An improved genome-scale metabolic model of arthrospira platensis C1 (iAK888) and its application in glycogen overproduction

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Author list: Klanchui A., Dulsawat S., Chaloemngam K., Cheevadhanarak S., Prommeenate P., Meechai A.

Publisher: MDPI AG

Publication year: 2018

Volume number: 8

Issue number: 4

ISSN: 2218-1989

eISSN: 2218-1989

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060049614&doi=10.3390%2fmetabo8040084&partnerID=40&md5=c63c91ccc9c73e9d5cb3b46453f08a0b

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

Glycogen-enriched biomass of Arthrospira platensis has increasingly gained attention as a source for bioethanol production. To study the metabolic capabilities of glycogen production in A. platensis C1, a genome-scale metabolic model (GEM) could be a useful tool for predicting cellular behavior and suggesting strategies for glycogen overproduction. New experimentally validated GEM of A. platensis C1 namely iAK888, which has improved metabolic coverage and functionality was employed in this research. The iAK888 is a fully functional compartmentalized GEM consisting of 888 genes, 1,096 reactions, and 994 metabolites. This model was demonstrated to reasonably predict growth and glycogen fluxes under different growth conditions. In addition, iAK888 was further employed to predict the effect of deficiencies of NO3 −, PO4 3−, or SO4 2− on the growth and glycogen production in A. platensis C1. The simulation results showed that these nutrient limitations led to a decrease in growth flux and an increase in glycogen flux. The experiment of A. platensis C1 confirmed the enhancement of glycogen fluxes after the cells being transferred from normal Zarrouk’s medium to either NO3 −, PO4 3−, or SO4 2−-free Zarrouk’s media. Therefore, iAK888 could be served as a predictive model for glycogen overproduction and a valuable multidisciplinary tool for further studies of this important academic and industrial organism. © 2018, MDPI AG. All rights reserved.

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Arthrospira platensis C1, Glycogen