High-level itaconic acid (IA) production using engineered Escherichia coli Lemo21(DE3) toward sustainable biorefinery

Priskila Adjani Diankristanti, Sefli Sri Wahyu Effendi, Chuan Chieh Hsiang, I. Son Ng

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Abstract

Itaconic acid (IA) serves as a prominent building block for polyamides as sustainable material. In vivo IA production is facing the competing side reactions, byproducts accumulation, and long cultivation time. Therefore, the utilization of whole-cell biocatalysts to carry out production from citrate is an alternative approach to sidestep the current limitations. In this study, in vitro reaction of IA was obtained 72.44 g/L by using engineered E. coli Lemo21(DE3) harboring the aconitase (Acn, EC 4.2.1.3) and cis-aconitate decarboxylase (CadA, EC 4.1.1.6) which was cultured in glycerol-based minimal medium. IA productivity enhancement was observed after cold-treating the biocatalysts in − 80 °C for 24 h prior to the reaction, reaching 81.6 g/L. On the other hand, a new seeding strategy in Terrific Broth (TB) as a nutritionally rich medium was employed to maintain the biocatalysts stability up to 30 days. Finally, the highest IA titer of 98.17 g/L was attained using L21::7G chassis, that has a pLemo plasmid and integration of GroELS to the chromosome. The high-level of IA production along with the biocatalyst reutilization enables the economic viability toward a sustainable biorefinery.

Original languageEnglish
Article number110231
JournalEnzyme and Microbial Technology
Volume167
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023 Jun

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Biochemistry
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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