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Background <p>1,3-Propanediol (1,3-PDO) is a bulk chemical that can be produced by <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> using glycerol as a substrate. In the 1,3-PDO synthesis pathway, part of the glycerol is oxidised to maintain intracellular NADH balance. Consequently, the theoretical maximum yield of 1,3-PDO from glycerol was lower than 1&#xa0;mol/mol.</p> Results <p>In this study, engineered <i>K. pneumoniae</i> strains were constructed to direct all glycerol toward 1,3-PDO synthesis, with NADH being supplied through the catabolism of glucose. However, glycerol utilisation was inhibited in the presence of glucose. To alleviate this carbon catabolite repression (CCR), <i>ptsG</i> and <i>crr</i> were individually knocked out. The <i>dha</i> pathway is responsible for 1,3-PDO synthesis. Key genes in the oxidation branch of this pathway, including <i>dhaK</i>,<i> dhaL</i>,<i> dhaD</i>, and <i>gldA</i>, were knocked out to block this pathway. However, the expression of the <i>dha</i> operon was impaired in these strains, resulting in low 1,3-PDO production. In contrast, knocking out <i>dhaM</i>, which encodes a subunit of dihydroxyacetone kinase II, effectively blocked the glycerol oxidation pathway while maintaining the activity of the <i>dha</i> operon. Additionally, <i>glpK</i> was knocked out to block the <i>sn</i>-glycerol-3-phosphate formation from glycerol. Glucose to glycerol with the ratio of 0.5:1&#xa0;mol/mol was the optimal value for 1,3-PDO production by <i>K. pneumoniae</i> ∆<i>dhaM</i>∆<i>ptsG</i>∆<i>glpK</i>, leading to a balance of NADH generation and consumption. Microaerobic conditions were favourable for 1,3-PDO production than anaerobic or aerobic conditions. In fed-batch fermentations, this strain produced 58.6&#xa0;g/L of 1,3-PDO after 70&#xa0;h, achieving a yield of 0.93&#xa0;mol/mol glycerol, 2&#xa0;mol/mol glucose, 0.63&#xa0;mol/mol substrate.</p> Conclusions <p>A highly efficient 1,3-PDO production technology that using glycerol and glucose as co-substrates was established.</p> Graphical abstract <p></p>

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1,3-propanediol production by Klebsiella pneumoniae ∆dhaM∆ptsG∆glpK using glucose and glycerol as co-substrates

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    2025年12月15日

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  • Shaoqi Sun,
  • Weiyan Jiang,
  • Yaoyu Cai,
  • Wenqi Wang,
  • Xinjie Bian,
  • Taiyu Liu,
  • Marina Tišma,
  • Dexin Wang,
  • Jian Hao

摘要

Background

1,3-Propanediol (1,3-PDO) is a bulk chemical that can be produced by Klebsiella pneumoniae using glycerol as a substrate. In the 1,3-PDO synthesis pathway, part of the glycerol is oxidised to maintain intracellular NADH balance. Consequently, the theoretical maximum yield of 1,3-PDO from glycerol was lower than 1 mol/mol.

Results

In this study, engineered K. pneumoniae strains were constructed to direct all glycerol toward 1,3-PDO synthesis, with NADH being supplied through the catabolism of glucose. However, glycerol utilisation was inhibited in the presence of glucose. To alleviate this carbon catabolite repression (CCR), ptsG and crr were individually knocked out. The dha pathway is responsible for 1,3-PDO synthesis. Key genes in the oxidation branch of this pathway, including dhaK, dhaL, dhaD, and gldA, were knocked out to block this pathway. However, the expression of the dha operon was impaired in these strains, resulting in low 1,3-PDO production. In contrast, knocking out dhaM, which encodes a subunit of dihydroxyacetone kinase II, effectively blocked the glycerol oxidation pathway while maintaining the activity of the dha operon. Additionally, glpK was knocked out to block the sn-glycerol-3-phosphate formation from glycerol. Glucose to glycerol with the ratio of 0.5:1 mol/mol was the optimal value for 1,3-PDO production by K. pneumoniae ∆dhaM∆ptsG∆glpK, leading to a balance of NADH generation and consumption. Microaerobic conditions were favourable for 1,3-PDO production than anaerobic or aerobic conditions. In fed-batch fermentations, this strain produced 58.6 g/L of 1,3-PDO after 70 h, achieving a yield of 0.93 mol/mol glycerol, 2 mol/mol glucose, 0.63 mol/mol substrate.

Conclusions

A highly efficient 1,3-PDO production technology that using glycerol and glucose as co-substrates was established.

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