Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for the biosynthesis of 2-pyrrolidone
2-Pyrrolidone is a valuable bulk chemical with myriad applications as a solvent, polymer precursor and active pharmaceutical intermediate. A novel 2-pyrrolidone synthase, ORF27, from Streptomyces aizunensis was identified to catalyze the ring closing dehydration of γ-aminobutyrate. ORF27's tendency to aggregate was resolved by expression at low temperature and fusion to the maltose binding protein (MBP). Recombinant Escherichia coli was metabolically engineered for the production of 2-pyrrolidone from glutamate by expressing both the genes encoding GadB, a glutamate decarboxylase, and ORF27. Incorporation of a GadB mutant lacking H465 and T466, GadB_δHT, improved the efficiency of one-pot 2-pyrrolidone biosynthesis in vivo. When the recombinant E. coli strain expressing the E. coli GadB_δHT mutant and the ORF27-MBP fusion was cultured in ZYM-5052 medium containing 9. g/L of l-glutamate, 7.7. g/L of l-glutamate was converted to 1.1. g/L of 2-pyrrolidone within 31. h, achieving 25% molar yield from the consumed substrate.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; 0540879
- OSTI ID:
- 1394663
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1393091
- Journal Information:
- Metabolic Engineering Communications, Journal Name: Metabolic Engineering Communications Vol. 3 Journal Issue: C; ISSN 2214-0301
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- Netherlands
- Language:
- English
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