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  • Metabolic Engineering
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Biotechnology

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  • Microbial biosynthesis traditionally uses single, purified substrates.
  • Waste streams offer renewable feedstocks but present challenges due to mixed and changing compositions.
  • Metabolic burden from expressing multiple enzymes hinders efficient conversion of complex feedstocks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a robust method for microbial biosynthesis using mixed waste feedstocks.
  • To enable consistent production of D-glycerate from multiple substrates.
  • To demonstrate a novel approach for converting complex feedstocks into valuable products.

Main Methods:

  • Engineered microbes with inducible biosynthetic pathways activated by specific substrates.
  • Utilized two novel pathways to convert galacturonate and gluconate into D-glycerate.
  • Performed fermentations with single and mixed substrate feeds to assess product titers.

Main Results:

  • Achieved D-glycerate titers of 1.8 ± 0.3 g L⁻¹ from galacturonate and 1.64 ± 0.09 g L⁻¹ from gluconate.
  • Mixed substrate fermentations yielded D-glycerate titers ranging from 1.48 ± 0.03 to 1.8 ± 0.1 g L⁻¹.
  • No significant difference in D-glycerate titer was observed between single and mixed substrate fermentations.

Conclusions:

  • Demonstrated consistent D-glycerate biosynthesis from both single and mixed substrates.
  • Validated a robust method for converting complex feedstocks using substrate-inducible pathways.
  • This approach offers a promising strategy for sustainable microbial production from waste streams.