title: E. coli K5 fermentation and the preparation of heparosan, a bioengineered heparin precursor.
abstract: Heparosan is an acidic polysaccharide natural product, which serves as the critical precursor in heparin biosynthesis and in the chemoenzymatic synthesis of bioengineered heparin. Heparosan is also the capsular polysaccharide of Escherichia coli K5 strain. The current study was focused on the examination of the fermentation of E. coli K5 with the goal of producing heparosan in high yield and volumetric productivity. The structure and molecular weight properties of this bacterial heparosan were determined using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) and Fourier transform mass spectrometry. Fermentation of E. coli K5 in a defined medium using exponential fed-batch glucose addition with oxygen enrichment afforded heparosan at 15 g/L having a number average molecular weight of 58,000 Da and a weight average molecular weight of 84,000 Da.
authors: Department of Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA.
authors: Zhenyu
authors: Z
authors: Wang
authors: Mellisa
authors: M
authors: Ly
authors: Fuming
authors: F
authors: Zhang
authors: Weihong
authors: W
authors: Zhong
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Suen
authors: Anne Marie
authors: AM
authors: Hickey
authors: Jonathan S
authors: JS
authors: Dordick
authors: Robert J
authors: RJ
authors: Linhardt
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006493:Heparin / Q000378:metabolism; D015394:Molecular Structure; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D006493:Heparin