title: Application of theoretical methods to increase succinate production in engineered strains.
abstract: Computational methods have enabled the discovery of non-intuitive strategies to enhance the production of a variety of target molecules. In the case of succinate production, reviews covering the topic have not yet analyzed the impact and future potential that such methods may have. In this work, we review the application of computational methods to the production of succinic acid. We found that while a total of 26 theoretical studies were published between 2002 and 2016, only 10 studies reported the successful experimental implementation of any kind of theoretical knowledge. None of the experimental studies reported an exact application of the computational predictions. However, the combination of computational analysis with complementary strategies, such as directed evolution and comparative genome analysis, serves as a proof of concept and demonstrates that successful metabolic engineering can be guided by rational computational methods.
authors.affiliation: Systems Biotechnology, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Valderrama-Gomez
authors.affiliation: Systems Biotechnology, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kreitmayer
authors.affiliation: Systems Biotechnology, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: Systems Biotechnology, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marin-Sanguino
authors.affiliation: Systems Biotechnology, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany. a.kremling@tum.de.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kremling
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology; D060847:Metabolic Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D019802:Succinic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019802:Succinic Acid
keywords: Metabolic engineering; Succinic acid; Systems biotechnology