Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 121-126.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2015.04.017

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Construction a Metabolic Engineering Strain to Produce 1,3-propanediol from Klebsiella pneumoniae by ldhA Gene Deletion Mutation

Chen Lifei Li Meng Ma Chunling Yang Jianlou   

  1. (Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering,School of Food and Bioengineering,Qilu University of Technology,Jinan 250353)
  • Received:2014-08-16 Online:2015-03-16 Published:2015-03-16

Abstract: Production of 1, 3-propanediol from glycerol by Klebsiella pneumoniae is restrained by lactate formation. The increase of lactate in the broth can inhibit cell growth and reduce 1, 3-propanediol conversion rate. The lactate dehydrogenase gene(ldhA)of production lactate by Klebsiella pneumoniae was modified by λRed recombination system. One 300 bp homologous recombinant fragment:ldhAl-Cm-ldhA2 was constructed for the gene knockout. After resistance experiments, PCR determination, K. pneumonia2-1ΔldhA with ldhA gene knocked out obtained by λRed recombination. After 24 h fermentation, the maximum yield of lactate was reduced to 0.49 g/L from 10.16 g/L and the maximum threonine yield of 1, 3- propanediol was increased to 85.76 g/L from 78.83 g/L, comparing with that of the original strain K. pneumonia2-1. The conversation rate of glycerol was improved to 65.97% from 60.64%, increasing by 5.33%.

Key words: Klebsiella pneumonia, ldhA, λRed recombination, 1, 3-propanediol