Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol.183, No.4, 1209-1223, 2017
Development of Microtiter Plate Culture Method for Rapid Screening of epsilon-Poly-L-Lysine-Producing Strains
epsilon-Poly-l-lysine (epsilon-PL) produced by Streptomyces albulus possesses a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity and is widely used as a food preservative. To extensively screen epsilon-PL-overproducing strain, we developed an integrated high-throughput screening assay using ribosome engineering technology. The production protocol was scaled down to 24- and 48-deep-well microtiter plates (MTPs). The microplate reader assay was used to monitor epsilon-PL production. A good correlation was observed between the fermentation results obtained in both 24-(48)-deep-well MTPs and conventional Erlenmeyer flasks. Using this protocol, the production of epsilon-PL in an entire MTP was determined in < 5 min without compromising on accuracy. The high-yielding strain selected through this protocol was also tested in Erlenmeyer flasks. The result showed that the epsilon-PL production of the high-yielding mutants was nearly 45% higher than that of the parent stain. Thus, development of this protocol is expected to accelerate the selection of epsilon-PL-overproducing strains.
Keywords:epsilon-Poly-L-lysine;High-throughput screening;Ribosome engineering;Strain improvement;Miniaturized production