Abstract
An acetylene utilizingGordona (Rhodococcus) bronchialis strain, screened for the production of fine chemicals, was found to be capable of producing small amounts of lysine. Attempts to produce amino-acid analogresistant and/or sensitive mutants and auxotrophs of this strain with increased lysine production were made following UV-irradiation orN-methyl-N’-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) treatment. The bacterium exhibited surprisingly high resistance levels to the aforementioned mutagens which is attributed to highly effective inborn-repair systems. Natural resistance to high levels ofS-(2-aminoethyl)-l-cysteine (AEC) (2%) was observed, in contrast withd, l-aspartic acid hydroxamate (AAH),l-lysine hydroxamate (LHX) and β-fluoropyruvate (FP). A variety of amino-acid analog-resistant (AAHr, LHXr) or analog-sensitive (FPs) mutants were produced following UV-irradiation or MNNG treatment. Similarly, a large number of auxotrophs (68) of different types were also obtained. From these, one FPs mono-auxotroph and two poly-auxotrophs (with at least one requirement for the aspartic acid family) showed an increased lysine production (~1.8 g/L) comparable (4 g/L) to that found in other bacteria capable of utilizing long-chain hydrocarbons(1).
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Kyriacou, A., Balis, C. & Typas, M.A. Improvement of lysine production by analog-sensitive and auxotroph mutants of the acetylene-utilizing bacterium gordona bronchialis (Rhodococcus bronchialis). Appl Biochem Biotechnol 66, 281–289 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02785594
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