Enhanced 2,3-butanediol production by altering the mixed acid fermentation pathway in Klebsiella oxytoca

Xiao Jun Ji, He Huang, Shuang Li, Jun Du, Min Lian

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Abstract

Klebsiella oxytoca mutants were isolated from the wild type strain ME-303 after mutagenesis with UV coupled with diethyl sulfate and the following modified proton suicide method. By analyzing the activities of lactate dehydrogenase and phosphotransacetylase involved in lactic and acetic acid formation pathways and batch fermentation, one mutant, ME-UD-3, was isolated that produced 7.8% more 2,3-butanediol than ME-303 with the corresponding byproducts of lactic and acetic acid decreased by 88% and 92%, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)731-734
Number of pages4
JournalBiotechnology Letters
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2008

Keywords

  • 2,3-Butanediol
  • Klebsiella oxytoca
  • Proton-suicide method

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