ATP-Based Ratio Regulation of Glucose and Xylose Improved Succinate Production.
We previously engineered E. coli YL104H to efficiently produce succinate from glucose. Furthermore, the present study proved that YL104H could also co-utilize xylose and glucose for succinate production. However, anaerobic succinate accumulation using xylose as the sole carbon source failed, probably because of an insufficient supply of energy. By analyzing the ATP generation under anaerobic conditions in the presence of glucose or xylose, we indicated that succinate production was affected by the intracellular ATP level, which can be simply regulated by the substrate ratio of xylose to glucose. This finding was confirmed by succinate production using an artificial mixture containing different xylose to glucose ratios. Using xylose mother liquor, a waste containing both glucose and xylose derived from xylitol production, a final succinate titer of 61.66 g/L with an overall productivity of 0.95 g/L/h was achieved, indicating that the regulation of the intracellular ATP level may be a useful and efficient strategy for succinate production and can be extended to other anaerobic processes.
Department of State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China.
Fengyu
F
Zhang
Department of State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China.
Jiaojiao
J
Li
Department of State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China.
Huaiwei
H
Liu
Department of State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China.
Quanfeng
Q
Liang
Department of State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China.
Qingsheng
Q
Qi
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000693:Anaerobiosis / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005285:Fermentation; D005947:Glucose / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D060847:Metabolic Engineering; D019802:Succinic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D014993:Xylitol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014994:Xylose / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D014994:Xylose; D019802:Succinic Acid; D005947:Glucose; D014993:Xylitol