Efficient production of L-lactic acid from xylose by metabolically engineered yeast Pichia stipitis

Marja Ilmen (Corresponding author), Kari Koivuranta, Laura Ruohonen, Pirkko Suominen, Merja Penttilä

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    Abstract

    Pichia stipitis, a yeast which ferments naturally xylose, was genetically engineered for L-(+)-lactate production. A P. stipitis strain expressing the L-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) from Lactobacillus helveticus under the control of the P. stipitis fermentative ADH1 promoter was constructed. Either xylose or glucose was used as the carbon source for lactate production under oxygen restricted conditions. Remarkably, the constructed P. stipitis strain produced a higher lactate concentration and yield on xylose than on glucose. Lactate accumulated as the main product on xylose-containing medium: 58 g/l lactate was produced from 100 g/l xylose. Relatively efficient lactate production was also observed on glucose medium, 41 g/l lactate was produced at a yield of 0.44 g/g glucose. Lactate was produced at the expense of ethanol production which was decreased to approximately 20% of the wild type levels on xylose-containing medium and to 75% on glucose-containing medium. Thus, LDH competed efficiently with the ethanol pathway for pyruvate, even though the pathway from pyruvate to ethanol was intact.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication3rd European Federation of Biotechnology Conference
    Subtitle of host publicationPhysiology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi PYFF3
    EditorsAnnemari Kuokka-Ihalainen, Markku Saloheimo, Tiina Pakula
    Place of PublicationEspoo
    PublisherVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    Pages159
    ISBN (Electronic) 978-951-38-6314-2
    ISBN (Print)978-951-38-6313-5
    Publication statusPublished - 2007
    MoE publication typeNot Eligible
    Event3rd European Federation of Biotechnology Conference : Physiology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi - Helsinki, Finland
    Duration: 13 Jun 200716 Jun 2007

    Publication series

    SeriesVTT Symposium
    Volume245
    ISSN0357-9387

    Conference

    Conference3rd European Federation of Biotechnology Conference
    Abbreviated titlePYFF3
    Country/TerritoryFinland
    CityHelsinki
    Period13/06/0716/06/07

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