Ethylene glycol and glycolic acid production from xylonic acid by Enterobacter cloacae.


Journal

Microbial cell factories
ISSN: 1475-2859
Titre abrégé: Microb Cell Fact
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101139812

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 Apr 2020
Historique:
received: 19 12 2019
accepted: 05 04 2020
entrez: 16 4 2020
pubmed: 16 4 2020
medline: 31 12 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Biological routes for ethylene glycol production have been developed in recent years by constructing the synthesis pathways in different microorganisms. However, no microorganisms have been reported yet to produce ethylene glycol naturally. Xylonic acid utilizing microorganisms were screened from natural environments, and an Enterobacter cloacae strain was isolated. The major metabolites of this strain were ethylene glycol and glycolic acid. However, the metabolites were switched to 2,3-butanediol, acetoin or acetic acid when this strain was cultured with other carbon sources. The metabolic pathway of ethylene glycol synthesis from xylonic acid in this bacterium was identified. Xylonic acid was converted to 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate catalyzed by D-xylonic acid dehydratase. 2-Dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate was converted to form pyruvate and glycolaldehyde, and this reaction was catalyzed by an aldolase. D-Xylonic acid dehydratase and 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase were encoded by yjhG and yjhH, respectively. The two genes are part of the same operon and are located adjacent on the chromosome. Besides yjhG and yjhH, this operon contains four other genes. However, individually inactivation of these four genes had no effect on either ethylene glycol or glycolic acid production; both formed from glycolaldehyde. YqhD exhibits ethylene glycol dehydrogenase activity in vitro. However, a low level of ethylene glycol was still synthesized by E. cloacae ΔyqhD. Fermentation parameters for ethylene glycol and glycolic acid production by the E. cloacae strain were optimized, and aerobic cultivation at neutral pH were found to be optimal. In fed batch culture, 34 g/L of ethylene glycol and 13 g/L of glycolic acid were produced in 46 h, with a total conversion ratio of 0.99 mol/mol xylonic acid. A novel route of xylose biorefinery via xylonic acid as an intermediate has been established.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Biological routes for ethylene glycol production have been developed in recent years by constructing the synthesis pathways in different microorganisms. However, no microorganisms have been reported yet to produce ethylene glycol naturally.
RESULTS RESULTS
Xylonic acid utilizing microorganisms were screened from natural environments, and an Enterobacter cloacae strain was isolated. The major metabolites of this strain were ethylene glycol and glycolic acid. However, the metabolites were switched to 2,3-butanediol, acetoin or acetic acid when this strain was cultured with other carbon sources. The metabolic pathway of ethylene glycol synthesis from xylonic acid in this bacterium was identified. Xylonic acid was converted to 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate catalyzed by D-xylonic acid dehydratase. 2-Dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate was converted to form pyruvate and glycolaldehyde, and this reaction was catalyzed by an aldolase. D-Xylonic acid dehydratase and 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase were encoded by yjhG and yjhH, respectively. The two genes are part of the same operon and are located adjacent on the chromosome. Besides yjhG and yjhH, this operon contains four other genes. However, individually inactivation of these four genes had no effect on either ethylene glycol or glycolic acid production; both formed from glycolaldehyde. YqhD exhibits ethylene glycol dehydrogenase activity in vitro. However, a low level of ethylene glycol was still synthesized by E. cloacae ΔyqhD. Fermentation parameters for ethylene glycol and glycolic acid production by the E. cloacae strain were optimized, and aerobic cultivation at neutral pH were found to be optimal. In fed batch culture, 34 g/L of ethylene glycol and 13 g/L of glycolic acid were produced in 46 h, with a total conversion ratio of 0.99 mol/mol xylonic acid.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
A novel route of xylose biorefinery via xylonic acid as an intermediate has been established.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32293454
doi: 10.1186/s12934-020-01347-8
pii: 10.1186/s12934-020-01347-8
pmc: PMC7158088
doi:

Substances chimiques

Glycolates 0
xylonic acid 0
glycolic acid 0WT12SX38S
Xylose A1TA934AKO
Ethylene Glycol FC72KVT52F

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

89

Subventions

Organisme : National Key R&D Program of China
ID : 2017YFE0112700
Organisme : Royal Society Newton Advanced Fellowship
ID : NAF\R2\180721
Organisme : Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai
ID : 19ZR1463600
Organisme : National Natural Science Foundation of China
ID : 21576279

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Auteurs

Zhongxi Zhang (Z)

School of Life Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China.
Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.

Yang Yang (Y)

School of Life Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China.
Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.

Yike Wang (Y)

School of Life Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China.
Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.

Jinjie Gu (J)

Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.

Xiyang Lu (X)

Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China.

Xianyan Liao (X)

School of Life Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China.

Jiping Shi (J)

Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China.
School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

Chul Ho Kim (CH)

Microbial Biotechnology Research Center, Jeonbuk Branch Institute, KRIBB, Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, 556212, South Korea.

Gary Lye (G)

Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH, UK.

Frank Baganz (F)

Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH, UK. f.baganz@ucl.ac.uk.

Jian Hao (J)

Lab of Biorefinery, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, People's Republic of China. haoj@sari.ac.cn.
Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH, UK. haoj@sari.ac.cn.

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