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Oenter of Dpplied Ohemistry –nstitute of Technical Ohemistry OallinstrP -E (N°qj 9annoverE Jermany Production of sesquiterpenes by biocatalytic transformation of synthetic farnesyl diphosphate Thore XristerE Steffen 9artwigE Sascha ReutelE Thomas Scheper –nstitute of Technical OhemistryE Jottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University 9annoverE OallinstrP -E (N°qj 9annoverE Jermany Acknowledgements Literature - OPP OPP GPP FPP (+)-limonene -pinene -pinene HO H ( )-patchoulol humulene HO ( )-menthol HO (+)-linalool O eucalyptol vetivazulene patchoulol synthase mevalonate pathway Acetyl-CoA OPP OPP DMAPP IPP SCoA O germacrene A gurjunene H - γ- FPP-Synthesis Bioconversion Introduction Fig. 2 Zxamples of terpenes produced in natureE with XPP and JPP as a key substrate OH TZDPE Ol ( OON (j°OE °- min O P O O P O O O O O P O O P O O O O O P O O O P O O O + + Xarnesol Fig. 3 Synthesis of XPP according to “eller et alP using LE,Eb-farnesol as starting material α β Fig. 4 9PLOxchromatogram of a mixture of farnesyl polyphosphate esters FMP FPP FTP and higher phosphate esters Fig. 6 JOxchromatogram of the biocatalytically produced sesquiterpenes Retention time / min (-)-patchoulol germacrene D γ-gurjunene (E,E)-farnesol Intensity / mV 2.000 4.000 6.000 4 6 8 10 12 14 Fig. 5 Production of sesquiterpenes in a twoxphase stirredxtank reactor organic phase aqueous phase HO H HO H patchoulol synthase FPP Downstreaming and analytics Xarnesol Xragrance components short synthesis XPP recombinant terpene synthase downstreaming Fig. 1 Rioprocess for the production of fragrance compounds based on renewable ressources Terpenes are a large and structually diverse class of secondary metabolitesE which are mainly produced by plants as the major components in resins and essential oilsP Zspecially monox and sesquiterpenes exhibit often a strong smell and are thus fequently used as fragrance compounds in perfumes and various scented household goodsP These days the majority of terpene production is still based on the isolation from plant derived raw materialsP Dn increasing consumer demandE combined with crop failures and political risks in the producing countries is leading to higher prices for high valuable essential oils such as patchouli oilP Therefore newE climaxindipendent and reliable processes for the production of terpenes are requiredP We hereby present a bioprocess based on the largex scale production of farnesyl diphosphate LXPPb as substrate for a recombinantly expressed patchoulol synthase Lsee also poster D qjb [°]P The XPP synthesis published by “eller et alP was found to be the most convenient method for a production of prenyl diphosphates in a larger scale [K]P Using this synthetic approachE the starting material LE,Ebxfarnesol is phosphorylated stepwise in a fast and cost effective reaction at low temperaturesP Xor the product isolationE the crude reaction mixture was applied on a chromatography column L)PNNN x [NN mmE OV V K lb using NPj kg silica gel qN LK(Nx)NN meshb as stationary phaseP The eluent consisted initially of a mixture of isoxpropanolkammonia solution LK-g wkwb which was subsequently changed to a higher ratio of isoxpropanolP Mue to the high backxpressure in the column a reduction valve was installed to maintain safe handling of the coloumn at a constant flow rate of °N mLkminP This fast purification step delivered a XPP enriched solution which contained monox and triphosphate esters as wellP The yield of XPP can be roughly determined by RPx9PLO using a gradient of N9 ) 9OO ( L(N mMb solution and acetonitrileP The biocatalytic production of sesquiterpenes was performed in a twoxphase stirredxtankx reactorP Dn aqueous MOPSO buffer containing the patchoulol synthaseE XPP and MgOl K was used for the enzymatic conversionP –n order to isolate the very hydrophobic sesquiterpenes the solution was covered with a layer of organic solvent [(]P Xor that purpose several solvents have been tested in regard to extraction propertiesE enzyme compatibility and safe and easy handlingP isoxoctane and hexamethyldisiloxane L9MMSOb have been found to be optimal solvents in this processP Dfter the reactionE the organic layer was separated in a settlerP –n order to ensure completley product recoveryE the aqueous phase was extracted with organic solventP Mue to the high protein content the extraction was supported by centrifugation to obtain phase separationP SubsequentlyE the solvent was removed carefully under vacuum resulting in a yellow oilP The successful formation of sesquiterpenes was confirmed by JO and JOxMSP Xor the exact product quantification a method based on Shimadzu JOxKN°N using a ZRxWDXplus column was developedP [°] Meguerry et alPE DrchP RiochemP RiophysP )-) LKNNqbE °K(x°(q [K] “eller et alPE :P OhromaP q)- L°]](bE °q°x°qj [(] Sievers et alPE Metabolic Zngineering °) LKN°KbE ]°–°N( This work is funded by the Zuropean Regional Mevelopment Xund LZXRZb2 –nnovation Network “Refinment of plant resources“ LZW [x[N°(N])Nb We would like to thank ProfP Rerger and MrP “rings L–nstitute of Xood OhemistryE Leibniz University 9anoverb for assistance with terpene analyticsP We would like to thank Symrise DJ for the provision of substratesP We present a reliable process for the production of high valuable sesquiterpenes based on the biocatalytic conversion of the keyxintermediate XPP using the recombinantly expressed plant enzyme patchoulol synthaseP This semixsynthetic approach serves as a proofxofxprinciple for this platformxproduction strategyP D scalexup in a model reactor by factor °NN was successfully accomplished alreadyP One of the main goals in the future work is the significant increase of the yield to get competetive to approaches based on pathway engineered microorganismsP Xurther studies in new reactor concepts such as bubble columns and enzyme immobilization are focussed on possible integration in industrial processesP Dlso the integration of new terpene synthases for the production of antibiotic terpenes into the existing concept is in progressP Conclusion and Outlook phase boundary

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