Pub Date : 2024-10-02DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109511
Jinlan Xu , Yikai Li , Mengzhen Gao , Jianan Dai , Huan Li , Jiayi Wang
This study investigated the function and mechanism of Fenton pre-oxidation on the long lasting degradation of all alkanes in soil contaminated by petroleum. The findings demonstrated that the biological removal amount of all alkanes in the respiratory regulation group reached 4083.46 mg/kg, which was twice that of the non-regulation group, and the removal amount gradually increased in the four stages of bioremediation. In addition, the removal amount of all alkanes in the non-regulated group did not change much and showed a downward trend, indicating that long lasting degradation of all alkanes could be achieved by the respiratory regulation group, and the biodegradation cycle was saved by 251 days compared with the non-regulated group. Furthermore, the total number of bacteria in the respiratory regulation group (6.73 log CFU/g) was significantly higher than that in the non-regulation group (2.25 log CFU/g). Pseudomonas became the dominant genus in the respiratory regulation group with an average relative abundance of 32.17 %. In the respiratory regulation group, a large amount of ammonia nitrogen (1703.62 mg/kg) was consumed during the degradation process, which stimulated the tricarboxylic acid cycle respiratory metabolism process of Pseudomonas and accelerated the hydrocarbon conversion. This may be the reason why the long lasting degradation of all alkanes in soil could be achieved by the respiratory regulation group.
{"title":"Long lasting degradation of all alkanes in soil by Pseudomonas activated after Fenton pre-oxidation","authors":"Jinlan Xu , Yikai Li , Mengzhen Gao , Jianan Dai , Huan Li , Jiayi Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109511","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109511","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigated the function and mechanism of Fenton pre-oxidation on the long lasting degradation of all alkanes in soil contaminated by petroleum. The findings demonstrated that the biological removal amount of all alkanes in the respiratory regulation group reached 4083.46 mg/kg, which was twice that of the non-regulation group, and the removal amount gradually increased in the four stages of bioremediation. In addition, the removal amount of all alkanes in the non-regulated group did not change much and showed a downward trend, indicating that long lasting degradation of all alkanes could be achieved by the respiratory regulation group, and the biodegradation cycle was saved by 251 days compared with the non-regulated group. Furthermore, the total number of bacteria in the respiratory regulation group (6.73 log CFU/g) was significantly higher than that in the non-regulation group (2.25 log CFU/g). <em>Pseudomonas</em> became the dominant genus in the respiratory regulation group with an average relative abundance of 32.17 %. In the respiratory regulation group, a large amount of ammonia nitrogen (1703.62 mg/kg) was consumed during the degradation process, which stimulated the tricarboxylic acid cycle respiratory metabolism process of <em>Pseudomonas</em> and accelerated the hydrocarbon conversion. This may be the reason why the long lasting degradation of all alkanes in soil could be achieved by the respiratory regulation group.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8766,"journal":{"name":"Biochemical Engineering Journal","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 109511"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142425082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109517
Arkadeep Mukherjee, Young-Ho Ahn
The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in wastewater poses a significant threat to public health and the environment, necessitating more effective and sustainable disinfection methods. Ozonation and chlorination frequently fall short of eliminating these bacteria and can create toxic byproducts. This study introduces a novel disinfection strategy that combines ultrasonication with tea tree oil to target MDR bacteria in residential wastewater treatment systems, aiming to provide an eco-friendly, efficient, and scalable solution. The method harnesses tea tree oil's natural biocidal properties alongside the physical effects of ultrasonication, particularly acoustic cavitation, to enhance bacterial inactivation. Temperature, biocide dosage, and ultrasonication power were the three main factors that were optimized using response surface methodology. The system achieved a 2.2–2.4 log CFU/mL reduction of total bacteria in secondary effluent within 30 min and complete disinfection of modified effluent inoculated with high-strength MDR bacteria (6-log CFU/mL) in 50 min. Optimal conditions were 698.4 Watt power, 1.234 µl/mL tea tree oil, and 20.64 °C. Nucleic acid release and respiratory chain dehydrogenase inhibition indicated bacterial cell membrane rupture. Regrowth tests showed long-term effectiveness, with no bacterial colonies after three days. Using a natural biocide, the hybrid technique reduces operational costs and time, thus having commercial and environmental benefits. The capacity to remove MDR bacteria makes it an attractive contender for large-scale wastewater treatment.
