Production of Esters in Using Citrate Synthase Variants

Overview

Journal Microorganisms

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2024 Jul 27

PMID 39065106

Authors

Jacoby C Shipmon

Pasupathi Rathinasabapathi

Michael L Broich 2nd

Hemansi

Mark A Eiteman

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Abstract

Acetate esters comprise a wide range of products including fragrances and industrial solvents. Biosynthesis of esters offers a promising alternative to chemical synthesis because such routes use renewable carbohydrate resources and minimize the generation of waste. One biochemical method for ester formation relies on the gene from , which encodes alcohol-O-acyltransferase (AAT) which converts acetyl-CoA and an exogenously supplied alcohol into the ester. In this study, the formation of several acetate esters via AAT was examined in chromosomally expressing citrate synthase variants, which create a metabolic bottleneck at acetyl-CoA. In shake flask cultures, variant strains generated more acetate esters than the strains expressing the wild-type citrate synthase. In a controlled bioreactor, GltA[A267T] generated 3.9 g propyl acetate in 13 h, corresponding to a yield of 0.155 g propyl acetate/g glucose, which is 18% greater than that obtained by the wild-type GltA control. These results demonstrate the ability of citrate synthase variants to redistribute carbon from central metabolism into acetyl-CoA-derived biochemicals.

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