| Title |
Valorization of CO2 through lithoautotrophic production of sustainable chemicals in Cupriavidus necator |
| ID_Doc |
8857 |
| Authors |
Nangle, SN; Ziesack, M; Buckley, S; Trivedi, D; Loh, DM; Nocera, DG; Silver, PA |
| Title |
Valorization of CO2 through lithoautotrophic production of sustainable chemicals in Cupriavidus necator |
| Year |
2020 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.ymben.2020.09.002 |
| Abstract |
Coupling recent advancements in genetic engineering of diverse microbes and gas-driven fermentation provides a path towards sustainable commodity chemical production. Cupriavidus necator H16 is a suitable species for this task because it effectively utilizes H-2 and CO2 and is genetically tractable. Here, we demonstrate the versatility of C. necator for chemical production by engineering it to produce three products from CO2 under lithotrophic conditions: sucrose, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), and lipochitooligosaccharides (LCOs). We engineered sucrose production in a co-culture system with heterotrophic growth 30 times that of WT C. necator. We engineered PHA production (20-60% DCW) and selectively altered product composition by combining different thioesterases and phaCs to produce copolymers directly from CO2. And, we engineered C. necator to convert CO2 into the LCO, a plant growth enhancer, with titers of similar to 1.4 mg/L-equivalent to yields in its native source, Bradyrhizobium. We applied the LCOs to germinating seeds as well as corn plants and observed increases in a variety of growth parameters. Taken together, these results expand our understanding of how a gas-utilizing bacteria can promote sustainable production. |
| Author Keywords |
Metabolic engineering; Synthetic biology; Sucrose synthesis; Co-culture; Fatty acid synthesis; Gas fermentation; Polyhydroxyalkanote synthesis; Lipochitooligosaccharide synthesis; Fertilizer; Sustainability; Circular economy |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000589825400002 |
| WoS Category |
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology |
| Research Area |
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology |
| PDF |
http://manuscript.elsevier.com/S1096717620301361/pdf/S1096717620301361.pdf
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