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Abstract

The interactions between the ammonium assimilatory pathways and -lactam production were investigated by disruption of the NADPH-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase gene () in two industrial -lactam-producing strains of . The strains used were an adipoyl-7-ADCA- and a penicillin-producing strain. The gene disruption caused a decrease in maximum specific growth rate of 26 % and 35 % for the adipoyl-7-ADCA-producing strain and the penicillin-producing strain, respectively, compared to the corresponding reference strains. Interestingly, no -lactam production was detected in either of the Δ strains. Supplementation with glutamate restored growth but no -lactam production was detected for the constructed strains. Cultures with high ammonium concentrations (repressing conditions) and with proline as nitrogen source (de-repressed conditions) showed continued -lactam production for the reference strains whereas the Δ strains remained non-productive under all conditions. By overexpressing the NAD-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase, the specific growth rate could be restored, but still no -lactam production was detected. The results indicate that the NADPH-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase may be directly or indirectly involved in the regulation of -lactam production in industrial strains of .

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