Succinate production from CO₂-grown microalgal biomass as carbon source using engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum through consolidated bioprocessing

Sci Rep. 2014 Jul 24:4:5819. doi: 10.1038/srep05819.

Abstract

The potential for production of chemicals from microalgal biomass has been considered as an alternative route for CO₂ mitigation and establishment of biorefineries. This study presents the development of consolidated bioprocessing for succinate production from microalgal biomass using engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum. Starch-degrading and succinate-producing C. glutamicum strains produced succinate (0.16 g succinate/g total carbon source) from a mixture of starch and glucose as a model microalgal biomass. Subsequently, the engineered C. glutamicum strains were able to produce succinate (0.28 g succinate/g of total sugars including starch) from pretreated microalgal biomass of CO₂-grown Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. For the first time, this work shows succinate production from CO₂ via sequential fermentations of CO₂-grown microalgae and engineered C. glutamicum. Therefore, consolidated bioprocessing based on microalgal biomass could be useful to promote variety of biorefineries.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Biomass
  • Bioreactors
  • Carbon Dioxide / metabolism*
  • Corynebacterium glutamicum / genetics*
  • Corynebacterium glutamicum / growth & development
  • Corynebacterium glutamicum / metabolism
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Glucose / metabolism
  • Photosynthesis
  • Starch / metabolism
  • Succinates / metabolism*
  • Succinic Acid / metabolism*
  • alpha-Amylases / biosynthesis
  • alpha-Amylases / genetics
  • alpha-Amylases / metabolism

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Succinates
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Starch
  • Succinic Acid
  • alpha-Amylases
  • Glucose