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  • ATP-free in vitro biotransf...
    Wei, Xinlei; Yang, Xue; Hu, Congcong; Li, Qiangzi; Liu, Qianqian; Wu, Yue; Xie, Leipeng; Ning, Xiao; Li, Fei; Cai, Tao; Zhu, Zhiguang; Zhang, Yi-Heng P Job; Zhang, Yanfei; Chen, Xuejun; You, Chun

    Nature communications, 04/2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 1
    Journal Article

    In vitro biotransformation (ivBT) facilitated by in vitro synthetic enzymatic biosystems (ivSEBs) has emerged as a highly promising biosynthetic platform. Several ivSEBs have been constructed to produce poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) via acetyl-coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA). However, some systems are hindered by their reliance on costly ATP, limiting their practicality. This study presents the design of an ATP-free ivSEB for one-pot PHB biosynthesis via acetyl-CoA utilizing starch-derived maltodextrin as the sole substrate. Stoichiometric analysis indicates this ivSEB can self-maintain NADP /NADPH balance and achieve a theoretical molar yield of 133.3%. Leveraging simple one-pot reactions, our ivSEBs achieved a near-theoretical molar yield of 125.5%, the highest PHB titer (208.3 mM, approximately 17.9 g/L) and the fastest PHB production rate (9.4 mM/h, approximately 0.8 g/L/h) among all the reported ivSEBs to date, and demonstrated easy scalability. This study unveils the promising potential of ivBT for the industrial-scale production of PHB and other acetyl-CoA-derived chemicals from starch.