Synthetic Biology Journal

   

Progress in biomanufacturing of lipids and single cell protein from one-carbon compounds

Liang ZHAO1,3, Zhenshuai LI1,2, Liping FU1,3, Ming LU1,3, Shian WANG1,4, Quan ZHANG5, Licheng LIU2, Fuli LI1, Ziyong LIU1,3   

  1. 1.CAS Key Laboratory of Biofuel,Qingdao C1 refinery research engineering center,Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Qingdao 266101,Shandong,China
    2.Ocean University of China,Qingdao 266100,Shandong,China
    3.Shandong Energy Institute,Qingdao 266101,Shandong,China
    4.Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory,Qingdao 266101,Shandong,China
    5.Sinopec Dalian Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals,Dalian 116045,Liaoning,China
  • Received:2024-02-04 Revised:2024-05-08 Published:2024-05-27
  • Contact: Ziyong LIU

生物转化一碳化合物原料产油脂与单细胞蛋白研究进展

赵亮1,3, 李振帅1,2, 付丽平1,3, 吕明1,3, 王士安1,4, 张全5, 刘立成2, 李福利1, 刘自勇1,3   

  1. 1.中国科学院生物燃料重点实验室,青岛市碳一炼制工程研究中心,中国科学院青岛生物能源与过程研究所,山东 青岛 266101
    2.中国海洋大学,山东 青岛 266100
    3.山东能源研究院,山东 青岛 266101
    4.青岛新能源山东省实验室,山东 青岛 266101
    5.中国石油化工股份有限公司大连研究院,辽宁 大连 116045
  • 通讯作者: 刘自勇
  • 作者简介:赵亮(1996—),男,硕士,助理工程师。研究方向为解脂耶氏酵母油脂与蛋白发酵工艺优化。E-mail:zhaoliang@qibebt.ac.cn
    刘自勇(1983—),男,副研究员,硕士生导师。研究方向为厌氧梭菌高效转化木质纤维素和合成气生产生物乙醇、丁醇和长链油脂等。E-mail:liuzy@qibebt.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划项目(2023YFA0914400);国家自然科学基金面上项目(32370039);中国科学院战略性先导科技专项(C类)(XDC0110302)

Abstract:

One-carbon compounds are liquid or gaseous substances that can be naturally occurring or produced in industrial processes, offering the advantages of being abundant, cost-effective, and sustainable to produce. They are anticipated to serve as fundamental raw materials for the next phase of bio-manufacturing, encompassing easily transportable and storable liquid methanol, formic acid, and gaseous CO2, CO, and CH4. China is currently focusing on reducing carbon emissions and aims to progressively achieve the targets of carbon peak and carbon neutrality through diverse approaches. Amidst the flourishing landscape of bio-manufacturing, microorganisms are being genetically manipulated using synthetic biology techniques to efficiently harness one-carbon compounds for the creation of high-value products like lipids and single-cell protein. This initiative aims to reduce dependence on imported food and fossil resources, serving as a strategic measure to alleviate food and energy crises. This review presents a comprehensive overview of the most recent advancements in converting one-carbon compounds into valuable oils and single-cell proteins through the utilization of metabolic pathways, chassis genetic modification, and other methodologies involving methylotrophic microorganisms, acetogenic bacteria, yeast, and other microorganisms. It discusses pertinent studies on enhancing molecular engineering strains through the fermentation process using one-carbon compounds and includes research cases focusing on the production of ultra-long-chain fatty acids. Furthermore, it collates industrial instances related to the conversion of one-carbon compounds from research institutions or companies. Lastly, by addressing the constraints in metabolic pathway design and genetic tools for utilizing one-carbon compound strains, as well as the energy conversion challenges between acetogenic bacteria and lipids-producing microorganisms, it offers foresight into the future opportunities and obstacles encountered in the bio-manufacturing of lipids and single-cell proteins. It suggests advancing inter-disciplinary, efficient systematic integration for fermentation within complex systemic bio-manufacturing processes, driving exploration on the biological conversion of one-carbon compounds, proposing novel solutions to current theoretical and practical challenges, and providing guidance for practical applications and industrial advancements.

Key words: One-carbon compound, lipids, single cell protein, biomanufacturing, metabolic engineering, fermentation process

摘要:

一碳化合物是一类产生于自然界或工业过程中的液态或气态物质,其具有来源广泛、价格低廉、可持续生产的优势,有望于成为新一代生物制造关键原料,包括液态的甲醇、甲酸,以及气态的CO2、CO、CH4等。在生物制造蓬勃发展的背景下,通过合成生物学手段改造微生物,使之利用一碳化合物高效生产油脂与单细胞蛋白等高附加值产品,降低对粮食、化石资源进口的依赖,成为缓解粮食能源危机的有效战略举措。本文综述了甲基营养型微生物、产乙酸菌以及酵母等微生物通过代谢途径、底盘遗传改造等方法,将一碳化合物转化为高附加值油脂与单细胞蛋白的最新研究进展;介绍了一些通过发酵工艺控制优化分子工程菌株利用一碳化合物的相关研究;同时收集了部分一碳化合物转化相关研究机构或企业的产业化案例。最后,针对一碳化合物利用菌株的代谢通路设计与遗传工具存在的限制问题,以及产乙酸菌与产油微生物之间的能量转化矛盾,展望了未来生物制造油脂与单细胞蛋白的前景和面临的挑战,提出在复杂系统性的生物制造过程中,发展多学科交叉的高效系统集成发酵,以期对一碳化合物的生物转化研究产生推动作用,为攻克目前存在的理论与实践难题提供新思路,并对实际应用与产业化发展提供参考。

关键词: 一碳化合物, 油脂, 单细胞蛋白, 生物制造, 代谢工程, 发酵工艺

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