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Production of cellulosic butyrate and 3-hydroxybutyrate in engineered Escherichia coli

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Being the most abundant renewable organic substance on Earth, lignocellulosic biomass has acted as an attractive and cost-effective feedstock for biobased production of value-added products. However, lignocellulosic biomass should be properly treated for its effective utilization during biotransformation. The current work aimed to demonstrate biobased production of butyrate and 3-hydroxybutyrate (3-HB) in engineered Escherichia coli using pretreated and detoxified aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) wood chips as the feedstock. Various bioprocessing and genetic/metabolic factors limiting the production of cellulosic butyrate and 3-HB were identified. With these developed bioprocessing strategies and strain engineering approaches, major carbons in the hydrolysate, including glucose, xylose, and even acetate, could be completely dissimilated during shake-flask cultivation with up to 1.68 g L−1 butyrate, 8.95 g L−1 3-HB, and minimal side metabolites (i.e., acetate and ethanol) being obtained. Our results highlight the importance of consolidating bioprocess and genetic engineering strategies for effective biobased production from lignocellulosic biomass.

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    Dragan Miscevic, Teshager Kefale, Daryoush Abedi, Murray Moo-Young & C. Perry Chou

  2. Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal, Quebec, H4P 2R2, Canada

    Kajan Srirangan

  3. Department of Drug & Food Control, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Daryoush Abedi

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Miscevic, D., Srirangan, K., Kefale, T. et al. Production of cellulosic butyrate and 3-hydroxybutyrate in engineered Escherichia coli. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 103, 5215–5230 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-019-09815-x

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