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ArticleScientific reports2024

Quantum modeling simulates nutrient effect of bioplastic polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production in Pseudomonas putida.

Lawrence Yuk Lung Ho, Li Pan, Fei Meng, Kin Tung Michael Ho, Feiyang Liu, Ming-Tsung Wu, Hei I Lei, Govind Bhachu, Xin Wang, Oscar Dahlsten and 3 more

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Lawrence Yuk Lung HoDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Li PanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Fei MengDepartment of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Kin Tung Michael HoDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Feiyang LiuDepartment of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ming-Tsung WuDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Hei I LeiDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Govind BhachuDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Xin WangDepartment of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Oscar DahlstenDepartment of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yanni SunDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Po-Heng LeeDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK. po-heng.lee@imperial.ac.uk.
Giin Yu Amy TanDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. amytan@cityu.edu.hk.

Funding

City University of Hong Kong Startup Grant 9610623National Natural Science Foundation of China 11874312Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund 11304920Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund 17205322
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) could be used to make sustainable, biodegradable plastics. However, the precise and accurate mechanistic modeling of PHA biosynthesis, especially medium-chain-length PHA (mcl-PHA), for yield improvement remains a challenge to biology. PHA biosynthesis is typically triggered by nitrogen limitation and tends to peak at an optimal carbon-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratio. Specifically, simulation of the underlying dynamic regulation mechanisms for PHA bioprocess is a bottleneck owing to surfeit model complexity and current modeling philosophies for uncertainty. To address this issue, we proposed a quantum-like decision-making model to encode gene expression and regulation events as hidden layers by the general transformation of a density matrix, which uses the interference of probability amplitudes to provide an empirical-level description for PHA biosynthesis. We implemented our framework modeling the biosynthesis of mcl-PHA in Pseudomonas putida with respect to external C/N ratios, showing its optimization production at maximum PHA production of 13.81% cell dry mass (CDM) at the C/N ratio of 40:1. The results also suggest the degree of P. putida's preference in channeling carbon towards PHA production as part of the bacterium's adaptative behavior to nutrient stress using quantum formalism. Generic parameters (k

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NitrogenPolyhydroxyalkanoatesPseudomonas putidaCarbonModels, BiologicalNutrientsQuantum TheoryCarbonNitrogenNutrientsPolyhydroxyalkanoates

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PMID39107357
PMCPMC11303679

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