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Engineering Bacillus Subtilis and Fermentation Process Optimization for High-Level Production of Pulcherriminic Acid

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Xinglei Zhuang
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Shuangxiao Chen
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Yukang Xie
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Tong Zhang
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Aleksandra Djukić‐Vuković
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Qiyuan Chen
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Minghua Ji *
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Junsong Sun *
DOI:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6c00175delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Pulcherriminic acid (PA) is a typical microbial natural cyclic dipeptide and secondary metabolite. It serves as the biosynthetic precursor of pulcherrimin, an iron-chelating siderophore with promising potential for agricultural biocontrol. Low inherent biosynthesis severely limits its practical exploitation as a bioactive natural product. Here, we screened five Bacillus subtilis strains and selected 164T7P as the metabolic engineering chassis. Replacing the native promoter of the yvmC-cypX cluster with the xylose-inducible T7 promoter increased PA titer by 7.18-fold to 0.201 g/L. Knockout of abrB or spoIVB enhanced PA formation, whereas codY deletion suppressed its biosynthesis. Further optimization of carbon source, l-leucine supplementation and FeCl3 concentration raised the titer to 1.284 g/L at 0.6 g/L FeCl3. With glycerol as the primary feedstock supplemented with l-leucine and FeCl3, fed-batch fermentation in a 5-L bioreactor achieved a final PA titer of 3.91 g/L, the highest reported titer of this natural product to date. This study establishes an efficient biosynthetic platform for high-level production of PA and facilitates further development of this bioactive microbial natural product.
Keywords:
Alcohols
Bacteria
Biosynthesis
Fermentation
Genetics

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Journal of Natural Products cover
Journal of Natural Products
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shanghai syn biotechnology co., ltd.
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3
Papers: 1
Citations: 0
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university of belgrade
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2.7W
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Citations: 25
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chinese academy of sciences
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54.9W
Papers: 44.5W
Citations: 703
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