{"title":"Natural biocide-assisted ultrasonic disinfection of wastewater effluent following a response surface methodology approach","authors":"Arkadeep Mukherjee, Young-Ho Ahn","doi":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109517","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109517","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in wastewater poses a significant threat to public health and the environment, necessitating more effective and sustainable disinfection methods. Ozonation and chlorination frequently fall short of eliminating these bacteria and can create toxic byproducts. This study introduces a novel disinfection strategy that combines ultrasonication with tea tree oil to target MDR bacteria in residential wastewater treatment systems, aiming to provide an eco-friendly, efficient, and scalable solution. The method harnesses tea tree oil's natural biocidal properties alongside the physical effects of ultrasonication, particularly acoustic cavitation, to enhance bacterial inactivation. Temperature, biocide dosage, and ultrasonication power were the three main factors that were optimized using response surface methodology. The system achieved a 2.2–2.4 log CFU/mL reduction of total bacteria in secondary effluent within 30 min and complete disinfection of modified effluent inoculated with high-strength MDR bacteria (6-log CFU/mL) in 50 min. Optimal conditions were 698.4 Watt power, 1.234 µl/mL tea tree oil, and 20.64 °C. Nucleic acid release and respiratory chain dehydrogenase inhibition indicated bacterial cell membrane rupture. Regrowth tests showed long-term effectiveness, with no bacterial colonies after three days. Using a natural biocide, the hybrid technique reduces operational costs and time, thus having commercial and environmental benefits. The capacity to remove MDR bacteria makes it an attractive contender for large-scale wastewater treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8766,"journal":{"name":"Biochemical Engineering Journal","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 109517"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142425079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109516
Chan Woo Song, Mina Kwon, Jong Myoung Park, Hyohak Song
3-Hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) is an industrially important platform chemical for super-absorbent or biodegradable polymers. Its production via biological methods is expected to be more competitive than chemical methods. Klebsiella pneumoniae is the most promising host due to its innate capabilities for 3-HP and vitamin-B12 production, ease of culture, and ease of engineering. In this study, step-by-step metabolic engineering and fermentation technologies were used to enhance the production of 3-HP. K. pneumoniae-derived ydcW gene was overexpressed using a plasmid after screening candidate genes. Major competing pathways encoded by dhaT, yqhD, ldhA, glpK, poxB, and pta-ackA were blocked. Additionally, it was demonstrated that simultaneous reinforcement of two native aldehyde dehydrogenase encoded by the ydcW gene preferring NADPH and the puuC gene preferring NADH, synergistically improved 3-HP production. Additional reinforcement of the acs gene to reduce acetate accumulation resulted in 93.7 g/L of 3-HP with a yield of 0.42 g/g·glycerol over a 72-h fed-batch fermentation. This performance is deemed sufficient for industrial applications.
{"title":"Fermentative production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid by using metabolically engineered Klebsiella pneumoniae strains","authors":"Chan Woo Song, Mina Kwon, Jong Myoung Park, Hyohak Song","doi":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109516","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109516","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>3-Hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) is an industrially important platform chemical for super-absorbent or biodegradable polymers. Its production via biological methods is expected to be more competitive than chemical methods. <em>Klebsiella pneumoniae</em> is the most promising host due to its innate capabilities for 3-HP and vitamin-B12 production, ease of culture, and ease of engineering. In this study, step-by-step metabolic engineering and fermentation technologies were used to enhance the production of 3-HP. <em>K. pneumoniae</em>-derived <em>ydcW</em> gene was overexpressed using a plasmid after screening candidate genes. Major competing pathways encoded by <em>dhaT</em>, <em>yqhD</em>, <em>ldhA</em>, <em>glpK</em>, <em>poxB</em>, and <em>pta-ackA</em> were blocked. Additionally, it was