Biosynthesis and characterization of poly(3-hydroxydodecanoate) by β-oxidation inhibited mutant of Pseudomonas entomophila L48

Biomacromolecules. 2011 Oct 10;12(10):3559-66. doi: 10.1021/bm200770m. Epub 2011 Aug 12.

Abstract

A medium-chain-length (MCL) polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) producer Pseudomonas entomophila L48 was investigated for microbial production of 3-hydroxydodecanote homopolymer. Pseudomonas entomophila L48 was found to produce MCL PHA consisting of 3-hydroxyhexanoate (3HHx), 3-hydroxyoctanoate (3HO), 3-hydroxydecanoate (3HD), and 3-hydroxydodecanoate (3HDD) from related carbon sources fatty acids. In this study, some of the genes encoding key enzymes in β-oxidation cycle of P. entomophila such as 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase, and acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase were deleted to study the relationship between β-oxidation and PHA synthesis in P. entomophila. Among the mutants constructed, P. entomophila LAC26 accumulated over 90 wt % PHA consisting of 99 mol % 3HDD. A fed-batch fermentation process carried out in a 6 L automatic fermentor produced 7.3 g L(-1) PHA consisting of over 97 mol % 3HDD fraction. Properties of MCL PHA were significantly improved along with increasing 3HDD contents. P(2.1 mol % 3HD-co-97.9 mol % 3HDD) produced by P. entomophila LAC25 had the widest temperature range between T(g) and T(m), which were -49.3 and 82.4 °C, respectively, in all MCL PHA reported so far. The new type of PHA also represented high crystallinity caused by side-chain crystallization compared with short side chain PHA. For the first time, P(3HDD) homopolymers were obtained.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenases / deficiency
  • 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenases / genetics
  • Acetyl-CoA C-Acetyltransferase / deficiency
  • Acetyl-CoA C-Acetyltransferase / genetics
  • Acetyl-CoA C-Acyltransferase / deficiency
  • Acetyl-CoA C-Acyltransferase / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Bioreactors
  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Crystallization
  • Fatty Acids / metabolism
  • Fermentation
  • Gene Deletion
  • Industrial Microbiology / methods*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Organisms, Genetically Modified / genetics*
  • Organisms, Genetically Modified / growth & development
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates* / biosynthesis
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates* / genetics
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates* / isolation & purification
  • Pseudomonas / enzymology*
  • Pseudomonas / genetics

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Fatty Acids
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates
  • 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenases
  • Acetyl-CoA C-Acyltransferase
  • Acetyl-CoA C-Acetyltransferase