通过细胞合生物催化策略的乳酸-N-三II的两步生产方法
Zhijie Wang1, Zimeng Zhang1, Yu Li1
1Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, People's Republic of China.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
|March 25, 2025
概括
研究人员使用全细胞催化系统合成了乳酸-N-三二 (LNT II),这是一种关键的人类牛奶寡糖化物 (HMO). 优化导致LNT II产量增加了7倍,达到52g/L以上.
科学领域:
- 生物技术是生物技术.
- 碳水化合物化学 碳水化合物化学
- 微生物工程 微生物工程
背景情况:
- 乳酸N-三糖II (LNT II) 是一种中性人乳寡糖 (HMO),对于合成更复杂的HMO结构至关重要.
- 高效且可扩展的LNT II生产对于研究和潜在应用至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种全细胞催化系统,用于使用 GlcNAc 和乳糖进行 LNT II 合成.
- 通过代谢工程和工艺改进,优化LNT II的生产产量.
主要方法:
- 鉴定和表达三个关键基因 (Nahk, EcGlmU, LgtA) 的LNT II生物合成.
- 构建一个与酵母结合的多电流全细胞催化系统,用于能量再生.
- 系统优化共表达策略和发酵条件.
主要成果:
- 通过使用具有已识别基因的全细胞系统,成功合成了LNT II.
- 通过优化策略,实现了LNT II产量的7倍增长.
- 在5L生物反应器中达到LNT II最大度为52.34g/L,乳糖转化率为95.95%.
结论:
- 开发的全细胞催化系统为LNT II生产提供了一种有效的方法.
- 代谢工程和过程优化显著提高了LNT II产量.
- 这种可扩展的方法对LNT II的工业生产具有前景.
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