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Bernhard J Eikmanns1, Bastian Blombach2.
Abstract
The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHC) catalyzes the oxidative thiamine pyrophosphate-dependent decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and CO2. Since pyruvate is a key metabolite of the central metabolism and also the precursor for several relevant biotechnological products, metabolic engineering of this multienzyme complex is a promising strategy to improve microbial production processes. This review summarizes the current knowledge and achievements on metabolic engineering approaches to tailor the PDHC of Corynebacterium glutamicum for the bio-based production of l-valine, 2-ketosiovalerate, pyruvate, succinate and isobutanol and to improve l-lysine production.Entities:
Keywords: Amino and organic acid production; Corynebacterium glutamicum; Isobutanol production; Metabolic engineering; Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24486441 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.12.019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biotechnol ISSN: 0168-1656 Impact factor: 3.307