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ReviewMicrobial cell factories2023

Mechanism of microbial production of acetoin and 2,3-butanediol optical isomers and substrate specificity of butanediol dehydrogenase.

Yuchen Li, Xiangying Zhao, Mingjing Yao, Wenli Yang, Yanlei Han, Liping Liu, Jiaxiang Zhang, Jianjun Liu

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Review in Microbial cell factories, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yuchen LiShandong Food Ferment Industry Research & Design Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250013, China.
Xiangying ZhaoShandong Food Ferment Industry Research & Design Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250013, China. xyzhao68@126.com.
Mingjing YaoShandong Food Ferment Industry Research & Design Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250013, China.
Wenli YangShandong Food Ferment Industry Research & Design Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250013, China.
Yanlei HanShandong Food Ferment Industry Research & Design Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250013, China.
Liping LiuShandong Food Ferment Industry Research & Design Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250013, China.
Jiaxiang ZhangShandong Food Ferment Industry Research & Design Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250013, China.
Jianjun LiuShandong Food Ferment Industry Research & Design Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250013, China.
Qilu University of Technology · CNShandong Academy of Sciences · CNShandong Food Fermentation Industry Research and Design Institute · CN

Funding

Major Innovation Pilot Project of Integration of Science, Education and Industry of Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Science) No. 2022JBZ01-08The Provincial Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project or Shandong, China NO. 2022TZXD0029
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

3-Hydroxybutanone (Acetoin, AC) and 2,3-butanediol (BD) are two essential four-carbon platform compounds with numerous pharmaceutical and chemical synthesis applications. AC and BD have two and three stereoisomers, respectively, while the application of the single isomer product in chemical synthesis is superior. AC and BD are glucose overflow metabolites produced by biological fermentation from a variety of microorganisms. However, the AC or BD produced by microorganisms using glucose is typically a mixture of various stereoisomers. This was discovered to be due to the simultaneous presence of multiple butanediol dehydrogenases (BDHs) in microorganisms, and AC and BD can be interconverted under BDH catalysis. In this paper, beginning with the synthesis pathways of microbial AC and BD, we review in detail the studies on the formation mechanisms of different stereoisomers of AC and BD, summarize the properties of different types of BDH that have been tabulated, and analyze the structural characteristics and affinities of different types of BDH by comparing them using literature and biological database data. Using microorganisms, recent research on the production of optically pure AC or BD was also reviewed. Limiting factors and possible solutions for chiral AC and BD production are discussed.

Indexed as

AcetoinButylene GlycolsAlcohol OxidoreductasesGlucoseSubstrate Specificity2,3-butylene glycolAcetoinAlcohol Oxidoreductasesbutanediol dehydrogenaseButylene GlycolsGlucose2,3-butanediolAcetoinButanediol dehydrogenasesOptical isomerOptical purity

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PMID37644496
PMCPMC10466699
OpenAlexW4386255760

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