Optimization of ethylene glycol production from (D)-xylose via a synthetic pathway implemented in Escherichia coli

Background: Ethylene glycol (EG) is a bulk chemical that is mainly used as an anti-freezing agent and a raw material in the synthesis of plastics. Production of commercial EG currently exclusively relies on chemical synthesis using fossil resources. Biochemical production of ethylene glycol from ren...

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Published inMicrobial Cell Factories (14), . (2015)
Main Authors Trichez, Debora, Auriol, Clément, SPINA, Lucie, Vax, Amélie, Bartolo, François, Besse, Philippe, Francois, Jean Marie
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Abstract Background: Ethylene glycol (EG) is a bulk chemical that is mainly used as an anti-freezing agent and a raw material in the synthesis of plastics. Production of commercial EG currently exclusively relies on chemical synthesis using fossil resources. Biochemical production of ethylene glycol from renewable resources may be more sustainable. Results: Herein, a synthetic pathway is described that produces EG in Escherichia coli through the action of (D)xylose isomerase, (D)-xylulose-1-kinase, (D)-xylulose-1-phosphate aldolase, and glycolaldehyde reductase. These reactions were successively catalyzed by the endogenous xylose isomerase (XylA), the heterologously expressed human hexokinase (Khk-C) and aldolase (Aldo-B), and an endogenous glycolaldehyde reductase activity, respectively, which we showed to be encoded by yqhD. The production strain was optimized by deleting the genes encoding for (D)-xylulose-5 kinase (xylB) and glycolaldehyde dehydrogenase (aldA), and by overexpressing the candidate glycolaldehyde reductases YqhD, GldA, and FucO. The strain overproducing FucO was the best EG producer reaching a molar yield of 0.94 in shake flasks, and accumulating 20 g/L EG with a molar yield and productivity of 0.91 and 0.37 g/(L.h), respectively, in a controlled bioreactor under aerobic conditions. Conclusions: We have demonstrated the feasibility to produce EG from (D)-xylose via a synthetic pathway in E. coli at approximately 90 % of the theoretical yield.
AbstractList Background: Ethylene glycol (EG) is a bulk chemical that is mainly used as an anti-freezing agent and a raw material in the synthesis of plastics. Production of commercial EG currently exclusively relies on chemical synthesis using fossil resources. Biochemical production of ethylene glycol from renewable resources may be more sustainable. Results: Herein, a synthetic pathway is described that produces EG in Escherichia coli through the action of (D)xylose isomerase, (D)-xylulose-1-kinase, (D)-xylulose-1-phosphate aldolase, and glycolaldehyde reductase. These reactions were successively catalyzed by the endogenous xylose isomerase (XylA), the heterologously expressed human hexokinase (Khk-C) and aldolase (Aldo-B), and an endogenous glycolaldehyde reductase activity, respectively, which we showed to be encoded by yqhD. The production strain was optimized by deleting the genes encoding for (D)-xylulose-5 kinase (xylB) and glycolaldehyde dehydrogenase (aldA), and by overexpressing the candidate glycolaldehyde reductases YqhD, GldA, and FucO. The strain overproducing FucO was the best EG producer reaching a molar yield of 0.94 in shake flasks, and accumulating 20 g/L EG with a molar yield and productivity of 0.91 and 0.37 g/(L.h), respectively, in a controlled bioreactor under aerobic conditions. Conclusions: We have demonstrated the feasibility to produce EG from (D)-xylose via a synthetic pathway in E. coli at approximately 90 % of the theoretical yield.
Author Vax, Amélie
Trichez, Debora
Bartolo, François
Besse, Philippe
Francois, Jean Marie
Auriol, Clément
SPINA, Lucie
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ingénierie métabolique
Metabolic engineering
Synthetic metabolic pathway
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éthylène glycol
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