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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2014

Exploiting Issatchenkia orientalis SD108 for succinic acid production.

Han Xiao, Zengyi Shao, Yu Jiang, Sudhanshu Dole, Huimin Zhao

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Article in Microbial cell factories, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Han Xiao
Zengyi Shao
Yu Jiang
Sudhanshu Dole
Huimin ZhaoDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana 61801, IL, USA. zhao5@illinois.edu.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent advances in synthesizing valuable chemicals such as organic acids from low-cost renewable biomass through microbial fermentation have attracted great attention. However, the toxicity of organic acids presents a key challenge to the development of an economically viable fermentation process. Therefore, a platform organism that not only produces organic acids but also tolerates the associated toxicity is highly desirable.

resultsHere we report the discovery, characterization, and engineering of a yeast strain, Issatchenkia orientalis SD108, that is tolerant to low pH and high concentration of organic acids. This strain demonstrated a higher tolerance compared to I. orientalis ATCC 24210 and Classic Distiller's Turbo yeast. In order to explore SD108 as a potential platform organism for organic acid production, we determined its draft genome sequence and use the sequencing information to guide pathway design. As proof of concept, an engineered four-gene expression cassette related to the reductive TCA cycle was assembled and integrated into the genome of a uracil auxotroph of SD108. The resulting strain was able to produce succinic acid with a titer of 11.63 g/L, yield of 0.12 g/g, and productivity of 0.11 g/L · h in batch cultures using shake flasks.

conclusionsThe high tolerance of I. orientalis SD108 towards multiple important organic acids makes it a highly attractive organism as a platform host for producing this group of compounds as it will reduce production cost, facilitate downstream processing, and serve as a host for construction of production strains with both pH and specific anion tolerance.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalBatch Cell Culture TechniquesCarbohydrate MetabolismFermentationGenome, FungalHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMetabolic EngineeringMetabolomePloidiesSequence Analysis, DNASuccinic AcidTranscription, GeneticUracilYeastsSuccinic AcidUracil

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PMID25159171
PMCPMC4244060
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