Scale-up of an amoeba-based process for the production of the cannabinoid precursor olivetolic acid.

Kufs JE, Reimer C, Steyer E, Valiante V, Hillmann F, Regestein L (2022) Scale-up of an amoeba-based process for the production of the cannabinoid precursor olivetolic acid. Microb Cell Fact 21(1), 217.

Abstract

The availability of new biological platform organisms to get access to innovative products and processes is fundamental for the progress in biotechnology and bioeconomy. The amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum represents a novel host system that has recently been employed for both the discovery of new natural products and as a cell factory for the production of bioactive compounds such as phytochemicals. However, an essential parameter to evaluate the potential of a new host system is the demonstration of its scalability to allow industrial applicability. Here, we aimed to develop a bioprocess for the production of olivetolic acid, the main precursor of cannabinoids synthesized by a recently engineered D. discoideum strain.

Leibniz-HKI-Authors

Falk Hillmann
Johann Kufs
Lars Regestein
Christin Reimer
Vito Valiante

Identifier

doi: 10.1186/s12934-022-01943-w

PMID: 36266656