title: Accelerated pentose utilization by Corynebacterium glutamicum for accelerated production of lysine, glutamate, ornithine and putrescine.
abstract: Because of their abundance in hemicellulosic wastes arabinose and xylose are an interesting source of carbon for biotechnological production processes. Previous studies have engineered several Corynebacterium glutamicum strains for the utilization of arabinose and xylose, however, with inefficient xylose utilization capabilities. To improve xylose utilization, different xylose isomerase genes were tested in C. glutamicum. The gene originating from Xanthomonas campestris was shown to have the highest effect, resulting in growth rates of 0.14 h(-1), followed by genes from Bacillus subtilis, Mycobacterium smegmatis and Escherichia coli. To further increase xylose utilization different xylulokinase genes were expressed combined with X. campestris xylose isomerase gene. All combinations further increased growth rates of the recombinant strains up to 0.20 h(-1) and moreover increased biomass yields. The gene combination of X. campestris xylose isomerase and C. glutamicum xylulokinase was the fastest growing on xylose and compared with the previously described strain solely expressing E. coli xylose isomerase gene delivered a doubled growth rate. Productivity of the amino acids glutamate, lysine and ornithine, as well as the diamine putrescine was increased as well as final titres except for lysine where titres remained unchanged. Also productivity in medium containing rice straw hydrolysate as carbon source was increased.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology & CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Tobias M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Meiswinkel
authors.forename: Vipin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gopinath
authors.forename: Steffen N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Lindner
authors.forename: K Madhavan
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Nampoothiri
authors.forename: Volker F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Wendisch
mesh_terms: D019747:Aldose-Ketose Isomerases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D048230:Corynebacterium glutamicum / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D005285:Fermentation; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000379:methods; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008239:Lysine / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009952:Ornithine / Q000378:metabolism; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011700:Putrescine / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014994:Xylose / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D003470:Culture Media; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D014994:Xylose; D009952:Ornithine; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); C032700:xylulokinase; D019747:Aldose-Ketose Isomerases; C023298:xylose isomerase; D008239:Lysine; D011700:Putrescine