Journal
MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02163-6
Keywords
Acetoin; 2,3-butanediol; Butanediol dehydrogenases; Optical isomer; Optical purity
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This paper reviews the synthesis pathways and formation mechanisms of different stereoisomers of 3-hydroxybutanone (acetoin) and 2,3-butanediol in microorganisms. It also summarizes the characteristics and affinities of different types of butanediol dehydrogenases (BDH) and discusses the recent research on producing optically pure acetoin or 2,3-butanediol using microorganisms. The limiting factors and possible solutions for chiral acetoin and 2,3-butanediol production are also discussed.
3-Hydroxybutanone (Acetoin, AC) and 2,3-butanediol (BD) are two essential four-carbon platform compounds with numerous pharmaceutical and chemical synthesis applications. AC and BD have two and three stereoisomers, respectively, while the application of the single isomer product in chemical synthesis is superior. AC and BD are glucose overflow metabolites produced by biological fermentation from a variety of microorganisms. However, the AC or BD produced by microorganisms using glucose is typically a mixture of various stereoisomers. This was discovered to be due to the simultaneous presence of multiple butanediol dehydrogenases (BDHs) in microorganisms, and AC and BD can be interconverted under BDH catalysis. In this paper, beginning with the synthesis pathways of microbial AC and BD, we review in detail the studies on the formation mechanisms of different stereoisomers of AC and BD, summarize the properties of different types of BDH that have been tabulated, and analyze the structural characteristics and affinities of different types of BDH by comparing them using literature and biological database data. Using microorganisms, recent research on the production of optically pure AC or BD was also reviewed. Limiting factors and possible solutions for chiral AC and BD production are discussed.
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