Repetitive domestication to enhance butanol tolerance and production in Clostridium acetobutylicum through artificial simulation of bio-evolution

Liu, XB; Gu, QY; Yu, XB

HERO ID

1454295

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2013

Language

English

PMID

23334021

HERO ID 1454295
In Press No
Year 2013
Title Repetitive domestication to enhance butanol tolerance and production in Clostridium acetobutylicum through artificial simulation of bio-evolution
Authors Liu, XB; Gu, QY; Yu, XB
Journal Bioresource Technology
Volume 130
Page Numbers 638-643
Abstract To improve butanol tolerance and production in Clostridium acetobutylicum, a novel approach was developed in this study, which was called artificial simulation of bio-evolution (ASBE) based on the evolutionary dynamics and natural selection. Through repetitive evolutionary domestications, a butanol-tolerant strain C. acetobutylicum T64 was obtained, which could withstand 4% (v/v) (compared to 2% of the wild-type) butanol and was accompanied by the increase of butanol production from 12.2g/L to 15.3g/L using corn meal as substrate. Fermentation was also carried out to investigate the relationship between butanol tolerance and ABE production, suggesting that enhancing butanol tolerance could increase butanol production but unlikely improve total ABE production. These results also indicated that the ASBE would be an available and feasible method used in biotechnology for enhancement of butanol tolerance and production.
Doi 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.121
Pmid 23334021
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