Biotechnology and Bioengineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 25, 2024
Current
microbial
cell
factory
methods
for
producing
chemicals
from
renewable
resources
primarily
rely
on
(fed-)batch
production
systems,
leading
to
the
accumulation
of
desired
product.
Industrially
relevant
like
2-phenylethanol
(2PE),
a
flavor
and
fragrance
compound,
can
exhibit
toxicity
at
low
concentrations,
inhibit
host
activity,
negatively
impact
titer,
rate,
yield.
Batch
liquid-liquid
(L-L)
In
Situ
Product
Removal
(ISPR)
was
employed
mitigate
inhibition
effects,
but
not
found
sufficient
industrial-scale
application.
Here,
we
demonstrated
that
continuous
selective
L-L
ISPR
provides
solution
maintaining
productivity
de
novo
produced
2PE
an
industrial
pilot
scale.
A
unique
bioreactor
concept
called
"Fermentation
Accelerated
by
Separation
Technology"
(FAST)
utilizes
hydrostatic
pressure
differences
separate
aqueous-
extractant
streams
within
one
unit
operation,
where
both
product
extraction
take
place
-
allowing
control
concentration
inhibiting
compound.
Controlled
aqueous
levels
(0.43
±
0.02
g
kg
Frontiers in Climate,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
6
Published: Jan. 22, 2025
This
article
explores
the
impact
that
synthetic
biology
approaches
may
have
on
Negative
Emissions
Technologies
(NETs).
Synthetic
has
both
altered
and
created
biological
pathways
inspired
by
nature
to
develop
new
NETs
sequester
greenhouse
gases
into
industrially
useful
chemicals,
such
as
biomass
calcium
carbonate.
However,
continues
encounter
difficulties
when
implementing
scaling
up
production
due
a
combination
of
hard
limits
(within
biology)
‘soft’
(of
social
economic
costs).
Additionally,
NETs,
along
with
Ecosystem
in
general,
operate
climate
technofixes,
wherein
insufficient
thought
is
given
ethical
quandaries
arising
from
releasing
designed
organisms
environment,
even
under
controlled
conditions.
In
this
paper,
we
provide
technological
appraisal
context
change
mitigation
through
Technology.
Fermentation,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(2), P. 72 - 72
Published: Feb. 2, 2025
A
novel
approach
for
converting
non-edible
plant
biomass
into
single-cell
protein
and
oil
(SCPO)
via
consolidated
bioprocessing
has
been
established,
leveraging
aerotolerant
thermophilic
cellulolytic
consortia
consisting
mainly
of
Thermoanaerobacterium
thermosaccharolyticum,
Sporolactobacillus
spp.
Clostridium
sensu
stricto
to
achieve
the
rapid
complete
conversion
crystalline
cellulose
a
consistent
cocktail
lactate,
acetate
ethanol.
This
is
an
excellent
substrate
cultivating
organisms
SCPO
production
food
feed
applications,
including
Cyberlindnera
jadinii,
Yarrowia
lipolytica
Corynebacterium
glutamicum.
Cultivation
on
this
resulted
in
yields
(YX/S)
up
0.43
±
0.012
g/g,
indicating
yield
from
(YX/Cellulose)
0.27
0.007
g/g
(dwb).
The
resulting
was
rich
(42.5%
57.9%),
essential
amino
acids
(27.8%
43.2%)
lipids
(7.9%
8.4%),
with
unsaturated
fatty
acid
fractions
89%.
Unlike
fermentation
feedstocks
derived
easily
digested
(i.e.,
waste),
applied
cellulosic
biomass,
mixed-culture
bioconversion
can
be
carried
out
without
adding
expensive
enzymes.
two-stage
unlock
as
untapped
feedstock
production,
potential
strengthen
resiliency
circularity
systems.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: March 24, 2025
Systems
metabolic
engineering
is
facilitating
the
development
of
high-performing
microbial
cell
factories
for
producing
chemicals
and
materials.
However,
constructing
an
efficient
factory
still
requires
exploring
selecting
various
host
strains,
as
well
identifying
best-suited
strategies,
which
demand
significant
time,
effort,
costs.
