Saccharomyces cerevisiae cellular engineering for the production of FAME biodiesel
The unsustainable and widespread utilization of fossil fuels continues to drive the rapid depletion of global supplies. Biodiesel has emerged as one of the most promising alternatives to conventional diesel, leading to growing research interest in its production. Microbes can facilitate the de novo...
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Published in | AMB Express Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 42 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Berlin/Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
24.04.2024
Springer Nature B.V SpringerOpen |
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Summary: | The unsustainable and widespread utilization of fossil fuels continues to drive the rapid depletion of global supplies. Biodiesel has emerged as one of the most promising alternatives to conventional diesel, leading to growing research interest in its production. Microbes can facilitate the de novo synthesis of a type of biodiesel in the form of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). In this study,
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
metabolic activity was engineered to facilitate enhanced FAME production. Initially, free fatty acid concentrations were increased by deleting two acetyl-CoA synthetase genes (
FAA1, FAA4
) and an acyl-CoA oxidase gene (
POX1
). Intracellular S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) levels were then enhanced via the deletion of an adenosine kinase gene (
ADO1
) and the overexpression of a SAM synthetase gene (
SAM2
). Lastly, the
S. cerevisiae
strain overproducing free fatty acids and SAM were manipulated to express a plasmid encoding the
Drosophila melanogaster
Juvenile Hormone Acid
O
-Methyltransferase (
Dm
JHAMT). Using this combination of engineering approaches, a FAME concentration of 5.79 ± 0.56 mg/L was achieved using these cells in the context of shaking flask fermentation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first detailed study of FAME production in
S. cerevisiae
. These results will provide a valuable basis for future efforts to engineer
S. cerevisiae
strains for highly efficient production of biodiesel.
Key points
De novo synthesis of FAMEs was demonstrated in
Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
FAME production was improved by increasing concentrations of fatty acids and SAM.
FAMEs produced in
S. cerevisiae
mainly included C16 and C18 fatty acid methyl esters. |
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ISSN: | 2191-0855 2191-0855 |
DOI: | 10.1186/s13568-024-01702-7 |