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Construction of Genetically Engineered E. coli and Optimization of Its Fermentation Conditions for High-Level Production of Indigo

CHENG Lei1, YIN Sheng1, SUN Baoguo1, CHEN Min2, WANG Chengtao1,*, LONG Xinran1, WANG Zihao1   

  1. 1. Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Innovation Centre of Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China; 2. College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
  • Online:2016-12-15 Published:2016-12-21

Abstract: A genetically engineered strain of Escherichia coli for the expression of the styrene monooxygenase gene from
Pseudomonas putida was constructed by recombinant DNA technique, and the fermentation conditions of the recombinant
strain were optimized for enhanced indigo production. Firstly, the effects of four factors including substrate concentration,
fermentation temperature, initial pH and inoculum amount on indigo production were investigated. Then, the response surface
methodology was applied to optimize the variables showing significant influence on indigo production, substrate concentration,
fermentation temperature and initial pH. Results revealed that the optimized fermentation conditions were determined as substrate
concentration of 0.95 mg/mL, fermentation temperature of 29 ℃ and initial pH 6.9. The predicted indigo production was
67.65 mg/mL, which was in close agreement with the predicted value, indicating that the model was feasible.

Key words: indigo, styrene monooxygenase, genetically engineered strain, fermentation conditions, response surface methodology

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