Engineering Cupriavidus necator H16 for the autotrophic production of (R)-1,3-butanediol

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Butanediols are widely used in the synthesis of polymers, specialty chemicals and important chemical intermediates. Optically pure R-form of 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO) is required for the synthesis of several industrial compounds and as a key intermediate of β-lactam antibiotic production. The (R)-1,3-BDO can only be produced by application of a biocatalytic process. Cupriavidus necator H16 is an established production host for biosynthesis of biodegradable polymer poly-3-hydroxybutryate (PHB) via acetyl-CoA intermediate. Therefore, the utilisation of acetyl-CoA or its upstream precursors offers a promising strategy for engineering biosynthesis of value-added products such as (R)-1,3-BDO in this bacterium. Notably, C. necator H16 is known for its natural capacity to fix carbon dioxide (CO2) using hydrogen as an electron donor. Here, we report engineering of this facultative lithoautotrophic bacterium for heterotrophic and autotrophic production of (R)-1,3-BDO. Implementation of (R)-3-hydroxybutyraldehyde-CoA- and pyruvate-dependent biosynthetic pathways in combination with abolishing PHB biosynthesis and reducing flux through the tricarboxylic acid cycle enabled to engineer strain, which produced 2.97 g/L of (R)-1,3-BDO and achieved production rate of nearly 0.4 Cmol Cmol-1 h-1 autotrophically. This is first report of (R)-1,3-BDO production from CO2.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Metabolic engineering - 67(2021) vom: 01. Sept., Seite 262-276

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gascoyne, Joshua Luke [VerfasserIn]
Bommareddy, Rajesh Reddy [VerfasserIn]
Heeb, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Malys, Naglis [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1,3-Butanediol
1,3-butylene glycol
3XUS85K0RA
4-Hydroxy-2-butanone
Autotrophic fermentation
Butylene Glycols
Carbon dioxide
Cupriavidus necator H16
Journal Article
Metabolic engineering
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 24.11.2021

Date Revised 24.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ymben.2021.06.010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327714999