Optimization of n-butanol synthesis in Lactobacillus brevis via the functional expression of thl, hbd, crt and ter.

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
Qi LiSheng Yang

Abstract

N-butanol is an important chemical and can be naturally synthesized by Clostridium species; however, the poor n-butanol tolerance of Clostridium impedes the further improvement in titer. In this study, Lactobacillus brevis, which possesses a higher butanol tolerance, was selected as host for heterologous butanol production. The Clostridium acetobutylicum genes thl, hbd, and crt which encode thiolase, β-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase, and crotonase, and the Treponema denticola gene ter, which encodes trans-enoyl-CoA reductase were cloned into a single plasmid to express the butanol synthesis pathway in L. brevis. A titer of 40 mg/L n-butanol was initially achieved with plasmid pLY15-opt, in which all pathway genes are codon-optimized. A titer of 450 mg/L of n-butanol was then synthesized when ter was further overexpressed in this pathway. The role of metabolic flux was reinforced with pLY15, in which only the ter gene was codon-optimized, which greatly increased the n-butanol titer to 817 mg/L. Our strategy significantly improved n-butanol synthesis in L. brevis and the final titer is the highest achieved amongst butanol-tolerant lactic acid bacteria.

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Mar 20, 2021·Essays in Biochemistry·Michael Sauer, Nam Soo Han
Oct 27, 2021·World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology·Qi LiSheng Yang

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