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  • Title: Separation and characterization of the 1,3-propanediol and glycerol dehydrogenase activities from Clostridium butyricum E5 wild-type and mutant D.
    Author: Malaoui H, Marczak R.
    Journal: J Appl Microbiol; 2001 Jun; 90(6):1006-14. PubMed ID: 11412332.
    Abstract:
    AIMS: Clostridium butyricum E5 wild-type and mutant E5-MD were cultivated in chemostat culture on glycerol in order to compare the properties of two key enzymes of glycerol catabolism, i.e. propanediol and glycerol dehydrogenase. METHODS AND RESULTS: These two enzymes, which belong to the dha regulon, were separated by gel filtration. Both dehydrogenase activities displayed similar properties, such as pH optimum values, specificity towards physiological substrates and dependence on Mn2+. Both strains accumulate glycerol at high levels. CONCLUSION: The mutant D strain contained a propanediol dehydrogenase activity which had a low affinity for its physiological substrate, leading to the conclusion that this strain would seem more resistant to the toxic effect of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde than the wild-type. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: These properties make Cl. butyricum mutant D strain the best candidate so far to be used as a biotechnological agent for the bioconversion of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol.
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