title: Recombinant strains of Escherichia coli for L-aspartic acid biosynthesis.
abstract: The aspartase overproducing mutant B-715 was used as a donor of the aspartase gene for further construction of the aspartase-hyperproducing strains by molecular cloning. In preliminary experiments activity of transformants and their efficiency in L-aspartic acid biosynthesis were compared. The conditions for recombinant strain multiplication, biomass activation and L-aspartic acid biosynthesis were optimized. The optimum temperature for cells multiplication, their activation and for product biosynthesis was 37 degrees C. Two-stage process of the multiplication of bacteria (first in LB medium, and then in FF medium) eliminates the appearing of the inclusion bodies of aspartase in the cells. The shaking during cell activation improved cells productivity. The change of pH in the course of the biosynthesis process was insignificant but did not influence the process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosynthesis of Drugs, Medical University of Lódź, Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: Grazyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gadomska
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Płucienniczak
authors.forename: Aleksander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chmiel
mesh_terms: D001220:Aspartate Ammonia-Lyase / Q000235:genetics*; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D018533:Biomass; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D013696:Temperature; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D001220:Aspartate Ammonia-Lyase