Virmal S. Jain , Gaurav G. Bingi , Snehal D. Ganjave , Renu Pandey , Avinash Sunder , Pramod P. Wangikar
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Abstract
Synechococcus elongatus PCC 11801 is a fast-growing cyanobacterium with demonstrated potential to be employed as cell factory for photosynthetic biomanufacturing. Cyanobacteria are also a source of several natural products and bioactive compounds. We employed untargeted metabolomics of spent culture media to (i) characterize extracellular metabolite profiles associated with varying nutrient availability, and (ii) explore the natural product biosynthesis capacity of PCC 11801. We identified over 200 metabolites with high-confidence spectral matching against MS2 library, including several terpenoid secondary metabolites and bioactive compounds widely used in the cosmetic, fragrance, and pharmaceutical industries. We observed higher diversity and concentrations of such metabolites in 1X BG-11 medium, while PCC 11801 displayed extended growth phase and 6-fold higher biomass on 5X BG-11. Our findings highlight the diversity and abundance of primary and secondary metabolites produced by PCC 11801, and the potential of the cyanobacterial strain as a host for sustainable production of bioactive compounds.
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Process Biochemistry is an application-orientated research journal devoted to reporting advances with originality and novelty, in the science and technology of the processes involving bioactive molecules and living organisms. These processes concern the production of useful metabolites or materials, or the removal of toxic compounds using tools and methods of current biology and engineering. Its main areas of interest include novel bioprocesses and enabling technologies (such as nanobiotechnology, tissue engineering, directed evolution, metabolic engineering, systems biology, and synthetic biology) applicable in food (nutraceutical), healthcare (medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic), energy (biofuels), environmental, and biorefinery industries and their underlying biological and engineering principles.