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ArticleScientific reports2023

Pichia pastoris growth-coupled heme biosynthesis analysis using metabolic modelling.

Agris Pentjuss, Emils Bolmanis, Anastasija Suleiko, Elina Didrihsone, Arturs Suleiko, Konstantins Dubencovs, Janis Liepins, Andris Kazaks, Juris Vanags

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Metabolic engineering ofApplied and environmental microbiology · 2026
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  2. Recent advances in microbial fermentation for the production of leghemoglobin.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Agris PentjussMicrobiology and Biotechnology Institute, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, Riga, 1004, Latvia. agris.pentjuss@gmail.com.
Emils BolmanisLatvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites Street 1 K-1, Riga, 1067, Latvia.
Anastasija SuleikoLatvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Dzerbenes Street 27, Riga, 1006, Latvia.
Elina DidrihsoneLatvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Dzerbenes Street 27, Riga, 1006, Latvia.
Arturs SuleikoLatvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Dzerbenes Street 27, Riga, 1006, Latvia.
Konstantins DubencovsLatvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Dzerbenes Street 27, Riga, 1006, Latvia.
Janis LiepinsMicrobiology and Biotechnology Institute, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, Riga, 1004, Latvia.
Andris KazaksLatvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites Street 1 K-1, Riga, 1067, Latvia.
Juris VanagsLatvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Dzerbenes Street 27, Riga, 1006, Latvia.
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry · LVLatvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre · LVLatvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies · LV

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soy leghemoglobin is one of the most important and key ingredients in plant-based meat substitutes that can imitate the colour and flavour of the meat. To improve the high-yield production of leghemoglobin protein and its main component-heme in the yeast Pichia pastoris, glycerol and methanol cultivation conditions were studied. Additionally, in-silico metabolic modelling analysis of growth-coupled enzyme quantity, suggests metabolic gene up/down-regulation strategies for heme production. First, cultivations and metabolic modelling analysis of P. pastoris were performed on glycerol and methanol in different growth media. Glycerol cultivation uptake and production rates can be increased by 50% according to metabolic modelling results, but methanol cultivation-is near the theoretical maximum. Growth-coupled metabolic optimisation results revealed the best feasible upregulation (33 reactions) (1.47% of total reactions) and 66 downregulation/deletion (2.98% of total) reaction suggestions. Finally, we describe reaction regulation suggestions with the highest potential to increase heme production yields.

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GlycerolLeghemoglobinHemeMethanolSaccharomycetalesGlycerolHemeLeghemoglobinMethanol

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PMID37739976
PMCPMC10516909
OpenAlexW4386967937

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