Heterologous Expression of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Klebsiella pneumoniae for 3-Hydroxypropionic Acid Production from Glycerol.

ABSTRACT: 3-Hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) is a commercially valuable platform compound. Klebsiella pneumoniae has been concerned as an appropriate host for 3-HP production because of its robust capacity to metabolize glycerol. Glycerol conversion to 3-HP in K. pneumoniae comprises two successive reactions: glycerol dehydratase catalyzes glycerol to 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde (3-HPA); aldehyde dehydrogenase catalyzes 3-HPA to 3-HP. Previous studies focusing on inducible expression of aldehyde dehydrogenase have shown defects of high cost of inducer and low catalytic activity due to inclusion body. Here we show a different strategy that a native promoter in the host K. pneumoniae was used to drive the heterologous expression of aldehyde dehydrogenase gene ald4 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The 3-HP yiel

SUBMITTER: Wang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3460132 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature