Application of Targeted Metabolomics to Bioprocess Improvement

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This application note is aimed at introducing a new and valuable angle to the evaluation of bioprocess by elucidating the state of metabolic pathway in which the target end product is involved. Metabolomic analysis of E.coli extracts have been performed by fast, label-free methods using LC-MS/MS (supplied as the Method Package for Primary Metabolites), which were able to simultaneously monitor the levels of sulfur-containing metabolites, such as cysteine, glutathione, methionine, as well as other metabolites downstream and upstream of the pathway.

The time-course changes in the abundance of metabolites were compared between the same bacterial strain cultured with media supplemented with either thiosulfate or sulfate. The results highlighted how different sectors of the metabolic pathway were affected by respective supplementation of ingredient. This approach is expected to facilitate the designing of bioprocess or manipulation of strain.

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