Non‐natural Cofactor and Formate‐Driven Reductive Carboxylation of Pyruvate

Autor: Yuxue Liu, Zongbao K. Zhao, Xiaojia Guo, Xueying Wang, Qian Wang, Wujun Liu, Qing Li
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59:3143-3146
ISSN: 1521-3773
1433-7851
Popis: A non-natural cofactor and formate driven system for reductive carboxylation of pyruvate is presented. A formate dehydrogenase (FDH) mutant, FDH*, that favors a non-natural redox cofactor, nicotinamide cytosine dinucleotide (NCD), for generation of a dedicated reducing equivalent at the expense of formate were acquired. By coupling FDH* and NCD-dependent malic enzyme (ME*), the successful utilization of formate is demonstrated as both CO2 source and electron donor for reductive carboxylation of pyruvate with a perfect stoichiometry between formate and malate. When 13 C-isotope-labeled formate was used in in vitro trials, up to 53 % of malate had labeled carbon atom. Upon expression of FDH* and ME* in the model host E. coli, the engineered strain produced more malate in the presence of formate and NCD. This work provides an alternative and atom-economic strategy for CO2 fixation where formate is used in lieu of CO2 and offers dedicated reducing power.
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