Production of Biofuel Precursors University of Wisconsin at Madison - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Production of Biofuel Precursors University of Wisconsin at Madison - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Production of Biofuel Precursors University of Wisconsin at Madison Energy supply is a BIG problem : Fossil fuels will not last forever Straining national economy (http://express.howstuffworks.com) (
- One Answer:
- Biofuels through bacterial pathways
- Energy supply is a BIG problem:
- Fossil fuels will not last forever
- Straining national economy
Sean McMaster
Biochemistry & Math
(http://express.howstuffworks.com) (http://www.well-surveillance.com)
Sean McMaster
Biochemistry & Math
- Lignin
– Greater access to cellulose and hemi-cellulose
- Sorbitol
– Crude biofuel from sugar and solid state catalysis
Sean McMaster
Biochemistry & Math
Biomass Cellulose Hemicellulose Lignin
(http://www.ceres.net)
- Lignin peroxidase production
through E. coli
- Increase cellulose availability
- Enhanced production of biofuels
Lignin:: INTRO : Export : Assay : Optimization Yash Jhala
Genetics
Phanerochaete chrysosporium (www.aber.ac.uk )
Lignin
(http://www.ceres.net)
(www.stern.de)
Lignin:: INTRO : Export : Assay : Optimization Yash Jhala
Genetics
(http://commtechlab.msu.edu) (lpmpjogja.diknas.go.id )
Lignin Peroxidase
lipD Gene White Rot Fungus Expression Develop an Assay Export Optimization Cloned into
- E. coli
Lignin:: INTRO : Export : Assay : Optimization Andy Braasch
Molecular Biology
f 1 O r i g i n K a n a m y c i n r e s i s t a n c e l a c I l i p D O R F X h- I
- R
1 2 3 4 5 6
pET28a-lipD Sequence pET28a-lipD Sequence 6460 bp 6460 bp
Kanamycin Resistance T7 terminator
lipD
T7-tag His-tag rbs Lac operator T7 promoter
- Transformation into Rosetta-gami 2 (DE3) pLysS
50kDa
Induced protein
40kDa
Lignin:: Intro : EXPORT : Assay : Optimization Ben Cox
Engineering & Math
Synthesized export sequences: ycbK ycdO ycdB torA
- Fuse with lipD
- Transform into E. coli
Lignin:: Intro : EXPORT : Assay : Optimization Ben Cox
Engineering & Math
(DeLisa 2007)
A D C B
1) 100bp Ladder 2) ycdO (Sec tag) 3) ycbK (TAT tag) 4) ycdB (TAT/Sec tag) 5) torA (TAT) 1 2 3 4 5
- Azure B vs. Veratryl Alcohol
Lignin Peroxidase has higher specificity to Azure B Measured absorbance change
- Oxidation of Azure B
Lignin:: Intro : Export : ASSAY : Optimization Jack Ho
BME
S N N CH3 CH3 N H H3C + S N N CH3 CH3 H2N +
Lignin peroxidase
- Heme group required for redox activity
- Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) synthesis is the rate limiting step
- Add ALA to bypass the rate limiting step
- Add Fe2+ to accommodate more heme
Lignin:: Intro : Export : Assay : OPTIMIZATION
Peter VanderVelden
Biochemistry
Fe2+=
ALA +
H2N O O OH
- Lignin peroxidase
- Bacterial expression and export
- Increased biofuel production efficiency
Lignin:: Intro : Export : Assay : OPTIMIZATION Andy Braasch
Molecular Biology
(http://commtechlab.msu.edu) (lpmpjogja.diknas.go.id ) (www.stern.de) (http://askbobrankin.com) (http://www.ceres.net)
Organic Waste
(www.vic.gov.au)
- Bacterial sorbitol production
