Enhancement of Galactose Uptake from Kappaphycus alvarezii Hydrolysate Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae Through Overexpression of Leloir Pathway Genes

In Yung Sunwoo, Pailin Sukwong, Yu Rim Park, Deok Yeol Jeong, Soo Rin Kim, Gwi Teak Jeong, Sung Koo Kim

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Abstract

A total 42.68 g/L monosaccharide with 0.10 g/L HMF was obtained from 10% (w/v) Kappaphycus alvarezii with thermal acid hydrolysis using 350 mM HNO3 at 121 °C for 60 min and enzymatic saccharification with a 1:1 mixture of Viscozyme L and Celluclast 1.5 L for 72 h. To enhance the galactose utilization rate, fermentation was performed with overexpression of GAL1 (galactokinase), GAL7 (galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase), GAL10 (UDP-glucose-4-epimerase), and PGM2 (phosphoglucomutase 2) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae CEN.PK2 using CCW12 as a strong promoter. Among the strains, the overexpression of PGM2 showed twofold high galactose utilization rate (URgal) and produced ethanol 1.4-fold more than that of the control. Transcriptional analysis revealed the increase of PGM2 transcription level leading to enhance glucose-6-phosphate and fructose-6-phosphate and plays a key role in ensuring a higher glycolytic flux in the PGM2 strain. This finding shows particular importance in biofuel production from seaweed because galactose is one of the major monosaccharides in seaweeds such as K. alvarezii.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)335-348
Number of pages14
JournalApplied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Volume193
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2021

Keywords

  • CRISPR/Cas9
  • Ethanol
  • Fermentation
  • Kappaphycus alvarezii
  • PGM2

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