Production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid from glycerol by recombinant Pseudomonas denitrificans.
3-Hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) can be produced from glycerol through two sequential enzymatic reactions that are catalyzed by a coenzyme B12 -dependent glycerol dehydratase and an NAD(P)(+) -dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), respectively. Pseudomonas denitrificans synthesizes coenzyme B12 under aerobic conditions, where NAD(P)(+) is regenerated efficiently. Hence, it is considered an ideal host for the production of 3-HP from glycerol under aerobic conditions. In this study, recombinant strains of P. denitrificans were developed and their potential for the production of 3-HP from glycerol was evaluated. When the enzymes, glycerol dehydratase (DhaB) and glycerol dehydratase reactivase (GdrAB), of Klebsiella pneumoniae were expressed heterologously, P. denitrificans could produce 3-HP at 37.7 mmol/L with 62% (mol/mol) yield on glycerol. Glucose was required as the carbon and energy sources for cell growth. The overexpression of heterologous ALDH was not essential; however, the titer and yield of 3-HP were improved to 54.7 mmol/L and 67% (mol/mol), respectively, when an ALDH gene (puuC) from K. pneumoniae was overexpressed. One serious drawback hindering the use of P. denitrificans as a recombinant host for 3-HP production is that it oxidizes 3-HP to malonate and utilizes 3-HP as a carbon source for growth. This is the first report on the development and use of recombinant P. denitrificans for 3-HP production from glycerol.
['Zhou|Shengfang|S|', 'Catherine|Christy|C|', 'Rathnasingh|Chelladurai|C|', 'Somasundar|Ashok|A|', 'Park|Sunghoon|S|']
D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase D001426:Bacterial Proteins D002244:Carbon D004734:Energy Metabolism D015870:Gene Expression D005947:Glucose D005990:Glycerol D006836:Hydro-Lyases D019344:Lactic Acid D008314:Malonates D060847:Metabolic Engineering D011549:Pseudomonas D011994:Recombinant Proteins
3-hydroxypropionic acid glycerol Pseudomonas denitrificans coenzyme B12