使用工程化大肠杆菌和多酶级联的高成本有效的ursodeoxycholic酸全细胞生物合成
Xue Zhang1,2, Jiagang Xin3, Mengyu Liu1,2
1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Food Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China.
Frontiers in microbiology
|February 11, 2025
概括
经过工程设计的大肠杆菌有效地从陈氧酸 (CDCA) 中合成乌尔索氧酸 (UDCA). 这种全细胞生物催化剂实现了高的UDCA转化率,为治疗肝脏和胆汁疾病提供了有前途的方法.
科学领域:
- 生物技术和代谢工程 生物技术和代谢工程
- 酶催化和生物催化
- 制药合成 制药合成
背景情况:
- 乌尔索多西胆酸 (UDCA) 是肝脏和胆道疾病的关键治疗剂.
- 目前的生物UDCA合成依赖于两步的酶化过程,使用陈二氧化醇酸 (CDCA) 作为基质.
- 现有的方法在UDCA生产的效率和可扩展性方面面临挑战.
研究的目的:
- 设计一种微生物菌株,从CDCA中直接进行UDCA的全细胞催化合成.
- 为了优化反应条件,提高UDCA生产.
- 为UDCA建立一个可扩展和高效的生物催化途径.
主要方法:
- 构建一个工程 * Escherichia coli * (UCA23) 菌株共表达四个关键酶:乳酸脱酶 (LDH),葡萄糖脱酶 (GDH),7α-基固醇脱酶 (7α-HSDH) 和7β-基固醇脱酶 (7β-HSDH).
- 优化全细胞催化反应参数,包括温度,pH值,有机溶剂和表面活性剂.
- 将UDCA合成过程扩展到2L水平.
主要成果:
- 工程UCA23菌株通过全细胞催化成功地从CDCA合成UDCA.
- 在优化的反应条件下,在2L尺度下,在2小时内实现了99%的转化率,即100毫米CDCA在2L尺度下在2小时内转化.
- 这代表了UDCA生物合成中高度CDCA基质报告的最高转化率.
结论:
- 开发的工程 *E. coli* 菌株和优化过程为UDCA生产提供了高效的生物催化方法.
- 这种全细胞方法克服了传统的多步骤酶合成的局限性.
- 这些发现为可扩展且具有成本效益的UDCA用于治疗应用的制造铺平了道路.
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