xylose dehydrogenase, D-xylonate dehydratase, 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase, and glycoaldehyde reductase, were assembled. The route was implemented in a metabolically engineered Escherichia coli, in which the D-xylose → D-xylulose reaction was prevented by disrupting the D-xylose isomerase gene. The most efficient construct produced 11.7 g L(-1) of EG from 40.0 g L(-1) of D-xylose. Glycolate is a carbon-competing by-product during EG production in E. coli; blockage of glycoaldehyde → glycolate reaction was also performed by disrupting the gene encoding aldehyde dehydrogenase, but from this approach, EG productivity was not improved but rather led to D-xylonate accumulation. To channel more carbon flux towards EG than the glycolate pathway, further systematic metabolic engineering and fermentation optimization studies are still required to improve EG productivity.
巻・号 97(8)
ページ 3409-17
公開日 2013-4-1
DOI 10.1007/s00253-012-4618-7
PMID 23233208
MeSH Biosynthetic Pathways / genetics* Escherichia coli / genetics* Escherichia coli / metabolism* Ethylene Glycol / metabolism* Metabolic Engineering / methods Xylose / metabolism
IF 3.53
引用数 52
WOS 分野 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
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