title: Production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli strains.
abstract: Recombinant Escherichia coli strains harboring a plasmid containing a novel artificial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) operon consisting of the Aeromonas PHA biosynthesis related genes and Ralstonia eutropha reductase gene were developed for the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(3HB-co-3HHx)] from dodecanoic acid. By applying stepwise reduction of dissolved oxygen concentration (DOC) during the fermentation, the final dry cell weight, PHA concentration, and PHA content of 79 g/L, 21.5 g/L, and 27.2 wt %, respectively, were obtained in 40.8 h, which resulted in the PHA productivity of 0.53 (g/L)/h. The 3HHx fraction slowly increased during the fed-batch culture to reach a final value of 10.8 mol %. The 3HHx fraction in the copolymer could be increased by 3-fold when the Aeromonas hydrophila orf1 gene was coexpressed with the PHA biosynthesis genes.
authors.affiliation: Metabolic and Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering and BioProcess Engineering Research Center, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1 Kusong-dong, Yusong-gu, Taejon 305-701, Korea.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D000333:Aeromonas / Q000235:genetics; D019149:Bioreactors; D002208:Caproates / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D007850:Lauric Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011091:Polyesters / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates
chemical_list: D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid; D002208:Caproates; D007850:Lauric Acids; D011091:Polyesters; C115940:poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate); D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates; C030358:lauric acid