Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 71, Issue 22, Pages 8479-8487Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c01161
Keywords
terpenoids; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; natural flavor and fragrance; nerolidol; biosynthesis
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This study screened various nerolidol synthases from bacteria, fungi, and plants and found that the strawberry nerolidol synthase was most active in Escherichia coli. Through systematic optimization of the biosynthetic pathways, carbon sources, inducer, and genome editing, the researchers constructed a series of deletion strains that produced high yields of 100% trans-nerolidol. The results of this study lay the foundation for the industrial production of nerolidol and inspire the biosynthesis of other isoprenoids.
Isoprenoids, or terpenoids, have wide applications in food, feed, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. Nerolidol, an acyclic C15 isoprenoid, is widely used in cosmetics, food, and personal care products. Current supply of nerolidol is mainly from plant extraction that is inefficient, costly, and of inconsistent quality. Here, we screened various nerolidol synthases from bacteria, fungi, and plants and found that the strawberry nerolidol synthase was most active in Escherichia coli. Through systematic optimization of the biosynthetic pathways, carbon sources, inducer, and genome editing, we constructed a series of deletion strains (single mutants Delta ldhA, Delta poxB, Delta pflB, and Delta tnaA; double mutants Delta adhE-Delta ldhA; and triple mutants and beyond Delta adhE-Delta ldhA- Delta pflB and Delta adhE-Delta ldhA-Delta ackA-pta) that produced high yields of 100% trans-nerolidol. In flasks, the highest nerolidol titers were 1.8 and 3.3 g/L in glucose-only and glucose-lactose-glycerol media, respectively. The highest yield reached 26.2% (g/g), >90% of the theoretic yield. In two-phase extractive fed-batch fermentation, our strain produced similar to 16 g/L nerolidol within 4 days with about 9% carbon yield (g/g). In a single-phase fed-batch fermentation, the strain produced >6.8 g/L nerolidol in 3 days. To the best of our knowledge, our titers and productivity are the highest in the literature, paving the way for future commercialization and inspiring biosynthesis of other isoprenoids.
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