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Automated in vivo enzyme engineering accelerates biocatalyst optimization.

Enrico Orsi¹, Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski², Stephan Noack³

¹The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.

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|April 24, 2024

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Developing stable biocatalysts for bio-based processes is crucial. This study proposes machine learning-guided automated workflows to accelerate the discovery of superior enzymes, reducing manual labor and increasing throughput.

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Area of Science:

Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Computational Biology

Background:

Cost-effective bio-based manufacturing relies on efficient biocatalysts.
Traditional enzyme engineering methods are slow and labor-intensive.
Machine learning (ML) offers potential to expand enzyme design possibilities.

Purpose of the Study:

To present an integrated, automated workflow for accelerated enzyme engineering.
To leverage machine learning for guided enzyme evolution.
To enhance the development of superior biocatalysts for industrial applications.

Main Methods:

Development of ML-guided automated workflows.
Integration of library generation and hypermutation systems.
Implementation of laboratory evolution and in vivo growth-coupled selection.

Main Results:

The proposed automated workflow significantly increases throughput for enzyme engineering.
Machine learning guides the exploration of a wider enzyme design space.
Accelerated development of stable and selective biocatalysts is achievable.

Conclusions:

Integrated, ML-guided automated workflows are effective for rapid biocatalyst development.
This approach overcomes limitations of traditional, low-throughput enzyme engineering.
The strategy accelerates the pipeline towards cost-competitive bio-based processes.