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Table 2 Batch fermentation of ALA in E. coli A2-ASK, 108-ASK and 111-ASK in a 5 L fermenter

From: Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for the production of 5-aminolevulinic acid based on combined metabolic pathway modification and reporter-guided mutant selection (RGMS)

Strain

Expressed genes

Cell biomass (OD600)

ALA concentration (g/L)

E. coli A2

hemA, hemL, eamA(C1), hemARS, katE, sodB

32.76 ± 0.44

13.62 ± 0.62

E. coli 108 (E. coli A2 ΔPhemB, Int::J23108)

hemA, hemL, eamA(C1), hemARS, katE, sodB

32.20 ± 0.53

19.02 ± 0.38

E. coli 111 (E. coli A2 ΔPhemB, Int::J23111)

hemA, hemL, eamA(C1), hemARS, katE, sodB

31.90 ± 0.78

10.73 ± 0.36

Strain

ALA production (g)

Glucose consumption (g)

ALA production rate (g/g)

E. coli A2

34.50 ± 1.55

222.24 ± 2.00

0.155 ± 0.007

E. coli 108 (E. coli A2 ΔPhemB, Int::J23108)

49.00 ± 0.89

235.70 ± 0.71

0.208 ± 0.003

E. coli 111 (E. coli A2 ΔPhemB, Int::J23111)

26.76 ± 0.98

196.95 ± 2.75

0.136 ± 0.007

  1. A 10% (v/v) inoculum from seed cultures was used. 20 g/L glucose and 2 g/L glycine were added initially. 0.1 mM IPTG was added as indicated. During the fermentation, the pH was controlled optimally at 6.0