A cell-free system for production of 2,3-butanediol is robust to growth-toxic compounds

Kay, Jennifer E.; Jewett, Michael C.

doi:10.1016/j.mec.2019.e00114

Title: A cell-free system for production of 2,3-butanediol is robust to growth-toxic compounds

Journal Article · 20 November 2019 · Metabolic Engineering Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mec.2019.e00114 · OSTI ID:1575942

Kay, Jennifer E. ^[1]; Jewett, Michael C. ^[1]

Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

The need for sustainable, low-cost production of bioenergy and commodity chemicals is increasing. Unfortunately, the engineering potential of whole-cell catalysts to address this need can be hampered by cellular toxicity. When such bottlenecks limit the commercial feasibility of whole-cell fermentation, cell-free, or in vitro, based approaches may offer an alternative. Here, we assess the impact of three classes of growth toxic compounds on crude extract-based, cell-free chemical conversions. As a model system, we test a metabolic pathway for conversion of glucose to 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BDO) in lysates of Escherichia coli. First, we characterized 2,3-BDO production with different classes of antibiotics and found, as expected, that the system is uninhibited by compounds that prevent cell growth by means of cell wall replication and DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis. Second, we considered the impact of polar solvent addition (e.g., methanol, n-butanol). We observed that volumetric productivities (g/L/h) were slowed with increasing hydrophobicity of added alcohols. Finally, we investigated the effects of using pretreated biomass hydrolysate as a feed stock, observing a 25% reduction in 2,3-BDO production as a result of coumaroyl and feruloyl amides. Overall, we find the cell-free system to be robust to working concentrations of antibiotics and other compounds that are toxic to cell growth, but do not denature or inhibit relevant enzymes.

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Research Organization:: Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Biological Systems Science Division; David and Lucile Packard Foundation; Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Program

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0018249

OSTI ID:: 1575942

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1660706; OSTI ID: 2298991

Journal Information:: Metabolic Engineering Communications, Vol. 10; ISSN 2214-0301

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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