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Neng-Zhong Xie1, Xian-Rui Chen1, Qing-Yan Wang1
1National Engineering Research Center for Non-food Biorefinery, State Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Biomass Industrialization Engineering Institute, and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, No. 98 Daling Road, Nanning, 530007, Guangxi, China.
Abstract:
(2R,3R)-2,3-Butanediol has many industrial applications, such as it is used as an antifreeze agent and low freezing point fuel. In addition, it is particularly important to provide chiral groups in drugs. In recent years, this valuable bio-based chemical has attracted increasing attention, and significant progress has been made in the development of microbial cell factories for (2R,3R)-2,3-butanediol production. This article reviews recent advances and challenges in microbial routes to (2R,3R)-2,3- butanediol production, and highlights the metabolic engineering and synthetic biological approaches used to improve titers, yields, productivities, and optical purities. Finally, a systematic and integrative strategy for developing high-performance microbial cell factories is proposed.
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