Effect of fed-batch and chemostat cultivation processes of C. glutamicum CP for L-leucine production

Most of the current industrial processes for L-leucine production are based on fermentation, usually in fed-batch operation mode. Although the culture technology has advanced in recent decades, the process still has significant drawbacks. To solve these problems, we investigated the effects of chemo...

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Main Authors: Yufu Zhang, Haibo Xiong, Zhichao Chen, Yunpeng Fu, Qingyang Xu, Ning Chen
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2021.1874693
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author Yufu Zhang
Haibo Xiong
Zhichao Chen
Yunpeng Fu
Qingyang Xu
Ning Chen
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Haibo Xiong
Zhichao Chen
Yunpeng Fu
Qingyang Xu
Ning Chen
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description Most of the current industrial processes for L-leucine production are based on fermentation, usually in fed-batch operation mode. Although the culture technology has advanced in recent decades, the process still has significant drawbacks. To solve these problems, we investigated the effects of chemostat culture conditions on the production of L-leucine by Corynebacterium glutamicum CP. The dilution rate, the nitrogen source, and the carbon–nitrogen ratio of the medium were optimized. With the addition of ammonium acetate to the chemostat medium, the initial C/N ratio was adjusted to 57.6, and the L-leucine titer reached the highest level at the optimal dilution rate of 0.04 h−1. Compared with fed-batch culture, the L-leucine titer was reduced (from 53.0 to 24.8 g L−1), but the yield from glucose was increased by 10.0% (from 0.30 to 0.33 mol mol−1) and productivity was increased by 58.3% (from 1.2 to 1.9 g L−1 h−1). Moreover, the titer of the by-product L-alanine was significantly reduced (from 8.9 to 0.8 g L−1). In addition, gene expression levels and activity of key enzymes in the synthesis of L-leucine and L-alanine were analyzed to explain the difference of production performance between chemostat culture and fed-batch culture. The results indicate that chemostat culture has great potential to increase the industrial production of L-leucine compared to current fed-batch approaches.
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spelling doaj.art-ed39d9cf8480404b9b99e414f6bd69c52022-12-22T04:04:14ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBioengineered2165-59792165-59872021-01-0112142643910.1080/21655979.2021.18746931874693Effect of fed-batch and chemostat cultivation processes of C. glutamicum CP for L-leucine productionYufu Zhang0Haibo Xiong1Zhichao Chen2Yunpeng Fu3Qingyang Xu4Ning Chen5Tianjin University of Science & TechnologyTianjin University of Science & TechnologyTianjin University of Science & TechnologyTianjin University of Science & TechnologyTianjin University of Science & TechnologyTianjin University of Science & TechnologyMost of the current industrial processes for L-leucine production are based on fermentation, usually in fed-batch operation mode. Although the culture technology has advanced in recent decades, the process still has significant drawbacks. To solve these problems, we investigated the effects of chemostat culture conditions on the production of L-leucine by Corynebacterium glutamicum CP. The dilution rate, the nitrogen source, and the carbon–nitrogen ratio of the medium were optimized. With the addition of ammonium acetate to the chemostat medium, the initial C/N ratio was adjusted to 57.6, and the L-leucine titer reached the highest level at the optimal dilution rate of 0.04 h−1. Compared with fed-batch culture, the L-leucine titer was reduced (from 53.0 to 24.8 g L−1), but the yield from glucose was increased by 10.0% (from 0.30 to 0.33 mol mol−1) and productivity was increased by 58.3% (from 1.2 to 1.9 g L−1 h−1). Moreover, the titer of the by-product L-alanine was significantly reduced (from 8.9 to 0.8 g L−1). In addition, gene expression levels and activity of key enzymes in the synthesis of L-leucine and L-alanine were analyzed to explain the difference of production performance between chemostat culture and fed-batch culture. The results indicate that chemostat culture has great potential to increase the industrial production of L-leucine compared to current fed-batch approaches.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2021.1874693l-leucinel-alaninecorynebacterium glutamicumchemostatfed-batch
spellingShingle Yufu Zhang
Haibo Xiong
Zhichao Chen
Yunpeng Fu
Qingyang Xu
Ning Chen
Effect of fed-batch and chemostat cultivation processes of C. glutamicum CP for L-leucine production
Bioengineered
l-leucine
l-alanine
corynebacterium glutamicum
chemostat
fed-batch
title Effect of fed-batch and chemostat cultivation processes of C. glutamicum CP for L-leucine production
title_full Effect of fed-batch and chemostat cultivation processes of C. glutamicum CP for L-leucine production
title_fullStr Effect of fed-batch and chemostat cultivation processes of C. glutamicum CP for L-leucine production
title_full_unstemmed Effect of fed-batch and chemostat cultivation processes of C. glutamicum CP for L-leucine production
title_short Effect of fed-batch and chemostat cultivation processes of C. glutamicum CP for L-leucine production
title_sort effect of fed batch and chemostat cultivation processes of c glutamicum cp for l leucine production
topic l-leucine
l-alanine
corynebacterium glutamicum
chemostat
fed-batch
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2021.1874693
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