Sorbitol:: INTRO : Modeling : Cloning : Assay Joseph Yuen
BME
- Aqueous phase reforming
HO OH OH OH OH OH H 3C C H 3
- Sorbitol
C6H14O6
sorbitol hexane
catalyst
Nissen 2005
- The natural metabolic pathway
- Upregulating sorbitol dehydrogenase production
- Knocking out phosphofructokinase
Sorbitol:: INTRO : Modeling : Cloning : Assay Jia Luo
Biochemistry
pfk knockout RL257 and parent strain MQ
- btained from E. coli Genomic Stock
Center Growth curves in C & min media performed Sorbitol:: INTRO : Modeling : Cloning : Assay Jia Luo
Biochemistry
Growth curve for RL257 and MQ 1:10 subculture
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 2 4 6 8 10 12 time (hours) absorbance at 600nm
MQ minMedia RL257 minMedia MQ cMedia RL257 cMedia
pfk knockout RL257 and parent strain MQ
- btained from E. coli Genomic Stock
Center Growth curves in C & min media performed tpiA knockout obtained from the Keio collection Growth curves in C media made Sorbitol:: INTRO : Modeling : Cloning : Assay Jia Luo
Biochemistry
Growth of RL257 subculture 1:10 in C media
y = 0.2199x + 0.0207 R
2 = 0.9917
n=3
0.000 0.200 0.400 0.600 0.800 1.000 1.200 1 2 3 4 5 6
Time (hours) log (Absorbance (600nm))
Growth curve for RL257 and MQ 1:10 subculture 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 2 4 6 8 10 12 time (hours) absorbance at 600nmMQ minMedia RL257 minMedia MQ cMedia RL257 cMedia
- Computer modeling
- Flux distribution
- Gene knockouts
- Triosephosphate isomerase
triosephosphate isomerase
Mattias Gyllborg
Med Micro & Immu
Sorbitol:: Intro : MODELING : Cloning : Assay
dihydroxyacetone phosphate glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
O OH O P O
- O
- O
O O P O
- O
- O
OH H
Mattias Gyllborg
Med Micro & Immu
Sorbitol:: Intro : MODELING : Cloning : Assay
Nissen 2005
- Knocking Triosephosphate Isomerase
- Upregulating Sorbitol Dehydrogenase production
- Determine which cells have the highest sorbitol
yield Sorbitol:: INTRO : Modeling : Cloning : Assay Mattias Gyllborg
Med Micro & Immu
srlD gene
Verification of srlD inserted into pBAD30 via digestion
Charlie Burns
Biochemistry
Sorbitol:: Intro : Modeling : CLONING : Assay
- Sorbitol Dehydrogenase Purification
Cell Cultures
(pBAD and pET Vectors)
His-Tag Nickel Column Purification Cell Lysate
- Sorbitol Quantification
Enzyme assay allows for sorbitol quantification from cell lysate
Tanner Peelen
Biochemistry
Sorbitol:: Intro : Modeling : Cloning : ASSAY
- Enzymatic assay
+ β-NADH
SDH
+ β-NAD
OH H O OH HO OH HO OH OH OH OH OH HO
Tanner Peelen
Biochemistry
Sorbitol Production
- Modeling and cell growth
- Upregulation
- Combining in an E.coli strain
Tanner Peelen
Biochemistry
Outlining alternative pathways
- Lignin breakdown
- Sorbitol production
- Mass production of small hydrocarbons
- Dr. Doug Weibel
- Dr. Jennie Reed
- Dr. Brian Pfleger
- Dr. Aseem Ansari
- Dr. Franco Cerrina
- Dr. Ken Hammel
- Dr. Jaehyuk Yu
- Dr. Tom Jeffries
- Dr. Kirk Kersten
- Dr. Kirk Kent
- Dr. Mike Sussman
- Dr. Dan Cullen
- Dr. Amber Vanden
Wymelenberg
- Dr. John Ralph
Basudeb Bhattacharyya Matt Copeland Jenna Eun Hannah Tuson Shane Flickinger
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