demonstrated that simultaneous reinforcement of two native aldehyde dehydrogenase encoded by the <em>ydcW</em> gene preferring NADPH and the <em>puuC</em> gene preferring NADH, synergistically improved 3-HP production. Additional reinforcement of the <em>acs</em> gene to reduce acetate accumulation resulted in 93.7 g/L of 3-HP with a yield of 0.42 g/g·glycerol over a 72-h fed-batch fermentation. This performance is deemed sufficient for industrial applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8766,"journal":{"name":"Biochemical Engineering Journal","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 109516"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142425080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-28DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109504
Yuanshan Wang , Jinhao Wang , Zuoyu Huang , Liangzhuang Tan , Yuehan Zhang , Zhongce Hu , Zhiqiang Liu , Yuguo Zheng
S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) plays pivotal roles in various physiological processes. With its increasing application in the treatment of diseases such as liver disease, depression, osteoarthritis and Alzheimer's, interest in SAM production aroused. Currently, Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the main industrial producer of SAM. With the surge in demand for SAM, improving the SAM biosynthesis is of importance. In this study, a multimodule engineering strategy was employed to improving SAM production: 1) Enhancing the gene expression of the sulfur assimilation pathway; 2) Strengthening the metabolic flux of the SAM synthesis pathway; 3) Weakening the SAM degradation pathway; 4) Increasing ATP supply. The resulting engineered mutant SC06 (S. cerevisiae CEN.PK2–1CΔgal80∷Tcyc1-sam2-Pgal1-Pgal10-met14-Tadh1, Δlsc2∷Tcyc1-hom6-Pgal1-Pgal10-met6-Tadh1, Δsah1Δmls1) displayed the highest SAM titer of 240.86 mg/L, which was 10.22-fold increase compared with the original strain. With optimized conditions, the SAM titer of mutant SC06 in shake flask fermentation reached 473.02 mg/L with a specific yield of 127.18 mg/g dry cell weight (DCW). In a 5 L fermenter with fed-batch fermentation, the maximal SAM yield of mutant SC06 reached 1.25 g/L with a specific yield of 166.67 mg/g DCW after 58 h cultivation. Therefore, the established metabolic engineering strategies displayed promising efficiency in improving the SAM productivity of S. cerevisiae CEN.PK2–1C, which may provide a useful tool for the improvement of SAM-producing strains.
S- 腺苷-L-蛋氨酸(SAM)在各种生理过程中发挥着关键作用。随着 SAM 在肝病、抑郁症、骨关节炎和老年痴呆症等疾病治疗中的应用日益广泛,人们对 SAM 的生产产生了浓厚的兴趣。目前,酿酒酵母是 SAM 的主要工业生产者。随着对 SAM 需求的激增,改善 SAM 的生物合成具有重要意义。本研究采用了多模块工程策略来提高 SAM 的产量:1) 增强硫同化途径的基因表达;2) 加强 SAM 合成途径的代谢通量;3) 削弱 SAM 降解途径;4) 增加 ATP 供应。结果发现,SC06(S. cerevisiae CEN.PK2-1CΔgal80∷Tcyc1-sam2-Pgal1-Pgal10-met14-Tadh1,Δlsc2∷Tcyc1-hom6-Pgal1-Pgal10-met6-Tadh1,Δsah1Δmls1)的SAM滴度最高,为240.86 mg/L,比原菌株提高了10.22倍。在优化条件下,突变体 SC06 在摇瓶发酵中的 SAM 滴度达到 473.02 mg/L,比产量为 127.18 mg/g(干细胞重量)。在 5 升的发酵罐中进行分批进行发酵,经过 58 小时的培养,突变体 SC06 的 SAM 产量达到 1.25 克/升,比产量为 166.67 毫克/克干细胞重量(DCW)。因此,已建立的代谢工程策略在提高 S. cerevisiae CEN.PK2-1C 的 SAM 产率方面表现出了良好的效率,可为 SAM 生产菌株的改良提供有用的工具。
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Pub Date : 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109512
Yajie Li , Ou Wang , Yuyao Zhang , Weikang Kong , Nana Cheng , Salma Tabassum , Hongbo Liu
Coal gasification wastewater (CGW) contains a range of refractory and toxic organic pollutants with low biodegradability and significant biological toxicity. This study synthesized a hemin-graphene (H-graphene) catalyst for permonosulfate (PMS) activation. The MEC-AD (Microbial electrolysis cell- Anaerobic digestion) reactor (K1) was designated as the control group. The experimental groups were the MEC-AD reactor (K2) with PMS and H-graphene, and the MEC-AD reactor (K3) with advanced oxidation as a synthetic CGW pretreatment. The results demonstrated that the COD removal rates of K1, K2 and K3 reactors were 76.7 %, 79.5 % and 87.4 %, while the total phenol removal rates were 74.1 %, 90.1 % and 100 %, respectively. Quinoline and indole were removed at rates greater than 90 % in the microbial electrolytic cell reactors K2 and K3, and 100 % in the K3 reactor. In K2 and K3, there was a considerable decrease in the abundance of unclassified _ f _ Alcaligenaceae, Arenimonas and unclassified _ f _ Gracilibacteraceae as compared to K1. The abundance of unclassified _ p _ Zixibacteria, Candidatus _ Caldatribacterium, unclassified _ c _ JS1 and JGI-0000079-D21, which are responsible for promoting the anaerobic degradation of long-chain fatty acids and anaerobic fermentation of acid production increased.
