Improved yeast strains and fermentation process for producing D-lactic acid and L-lactic acid are disclosed. The improvement lead to higher titer, higher yield, shorter time, lower pH, and higher average specific productivity.

The present disclosure relates to a novel promoter and a method for producing L-amino acids using the promoter, and more specifically, to a novel polynucleotide having promoter activity, a vector and a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium comprising the polynucleotide, a method for producing L-amino acids using the microorganism, and a fermented composition.

The present disclosure discloses an engineering strain and application thereof in joint production of Danshensu and alanine, and belongs to the technical field of bioengineering. The present disclosure constructs a three-enzyme co-expression genetic engineering strain, and realizes joint production of Danshensu and alanine. Further, the transport of a substrate is promoted and decomposition of products is reduced by knocking out or enhancing expression of related genes on E. coli genome. The genetic engineering strain provided by the present disclosure can produce optically pure D-danshensu and L-danshensu, and jointly produce pyruvic acid. The production process is simple, raw materials are easily available, impurities are fewer, and a good industrial application prospect is achieved.

The present invention provides ethods and compositions for reducing lactate production and increasing polypeptide production in cultured cells. In one aspect, the invention provides a method comprising culturing cells expressing a) a small interfering RNA (siRNA) specific for a lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and b) an siRNA specific for a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDHK). In another aspect, the invention provides cultured cells or vectors comprising an siRNA specific for a LDH and an siRNA specific for a PDHK.

The present disclosure discloses a production method of Danshensu, belonging to the technical field of bioengineering. The present disclosure constructs a novel genetic engineering strain co-expressed by three enzymes, which can be applied to the production of optically pure 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxypropionic acid. All of the (D/L)--hydroxycarboxylic acid dehydrogenase selected by the present disclosure have the characteristics of poor substrate specificity and strong optical specificity, and can produce optically pure D-danshensu and L-danshensu. Further, the production efficiency of the recombinant strain is improved by knocking out or enhancing the expression of a related gene on the E. coli genome to promote substrate transport and reduce product decomposition. The method for producing Danshensu and -ketoglutaric acid by using the transformation of the recombinant strain according to the present disclosure is simple, has easily available raw materials, few impurities, and has good industrial application prospects.

A combination of an electrochemical device for delivering reducing equivalents to a cell, and engineered metabolic pathways within the cell capable of utilizing the electrochemically provided reducing equivalents is disclosed. Such a combination allows the production of commodity chemicals by fermentation to proceed with increased carbon efficiency.

This disclosure relates to oligonucleotides, compositions and methods useful for reducing LDHA expression, particularly in hepatocytes.

Provided are a novel 3-hydroxypropionate-lactate block copolymer [P(3HP-b-LA)], and a method for preparing same, comprising: a) transforming a recombinant microorganism modified to be incapable of biosynthesizing lactic acid with a vector including a 3-hydroxypropionyl-CoA biosynthesis gene and a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthetase gene, and a vector including a lactate biosynthesis gene and a gene of an enzyme that converts lactate to lactyl-CoA; (b) synthesizing poly(3-hydroxypropionate) (P(3HP)) by culturing the recombinant microorganism using a glycerol as a carbon source; and (c) inhibiting P(3HP) production by adding IPTG and glucose, and biosynthesizing polylactate (PLA) at the end of P(3HP) synthesized in step (b) by enabling the expression of a lactate biosynthesis enzyme and an enzyme that converts lactate to lactyl-CoA. Also provided is a recombinant microorganism produced in step a).

This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing lactact dehydrogenase target RNA and protein levels via use of ds RNAs, e.g., Dicer substrate siRNA (DsiRNA) agents.

The invention relates to a genetically engineered thermophilic bacterial cell that is facultative anaerobic comprising: a) inactivation or deletion of the endogenous (S)-lactate dehydrogenase gene; b) introduction of a (R)-lactate dehydrogenase gene; c) inactivation or deletion of the endogenous pyruvate formate lyase A and/or B gene.