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Renewable and tuneable bio-LPG blends derived from amino acids.
Amer, Mohamed; Hoeven, Robin; Kelly, Paul; Faulkner, Matthew; Smith, Michael H; Toogood, Helen S; Scrutton, Nigel S.
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  • Amer M; EPSRC/BBSRC Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, BBSRC/EPSRC, Synthetic Biology Research Centre SYNBIOCHEM Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN UK.
  • Hoeven R; EPSRC/BBSRC Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, BBSRC/EPSRC, Synthetic Biology Research Centre SYNBIOCHEM Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN UK.
  • Kelly P; EPSRC/BBSRC Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, BBSRC/EPSRC, Synthetic Biology Research Centre SYNBIOCHEM Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN UK.
  • Faulkner M; EPSRC/BBSRC Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, BBSRC/EPSRC, Synthetic Biology Research Centre SYNBIOCHEM Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN UK.
  • Smith MH; C3 Biotechnologies Ltd, The Railway Goods Yard, Middleton-in-Lonsdale, Lancashire, LA6 2NF UK.
  • Toogood HS; EPSRC/BBSRC Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, BBSRC/EPSRC, Synthetic Biology Research Centre SYNBIOCHEM Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN UK.
  • Scrutton NS; EPSRC/BBSRC Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, BBSRC/EPSRC, Synthetic Biology Research Centre SYNBIOCHEM Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN UK.
Biotechnol Biofuels ; 13: 125, 2020.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32684978
BACKGROUND: Microbial biorefinery approaches are beginning to define renewable and sustainable routes to clean-burning and non-fossil fuel-derived gaseous alkanes (known as 'bio-LPG'). The most promising strategies have used a terminal fatty acid photodecarboxylase, enabling light-driven propane production from externally fed waste butyric acid. Use of Halomonas (a robust extremophile microbial chassis) with these pathways has enabled bio-LPG production under non-sterile conditions and using waste biomass as the carbon source. Here, we describe new engineering approaches to produce next-generation pathways that use amino acids as fuel precursors for bio-LPG production (propane, butane and isobutane blends). RESULTS: Multiple pathways from the amino acids valine, leucine and isoleucine were designed in E. coli for the production of propane, isobutane and butane, respectively. A branched-chain keto acid decarboxylase-dependent pathway utilising fatty acid photodecarboxylase was the most effective route, generating higher alkane gas titres over alternative routes requiring coenzyme A and/or aldehyde deformylating oxygenase. Isobutane was the major gas produced in standard (mixed amino acid) medium, however valine supplementation led to primarily propane production. Transitioning pathways into Halomonas strain TQ10 enabled fermentative production of mixed alkane gases under non-sterile conditions on simple carbon sources. Chromosomal integration of inducible (~ 180 mg/g cells/day) and constitutive (~ 30 mg/g cells/day) pathways into Halomonas generated production strains shown to be stable for up to 7 days. CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights new microbial pathways for the production of clean-burning bio-LPG fuels from amino acids. The use of stable Halomonas production strains could lead to gas production in the field under non-sterile conditions following process optimisation.
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Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Biotechnol Biofuels Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Biotechnol Biofuels Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article