{"title":"Advanced oxidation enhanced microbial electrolysis cell coupled with anaerobic digestion: A novel approach to coal gasification wastewater treatment","authors":"Yajie Li , Ou Wang , Yuyao Zhang , Weikang Kong , Nana Cheng , Salma Tabassum , Hongbo Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109512","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109512","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Coal gasification wastewater (CGW) contains a range of refractory and toxic organic pollutants with low biodegradability and significant biological toxicity. This study synthesized a hemin-graphene (H-graphene) catalyst for permonosulfate (PMS) activation. The MEC-AD (Microbial electrolysis cell- Anaerobic digestion) reactor (K1) was designated as the control group. The experimental groups were the MEC-AD reactor (K2) with PMS and H-graphene, and the MEC-AD reactor (K3) with advanced oxidation as a synthetic CGW pretreatment. The results demonstrated that the COD removal rates of K1, K2 and K3 reactors were 76.7 %, 79.5 % and 87.4 %, while the total phenol removal rates were 74.1 %, 90.1 % and 100 %, respectively. Quinoline and indole were removed at rates greater than 90 % in the microbial electrolytic cell reactors K2 and K3, and 100 % in the K3 reactor. In K2 and K3, there was a considerable decrease in the abundance of <em>unclassified _ f _ Alcaligenaceae, Arenimonas</em> and <em>unclassified _ f _ Gracilibacteraceae</em> as compared to K1. The abundance of <em>unclassified _ p _ Zixibacteria, Candidatus _ Caldatribacterium, unclassified _ c _ JS1 and JGI-0000079-D21,</em> which are responsible for promoting the anaerobic degradation of long-chain fatty acids and anaerobic fermentation of acid production increased.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8766,"journal":{"name":"Biochemical Engineering Journal","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 109512"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142358738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-26DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109510
Ruobin Sun, Dan Wu, Pengcheng Chen, Pu Zheng
Enzyme activity is crucial in biocatalysis, making methods to enhance enzyme performance a major focus of research. Computational design provides an efficient approach to boosting enzyme activity, thereby expanding its applications across various fields. This review highlights three main computational methods: molecular dynamics simulations, Rosetta, and machine learning, and explores recent advances in their use for rapidly enhancing enzyme activity in enzyme engineering. These techniques provide a novel perspective on enzyme activity optimization, significantly reducing the complexity of traditional screening processes. By integrating these advanced computational approaches, high-activity enzymes can be designed more rapidly, accelerating progress in protein engineering and synthetic biology.