Here,
we
comprehensively
evaluate
capacities
propose
strategies
systems
steps,
including
strain
selection,
pathway
reconstruction,
flux
optimization.
We
analyze
five
representative
industrial
microorganisms
production
235
different
bio-based
suggest
most
suitable
corresponding
chemical
production.
To
improve
innate
capacity
by
more
pathways,
heterologous
reactions,
cofactor
exchanges
are
systematically
analyzed.
Additionally,
present
include
up-
down-regulation
target
improved
chemicals.
Altogether,
this
study
will
serve
a
comprehensive
resource
in
Constructing
Here
authors
calculate
maximum
yields
5
microbes,
evaluated
reactions
swaps,
predicted
providing
engineering.
Microbial Cell Factories,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
24(1)
Published: March 28, 2025
Abstract
Background
Pyruvate
is
a
precursor
for
various
compounds
in
the
chemical,
drug,
and
food
industries
therefore
an
attractive
target
molecule
microbial
production
processes.
The
fast-growing
bacterium
Vibrio
natriegens
excels
with
its
specific
substrate
uptake
rate
as
unconventional
chassis
industrial
biotechnology.
Here,
we
aim
to
exploit
traits
of
V.
pyruvate
fermentations
low
biomass
concentrations.
Results
We
inactivated
dehydrogenase
complex
Δ
vnp12
,
which
harbors
deletions
prophage
regions
.
resulting
strain
aceE
was
unable
grow
minimal
medium
glucose
unless
supplemented
acetate.
In
shaking
flasks,
showed
growth
1.16
±
0.03
h
−
1
produced
4.0
0.3
g
Pyr
L
within
5
h.
optimized
parameters
aerobic
fermentation
process
applied
constant
maintenance
feed
0.24
Ac
resulted
maximal
concentration
only
6.6
0.4
CDW
yielded
highly
active
resting
cells
(q
S
)
3.5
0.2
Glc
−1
41.0
1.8
volumetric
productivity
4.1
Carbon
balancing
disclosed
gap
30%,
identified
partly
parapyruvate.
Deletion
ligK
encoding
HMG/CHA
aldolase
did
not
impact
formation
but
plasmid-based
overexpression
negatively
affected
led
3-fold
higher
parapyruvate
culture
broth.
Notably,
also
supernatants
pyruvate-producing
Corynebacterium
glutamicum
strain.
Cell-free
bioreactor
experiments
mimicking
biological
formation,
pointing
chemical
reaction
contributing
synthesis.
Conclusions
engineered
metabolically
producing
high
at
concentration.
However,
found
that
accompanied
by
well
C.
Parapyruvate
seems
be
result
conversion
might
supported
biochemically
reaction.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 7, 2024
ABSTRACT
Advances
in
genome
engineering
enable
precise
and
customizable
modifications
of
bacterial
species.
Toolsets
for
metabolic
that
exhibit
broad-host
compatibility
are
particularly
valued
owing
to
their
portability.
Tn
5
transposon
vectors
have
been
widely
used
establish
random
integrations
desired
DNA
sequences
into
genomes.
However,
the
iteration
procedure
remains
challenging
because
limited
availability
selection
markers.
Here,
we
present
CIFR,
a
mini-Tn
integration
system
iterative
engineering.
The
pCIFR
incorporate
attP
attB
sites
flanking
an
antibiotic
resistance
marker
select
insertion.
Subsequent
removal
these
determinants
is
facilitated
by
Bxb1
integrase,
user-friendly
counter-selection
marker,
both
encoded
auxiliary
plasmids.
Hence,
CIFR
delivers
engineered
strains
harboring
stable
insertions
free
any
cassette,
allowing
reusability
tool.
was
validated
Pseudomonas
putida,
Escherichia
coli
,
Cupriavidus
necator
underscoring
its
portability
across
diverse
industrially-relevant
hosts.
toolbox
calibrated
through
combinatorial
chromoprotein
genes
P.
putida
generating
displaying
color
palette
.
Next,
introduced
carotenoid
biosynthesis
pathway
two-step
process,
showcasing
potential
tool
balancing.
broad
utility
expands
synthetic
biology
toolkit
engineering,
construction
complex
phenotypes,
while
opening
new
possibilities
genetic
manipulations.