Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 19, 2024
Difucosyllactose
(DFL),
an
important
kind
of
fucosylated
human
milk
oligosaccharides
(HMOs),
has
garnered
considerable
attention
due
to
its
excellent
physiological
activities
in
infants.
Previously,
we
achieved
de
novo
biosynthesis
DFL;
however,
substantial
residual
intermediates
fucosyllactoses
(FL)
were
detected.
In
this
study,
DFL
was
optimized,
and
FL
reduced
by
regulating
metabolic
pathways.
Different
plasmid
combinations
used
regulate
gene
expression,
achieving
optimal
flux
balance
between
2′-FL
DFL.
The
expression
level
key
enzyme
α-1,3-fucosyltransferase
(α-1,3-FT,
FucTa)
then
enhanced
increasing
copy
number
integrating
fucTa
into
the
chromosome.
Exocytosis
deleting
sugar
efflux
transporter
setA
gene,
thereby
minimizing
FL.
Finally,
strain
BSF41
produced
55.3
g/L
with
only
2.59
a
5
L
fermentor,
representing
highest
reported
titer
date.
This
study
provides
foundation
for
advancing
HMOs.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 28, 2025
2′-Fucosyllactose
(2′-FL),
the
most
abundant
in
human
milk
oligosaccharides
(HMOs),
is
a
nutrient
of
great
importance.
As
safe
organism
widely
used
industries,
Pichia
pastoris
was
tested
here
for
2′-FL
production.
The
de
novo
biosynthesis
pathway
constructed
using
genome-editing
technology
based
on
CRISPR-Cas9
with
an
initial
titer
1.01
g/L.
Introducing
N-terminal
SUMO
or
Ub
tag
to
FucT2
and
transporter
CDT2
from
Neurospora
crassa
into
P.
found
improve
Then,
modular
metabolic
engineering
conducted
production,
enhancing
GTP
supply
module,
NADPH
regeneration
precursor
module.
Subsequently,
key
enzyme
semirationally
designed
further
increase
Finally,
production
by
engineered
scaled
up
3
L
fermenter
fed-batch
mode,
resulting
22.35
g/L
that
highest
pastoris.
results
prove
effectiveness
strategies
demonstrate
could
be
potential
chassis
produce
HMOs.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
72(8), P. 4317 - 4324
Published: Feb. 16, 2024
Lacto-N-fucopentaose
I
(LNFP
I)
has
recently
been
approved
as
generally
recognized
safe,
demonstrating
its
great
commercial
potential
in
the
food
industry.
Microbial
synthesis
through
metabolic
engineering
strategies
is
an
effective
approach
for
large-scale
production
of
LNFP
I.
Biosynthesis
requires
consideration
two
key
points:
high
titer
with
low
byproduct
2′-fucosyllactose
(2′-FL)
generation
and
purity
lacto-N-triose
II
(LNTri
II)
lacto-N-tetraose
(LNT)
residues.
Herein,
α1,2-fucosyltransferase
from
Thermoanaerobacterium
sp.
RBIITD
was
screened
16
selected
I-producing
glycosyltransferase
candidates,
showing
highest
vivo
productivity.
Chromosomal
integration
wbgO
enhanced
by
improving
precursor
conversion
LNTri
to
LNT.
The
best
engineered
strain
produced
4.42
35.1
g/L
shake-flask
fed-batch
cultivation,
respectively.
residual
LNT
were
eliminated
further
cultivation
a
recombinant
coexpressing
Bifidobacterium
bifidum
β-N-acetylhexosaminidase
lacto-N-biosidase.
A
strategy
biosynthesis
yield
finally
realized,
providing
support
practical
application
production.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 10, 2024
Difucosyllactose
(DFL)
is
a
significant
and
plentiful
oligosaccharide
found
in
human
breast
milk.
In
this
study,
an
artificial
metabolic
pathway
of
DFL
was
designed,
focusing
on
the
de
novo
biosynthesis
GDP-fucose
from
only
glycerol.
This
achieved
by
engineering
Microbial Cell Factories,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
23(1)
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Abstract
Background
The
biosynthesis
of
human
milk
oligosaccharides
(HMOs)
using
several
microbial
systems
has
garnered
considerable
interest
for
their
value
in
pharmaceutics
and
food
industries.
2′-Fucosyllactose
(2′-FL),
the
most
abundant
oligosaccharide
HMOs,
is
usually
produced
chemical
synthesis
with
a
complex
toxic
process.
Recombinant
E.
coli
strains
have
been
constructed
by
metabolic
engineering
strategies
to
produce
2′-FL,
but
low
stoichiometric
yields
(2′-FL/glucose
or
glycerol)
are
still
far
from
meeting
requirements
industrial
production.
sufficient
carbon
flux
2′-FL
major
challenge.
As
such,
it
great
significance
construction
recombinant
high
yield.
Results
In
present
study,
we
designed
pathway
fructose
theoretical
yield
0.5
mol
2′-FL/mol
fructose.
involves
five
key
enzymes:
phosphomannomutase
(ManB),
mannose-1-phosphate
guanylytransferase
(ManC),
GDP-
d
-mannose
4,6-dehydratase
(Gmd),
l
-fucose
synthase
(WcaG),
α-1,2-fucosyltransferase
(FucT).
Based
on
starting
strain
SG104,
series
metabolically
engineered
deleting
genes
pfkA
,
pfkB
pgi
replacing
original
promoter
lacY
.
co-expression
ManB,
ManC,
Gmd,
WcaG,
FucT
were
optimized,
nine
enzymes
screened
improve
2′-FL.
Furthermore,
gene
gapA
was
regulated
further
enhance
production,
highest
(0.498
fructose)
achieved
RFL38
(SG104
ΔpfkAΔpfkBΔpgi119-lacYΔwcaF
::
119-gmd-wcaG-manC-manB
119
-AGGAGGAGG-
harboring
plasmid
P30).
scaled-up
reaction,
41.6
g/L
(85.2
mM)
fed-batch
bioconversion,
corresponding
0.482
0.986
lactose.
Conclusions
optimized
strategies.
This
first
time
realize
biological
production
yields.
study
also
provides
an
important
reference
obtain
suitable
distribution
between
glycolysis.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(17), P. 6619 - 6628
Published: April 17, 2024
l-Fucose
is
an
important
monosaccharide
unit
that
exists
in
various
biomasses,
especially
microalgae.
Microbial
l-fucose
using
metabolically
engineered
strains
has
attracted
attention
due
to
its
high
yield
and
industrial
feasibility.
Previously,
we
Escherichia
coli
MG1655
efficiently
produce
2′-fucosyllactose
by
genomic
integration.
Herein,
this
plasmid-free
strain
was
further
integrating
a
specific
α-l-fucosidase
gene
deleting
the
degradation
pathway.
Its
effectiveness
of
biosynthesis
inducer-free
fermentation
demonstrated
both
shake-flask
fed-batch
cultivation
with
titers
2.74
21.15
g/L,
respectively.
The
precursor
GDP-l-fucose
supply
strengthened
obviously
enhance
introducing
single
plasmid
expressing
four
pathway
genes.
hok/sok
system
introduced
promote
stabilization
without
antibiotic.
final
could
antibiotics,
6.83
35.68
g/L
fed-cultivation
cultivation,