{"title":"Cutting-edge computational approaches in enzyme design and activity enhancement","authors":"Ruobin Sun, Dan Wu, Pengcheng Chen, Pu Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109510","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109510","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Enzyme activity is crucial in biocatalysis, making methods to enhance enzyme performance a major focus of research. Computational design provides an efficient approach to boosting enzyme activity, thereby expanding its applications across various fields. This review highlights three main computational methods: molecular dynamics simulations, Rosetta, and machine learning, and explores recent advances in their use for rapidly enhancing enzyme activity in enzyme engineering. These techniques provide a novel perspective on enzyme activity optimization, significantly reducing the complexity of traditional screening processes. By integrating these advanced computational approaches, high-activity enzymes can be designed more rapidly, accelerating progress in protein engineering and synthetic biology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8766,"journal":{"name":"Biochemical Engineering Journal","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 109510"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142358737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-25DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109514
Guangxue Wang, Jing Jiang , Lihong Liu, Jin Huang
Galactooligosaccharides (GOS), as a type of prebiotics, have excellent physical and chemical properties, and can be widely used in the pharmaceutical and food fields. Recently, the microbial β-galactosidases have gained widespread attentions in industrial GOS production. However, most β-galactosidases from microorganisms have low transgalactosylation activity, resulting in poor GOS yield of enzymatic transformation from lactose. In this paper, a brand new β-galactosidase derived from Enterobacter cloacae Zjut HJ2001 was screened out from soil, and successfully overexpressed, characterized, and mutated by combinatorial alanine-scanning and site-saturation mutagenesis. Compared to the yield of 51.73 % obtained by wild-type β-galactosidase with lactose concentration of 380 g/L, the obtained mutant β-gal-H542V achieved a higher GOS yield of 67.08 %, which was the highest in the reported literature. These results suggested that the developed mutagenesis strategy could improve the transgalactosylation efficiency, and the mutant β-gal-H542V could be regarded as a prospective biocatalyst for GOS industrial manufacturing.
{"title":"Recombinant beta-galactosidase derived from Enterobacter cloacae Zjut HJ2001 for efficient biotransformation of galactooligosaccharides","authors":"Guangxue Wang, Jing Jiang , Lihong Liu, Jin Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109514","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109514","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Galactooligosaccharides (GOS), as a type of prebiotics, have excellent physical and chemical properties, and can be widely used in the pharmaceutical and food fields. Recently, the microbial β-galactosidases have gained widespread attentions in industrial GOS production. However, most β-galactosidases from microorganisms have low transgalactosylation activity, resulting in poor GOS yield of enzymatic transformation from lactose. In this paper, a brand new β-galactosidase derived from <em>Enterobacter cloaca</em>e Zjut HJ2001 was screened out from soil, and successfully overexpressed, characterized, and mutated by combinatorial alanine-scanning and site-saturation mutagenesis. Compared to the yield of 51.73 % obtained by wild-type β-galactosidase with lactose concentration of 380 g/L, the obtained mutant β-gal-H542V achieved a higher GOS yield of 67.08 %, which was the highest in the reported literature. These results suggested that the developed mutagenesis strategy could improve the transgalactosylation efficiency, and the mutant β-gal-H542V could be regarded as a prospective biocatalyst for GOS industrial manufacturing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8766,"journal":{"name":"Biochemical Engineering Journal","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 109514"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142358739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chloride bioleaching has received attention of several mineral processing industries, particularly in countries where there is scarcity of freshwater and only chloride-containing waters can be used. Therefore, the present work investigated the effect of NaCl (1.0 mol L−1) on the bioleaching of three sulfide minerals: chalcopyrite, bornite, and sphalerite by the thermophilic archaea Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. Chalcopyrite dissolution was only 25 % in the biotic experiment in the absence of chloride, but reached 90 % in the presence of both microorganisms and chloride, while less than 60 % extraction was observed in the abiotic experiment with chloride. In the experiments of bornite bioleaching, 86 % and 77 % of copper were extracted in the biotic and abiotic tests with chloride, respectively. In the absence of NaCl, the biotic and abiotic experiments presented similar copper dissolution (∼35 %). Finally, bioleaching experiments carried out with sphalerite showed zinc extractions below 35 % in all conditions tested. The main contribution from the archaea was its ability to produce low concentrations of ferric ion, which was partially precipitated as jarosite, resulting in low redox potential values (< 450 mV vs. Ag/AgCl), and efficiently bioleached bornite and chalcopyrite. Furthermore, XRD and SEM-EDS analyses demonstrated that sphalerite was practically not leached while bornite was transformed into new copper sulfide phases (CuS and Cu3FeS4). Jarosite and elemental sulfur were products of chalcopyrite and bornite bioleaching in the presence of chloride.
