Swindell S R, Benson K H, Griffin H G, Renault P, Ehrlich S D, Gasson M J
Institute of Food Research, Colney, United Kingdom.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1996 Jul;62(7):2641-3. doi: 10.1128/aem.62.7.2641-2643.1996.
Diacetyl is an important food flavor compound produced by certain strains of citrate-metabolizing lactic acid bacteria. Citrate is converted to pyruvate, from which diacetyl is produced via intermediate alpha-acetolactate. This paper reports the cloning and analysis of the gene (aldB) encoding alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase from Lactococcus lactis MG1363. Deletion of the MG1363 chromosomal aldB gene was achieved by double crossover homologous recombination. The mutant strain was found to produce diacetyl; alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase activity was eliminated. Overexpression of the cloned ilvBN genes (encoding an alpha-acetolactate synthase) in the aldB deletion strain produced even higher levels of alpha-acetolactate, acetoin, and diacetyl.
双乙酰是由某些能代谢柠檬酸盐的乳酸菌菌株产生的一种重要的食品风味化合物。柠檬酸盐被转化为丙酮酸,双乙酰通过中间产物α-乙酰乳酸由丙酮酸产生。本文报道了来自乳酸乳球菌MG1363的编码α-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶的基因(aldB)的克隆与分析。通过双交换同源重组实现了MG1363染色体aldB基因的缺失。发现突变株能产生双乙酰;α-乙酰乳酸脱羧酶活性被消除。在aldB缺失菌株中克隆的ilvBN基因(编码α-乙酰乳酸合酶)的过表达产生了更高水平的α-乙酰乳酸、乙偶姻和双乙酰。