An in vivo system was developed for the biotransformation of D-fructose into D-mannitol by the expression of the gene mdh encoding mannitol dehydrogenase (MDH) from Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides ATCC12291 in Bacillus megaterium. The NADH reduction equivalents necessary for MDH activity were regenerated via the oxidation of formate to carbon dioxide by coexpression of the gene fdh encoding Mycobacterium vaccae N10 formate dehydrogenase (FDH). High-level protein production of MDH in B. megaterium required the adaptation of the corresponding ribosome binding site. The fdh gene was adapted to B. megaterium codon usage via complete chemical gene synthesis. Recombinant B. megaterium produced up to 10.60 g/L D-mannitol at the shaking flask scale. Whole cell biotransformation in a fed-batch bioreactor increased D-mannitol concentration to 22.00 g/L at a specific productivity of 0.32 g D-mannitol (gram cell dry weight)(-1) h(-1) and a D-mannitol yield of 0.91 mol/mol. The nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(H)) pool of the B. megaterium producing D-mannitol remained stable during biotransformation. Intra- and extracellular pH adjusted itself to a value of 6.5 and remained constant during the process. Data integration revealed that substrate uptake was the limiting factor of the overall biotransformation. The information obtained identified B. megaterium as a useful production host for D-mannitol using a resting cell biotransformation approach.
A recombinant oxidation/reduction cycle for the conversion of D-fructose to D-mannitol was established in resting cells of Corynebacterium glutamicum. Whole cells were used as biocatalysts, supplied with 250 mM sodium formate and 500 mM D-fructose at pH 6.5. The mannitol dehydrogenase gene (mdh) from Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides was overexpressed in strain C. glutamicum ATCC 13032. To ensure sufficient cofactor [nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form, NADH)] supply, the fdh gene encoding formate dehydrogenase from Mycobacterium vaccae N10 was coexpressed. The recombinant C. glutamicum cells produced D-mannitol at a constant production rate of 0.22 g (g cdw)(-1) h(-1). Expression of the glucose/fructose facilitator gene glf from Zymomonas mobilis in C. glutamicum led to a 5.5-fold increased productivity of 1.25 g (g cdw)(-1) h(-1), yielding 87 g l(-1) D-mannitol from 93.7 g l(-1) D-fructose. Determination of intracellular NAD(H) concentration during biotransformation showed a constant NAD(H) pool size and a NADH/NAD(+) ratio of approximately 1. In repetitive fed-batch biotransformation, 285 g l(-1) D-mannitol over a time period of 96 h with an average productivity of 1.0 g (g cdw)(-1) h(-1) was formed. These results show that C. glutamicum is a favorable biocatalyst for long-term biotransformation with resting cells.
Reduction of D-fructose to D-mannitol by whole-cell biotransformation with recombinant resting cells of Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC13032 requires the coexpression of mdh and fdh, which encode mannitol and formate dehydrogenases, respectively. However, d-mannitol formation is limited by the uptake of d-fructose in its unphosphorylated form, because additional expression of the sugar facilitator from Zymomonas mobilis resulted in a significantly increased productivity. Here we identified similarities of the myo-inositol transporters IolT1 and IolT2 of C. glutamicum to the sugar facilitator of Z. mobilis. The myo-inositol transporter genes were both individually overexpressed and deleted in recombinants expressing mdh and fdh. Biotransformation experiments showed that the presence and absence, respectively, of IolT1 and IolT2 significantly influenced D-mannitol formation, indicating a D-fructose transport capability of these transporters. For further evidence, a C. glutamicum Delta ptsF mutant unable to grow with D-fructose was complemented with a heterologous fructokinase gene. This resulted in restoration of growth with D-fructose. Using overexpressed iolT1, mdh and fdh, D-mannitol formation obtained with C. glutamicum was 34.2 g L(-1), as opposed to 16 g L(-1) formed by the strain overexpressing only mdh and fdh, showing the suitability of myo-inositol transporters for D-fructose uptake to obtain D-mannitol formation by whole-cell biotransformation with C. glutamicum.
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