title: Enhancement of 5-aminolevulinate production with recombinant Escherichia coli using batch and fed-batch culture system.
abstract: 5-Aminolevulinate (ALA) production with recombinant Escherichia coli Rosetta (DE3)/pET28a(+)-hemA was studied. In batch fermentation, the addition of glucose and glycine was effective to improve ALA production. Then the fed-batch fermentation was conducted with continuous feeding of precursors. When the concentrations of succinic acid and glycine were 7.0 g/l and 4.0 g/l, respectively, in the feeding, the ALA yield reached 4.1g/l. But the molar yield (ALA/glycine) was decreased in the fed-batch fermentation compared to batch fermentation. And it was found that the pH control during fed-batch cultivation was very important for the cell growth and ALA production. A two-stage pH value controlling strategy was suggested, in which, the pH value in the first 6h was regulated at pH 5.9, after then at pH 6.2, and the ALA yield was as high as 6.6g/l via fed-batch fermentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China.
authors.forename: Weiqi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Peilin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cen
mesh_terms: D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation / Q000187:drug effects; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D005998:Glycine / Q000494:pharmacology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid; D005947:Glucose; D005998:Glycine