{"title":"Copper and zinc sulfides bioleaching by an extremely thermophilic archaeon in high NaCl concentration","authors":"Flávio Luiz Martins , Yago Costa Roberto , Versiane Albis Leão","doi":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109509","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bej.2024.109509","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chloride bioleaching has received attention of several mineral processing industries, particularly in countries where there is scarcity of freshwater and only chloride-containing waters can be used. Therefore, the present work investigated the effect of NaCl (1.0 mol L<sup>−1</sup>) on the bioleaching of three sulfide minerals: chalcopyrite, bornite, and sphalerite by the thermophilic archaea <em>Sulfolobus acidocaldarius</em>. Chalcopyrite dissolution was only 25 % in the biotic experiment in the absence of chloride, but reached 90 % in the presence of both microorganisms and chloride, while less than 60 % extraction was observed in the abiotic experiment with chloride. In the experiments of bornite bioleaching, 86 % and 77 % of copper were extracted in the biotic and abiotic tests with chloride, respectively. In the absence of NaCl, the biotic and abiotic experiments presented similar copper dissolution (∼35 %). Finally, bioleaching experiments carried out with sphalerite showed zinc extractions below 35 % in all conditions tested. The main contribution from the archaea was its ability to produce low concentrations of ferric ion, which was partially precipitated as jarosite, resulting in low redox potential values (< 450 mV vs. Ag/AgCl), and efficiently bioleached bornite and chalcopyrite. Furthermore, XRD and SEM-EDS analyses demonstrated that sphalerite was practically not leached while bornite was transformed into new copper sulfide phases (CuS and Cu<sub>3</sub>FeS<sub>4</sub>). Jarosite and elemental sulfur were products of chalcopyrite and bornite bioleaching in the presence of chloride.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8766,"journal":{"name":"Biochemical Engineering Journal","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 109509"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-23DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109508
Ana R.S. Bernardino , Cristiana A.V. Torres , João G. Crespo , Maria A.M. Reis
The 2-phenylethanol (2-PE) production process by the newly isolated Acinetobacter soli ANG344B is limited by product toxicity. To overcome this limitation and enhance 2-PE production process, various alternatives based in in situ product removal (ISPR) approaches were evaluated. The approaches selected for assessment were gas stripping using the air supplied to the bioreactor, liquid-liquid extraction and adsorption. Adsorption was found to be the most promising approach to increase 2-PE production. Amberlite XAD 4 was chosen from the different adsorbents tested since it has high affinity for 2-PE, being able to adsorb 205.8 ± 8.1 mg2-PE/gdry resin. In a batch cultivation process, in presence of 3 % (dry w/v) of Amberlite XAD 4, A. soli ANG344B was able to produce 6.99 ± 0.06 g/L of 2-PE with a volumetric productivity of 0.17 ± 0.00 g/L.h, which represents an improvement of 3.3-fold. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest 2-PE production reported for a wild-type bacteria. These findings highlight the potential of Acinetobacter soli ANG344B as 2-PE producer, contributing to the development of natural 2-PE production process.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-23DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2024.109507
Dharanidaran Jayachandran , Amar D. Parvate , Jory T. Brookreson , James E. Evans , Shishir P.S. Chundawat
Polysaccharides like cellulose and hyaluronan are synthesized by membrane-bound family-2 glycosyltransferases (GTs) that play critical structural, metabolic, or functional roles in cells. Though GT-2 family has the maximum number of deposited gene sequences, the biochemistry is poorly understood due to enzyme production challenges. Here, we developed a cell-free expression (CFE) protocol to produce two GT-2 family representative cellulose synthase (PttCesA8 from Populus tremula x tremuloides) and hyaluronan synthase (SeHAS from Streptococcus equisimilis). The CFE products were obtained as reconstituted proteoliposomes directly at high yields and short processing times compared to other approaches. Enzyme expression was confirmed using SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting, while integration of GTs into lipid layers was observed using cryogenic electron microscopy. Both GTs were catalytically active with Michalis-Menten kinetic constants, Km for PttCesA8, was 295.8 µM, and SeHAS was 321.51 µM (toward UDP N-Acetyl Glucosamine) and 207.88 µM (toward UDP Glucuronic Acid), respectively, and with UDP inhibiting both GTs. Mutation of conserved residues in SeHAS also confirmed the importance of lysine-139, glutamine-248, and threonine-283 residues in hyaluronan biosynthesis. In summary, CFE methods enable expression of polysaccharide-synthesizing enzymes as proteoliposomes at high yields with relative ease for rapid biochemical and structural characterization studies.
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