A platform pathway for production of 3-hydroxyacids provides a biosynthetic route to 3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone
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Martin, Collin H.
Dhamankar, Himanshu Hemant
Tseng, Hsien-Chung
Sheppard, Micah James
Reisch, Christopher R.
Prather, Kristala L. Jones
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January 2013
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Nature Communications
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Nature Publishing Group
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Martin, Collin H., Himanshu Dhamankar, Hsien-Chung Tseng, et al. 2013 A Platform Pathway for Production of 3-hydroxyacids Provides a Biosynthetic Route to 3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone. Nature Communications 4: 1414. 1-10.
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The replacement of petroleum feedstocks with biomass to produce platform chemicals requires the development of appropriate conversion technologies. 3-Hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone has been identified as one such chemical; however, there are no naturally occurring biosynthetic pathways for this molecule or its hydrolyzed form, 3,4-dihydroxybutyric acid. Here we design a novel pathway to produce various chiral 3-hydroxyacids, including 3,4-dihydroxybutyric acid, consisting of enzymes that condense two acyl-CoAs, stereospecifically reduce the resulting β-ketone and hydrolyze the CoA thioester to release the free acid. Acetyl-CoA serves as one substrate for the condensation reaction, whereas the second is produced intracellularly by a pathway enzyme that converts exogenously supplied organic acids. Feeding of butyrate, isobutyrate and glycolate results in the production of 3-hydroxyhexanoate, 3-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate and 3,4-dihydroxybutyric acid+3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone, respectively, molecules with potential uses in applications from materials to medicines. We also unexpectedly observe the condensation reaction resulting in the production of the 2,3-dihydroxybutyric acid isomer, a potential value-added monomer.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Synthetic Biology Center
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