L-malate is an intermediate of the tricarboxylic acid cycle which is naturally occurred in various microorganisms,and it has been widely applied in polymer,beverage and food,textile,agricultural and pharmaceutical ind...L-malate is an intermediate of the tricarboxylic acid cycle which is naturally occurred in various microorganisms,and it has been widely applied in polymer,beverage and food,textile,agricultural and pharmaceutical industries.Driven by the pursuit of a sustainable economy,microbial production of L-malate has received much attention in last decades.In this review,we focus on the utilization of wastes and/or byproducts as feedstocks for the microbial production of L-malate.Firstly,we present the recent developments on the natural or engineered metabolic pathways that dedicate to the biosynthesis of L-malate,and also provide a comprehensive discussions on developing high-efficient producers.Then,the recent achievements in microbial production of L-malate from various carbon sources were concluded and discussed.Furthermore,some abundant non-food feedstocks which have been used for microbial production of other chemicals were reviewed,as they may be potential candidate feedstock for L-malate production in future.Finally,we outlined the major challenges and proposed further improvements for the production of L-malate.展开更多
Exopolysaccharides can be produced by various bacteria and have important biological roles in bacterial survival depend on molecular weight,linkage,and conformation.In this study,Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides G29 wa...Exopolysaccharides can be produced by various bacteria and have important biological roles in bacterial survival depend on molecular weight,linkage,and conformation.In this study,Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides G29 was identified and found to produce two types of exopolysaccharides from sucrose including soluble and insoluble a-glucans.By regulation of pH above 5.5,soluble a-glucan production was increased to 38.4 g∙L^(-1) from 101.4 g∙L^(-1) sucrose with fewer accumulation of lactic acid and acetic acid.Simultaneously,the quantity of thick white precipitate,that is insoluble a-glucan,was also increased.Then,a-glucans were prepared by enzymatic reaction with crude glucansucrases from the supernatant of G29 fermentation broth and purified for structure analysis.Based on the integration analysis of FT-IR and NMR,it was observed that soluble a-glucan is a highly linear dextran with α-1,6 glycosidic bonds while the insoluble a-glucan has 93%of α-1,3 and 7%of α-1,6 glycosidic bond.The results extend our understanding of exopolysaccharides production by L.pseudomesenteroides,and this water insoluble α-1,3-glucan might have potential application as biomaterials and/or biochemicals.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA0901500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21706124,21727818)+1 种基金the Key Science and Technology Project of Jiangsu Province(BE2016389)the Jiangsu Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Bio-Manufacture of China.
文摘L-malate is an intermediate of the tricarboxylic acid cycle which is naturally occurred in various microorganisms,and it has been widely applied in polymer,beverage and food,textile,agricultural and pharmaceutical industries.Driven by the pursuit of a sustainable economy,microbial production of L-malate has received much attention in last decades.In this review,we focus on the utilization of wastes and/or byproducts as feedstocks for the microbial production of L-malate.Firstly,we present the recent developments on the natural or engineered metabolic pathways that dedicate to the biosynthesis of L-malate,and also provide a comprehensive discussions on developing high-efficient producers.Then,the recent achievements in microbial production of L-malate from various carbon sources were concluded and discussed.Furthermore,some abundant non-food feedstocks which have been used for microbial production of other chemicals were reviewed,as they may be potential candidate feedstock for L-malate production in future.Finally,we outlined the major challenges and proposed further improvements for the production of L-malate.
基金supported by Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals Foundation(JSBEM2016010),Jiangsu Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Bio-Manufacture of China.
文摘Exopolysaccharides can be produced by various bacteria and have important biological roles in bacterial survival depend on molecular weight,linkage,and conformation.In this study,Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides G29 was identified and found to produce two types of exopolysaccharides from sucrose including soluble and insoluble a-glucans.By regulation of pH above 5.5,soluble a-glucan production was increased to 38.4 g∙L^(-1) from 101.4 g∙L^(-1) sucrose with fewer accumulation of lactic acid and acetic acid.Simultaneously,the quantity of thick white precipitate,that is insoluble a-glucan,was also increased.Then,a-glucans were prepared by enzymatic reaction with crude glucansucrases from the supernatant of G29 fermentation broth and purified for structure analysis.Based on the integration analysis of FT-IR and NMR,it was observed that soluble a-glucan is a highly linear dextran with α-1,6 glycosidic bonds while the insoluble a-glucan has 93%of α-1,3 and 7%of α-1,6 glycosidic bond.The results extend our understanding of exopolysaccharides production by L.pseudomesenteroides,and this water insoluble α-1,3-glucan might have potential application as biomaterials and/or biochemicals.