The mechanisms of citrate on regulating the distribution of carbon flux in the biosynthesis of uridine 5′-monophosphate by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Yong Chen, Shuya Li, Jian Xiong, Zhenjiang Li, Jianxin Bai, Lei Zhang, Qi Ye, Pingkai Ouyang, Hanjie Ying

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Abstract

A whole cell biocatalytic process for uridine 5′-monophosphate (UMP) production from orotic acid by Saccharomyces cerevisiae was developed. The concentration of UMP was increased by 23% when 1 gl-1 sodium citrate was fed into the broth. Effects of citrate addition on UMP production were investigated. Glucose-6-phosphate pool was elevated by onefold, while FBP and pyruvate were decreased by 42% and 40%, respectively. Organic acid pools such as acetate and succinate were averagely decreased by 30% and 49%. The results demonstrated that manipulation of citrate levels could be used as a novel tool to regulate the metabolic fluxes distribution among glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway, and TCA cycle.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)75-81
Number of pages7
JournalApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Volume86
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2010

Keywords

  • Carbon flux
  • Citrate
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Uridine 5′-monophosphate

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