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One-Pot Biosynthesis of 3-Aminopropionic Acid from Fumaric Acid Using Recombinant Bacillus megaterium Containing a
Subbi Rami Reddy Tadi1, Ganesh Nehru1, Senthilkumar Sivaprakasam2
1BioPAT Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India.
Abstract:
3-Aminopropionic acid (3-APA) has wide applications in food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, chemical, and polymer industries. This present study aimed to develop an eco-friendly whole-cell biocatalytic process for the bio-production of 3-APA from fumaric acid (FA) using Bacillus megaterium. A dual-enzyme cascade route with aspartate-1-decarboxylases (ADC) from Bacillus subtilis and native aspartate ammonia-lyase (AspA) was developed. Divergent catalytic efficiencies between these two enzymes led to an imbalance between both enzyme reactions. In order to coordinate AspA and ADC expression levels, gene mining, optimization, and duplication strategies were employed. Additionally, culture cultivation conditions and biocatalysis process parameters were optimized. A maximum 3-APA titer was obtained (11.68 ± 0.26 g/L) with a yield of 0.78 g/g under the following optimal conditions: 45 °C, pH 6.0, and 15 g/L FA. This study established a biocatalysis process for the production of 3-APA from FA using the whole cells of the recombinant B. megaterium.
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