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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Fig.6 Growth of <span style="font-style:italic;">P.aeruginosa</span>with different concentration of PLA under different OD value</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Fig.7 Growth of <span style="font-style:italic;">P.aeruginosa</span>with different concentration of PLA under different OD value</p>
 
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Fig.7 The SDS-PAGE results of the recombinant strain: BW/pRB1s-<span style="font-style:italic;">Aro10, PAR and TyrB</span>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Fig.8 The SDS-PAGE results of the recombinant strain: BW/pRB1s-<span style="font-style:italic;">Aro10, PAR and TyrB</span>
  
 
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Fig.8 2-PE Standard curve</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Fig.9 2-PE Standard curve</p>
 
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We firstly made samples of pure 2-PE with different concentration. (Use the chemicals we bought) and draw the standard curve using HPLC. Three mobile phases are double distilled water, Acetonitrile. And the retention time of 2-PE is about 4.8 min.  </p>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We firstly made samples of pure 2-PE with different concentration. (Use the chemicals we bought) and draw the standard curve using HPLC. Three mobile phases are double distilled water, Acetonitrile. And the retention time of 2-PE is about 4.8 min.  </p>
 
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Fig.9 2-PE Chromatographic peaks</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Fig.10 2-PE Chromatographic peaks</p>
 
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Then, dealing with our samples of bacteria, we shaking cultured 50ml bacteria liquid collected 30 OD by centrifugation and added 200ul 50mM phenylalanine as substrate, 37 degree cultured for 8h. </br>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Then, dealing with our samples of bacteria, we shaking cultured 50ml bacteria liquid collected 30 OD by centrifugation and added 200ul 50mM phenylalanine as substrate, 37 degree cultured for 8h. </br>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 10.The line of time and PLA peoduction</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 11.The line of time and PLA peoduction</p>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We draw the line of time and different optical density (OD) of bacteria’s PLA production and found the accumulation of PLA reached 18mM at 5min, which means that the accumulated process of PLA is quite fast. According to the graphs, we can infer the best effecting time is 8 min for 15OD, 6.5 min for 22.5OD and 5 min for 30OD.</p>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We draw the line of time and different optical density (OD) of bacteria’s PLA production and found the accumulation of PLA reached 18mM at 5min, which means that the accumulated process of PLA is quite fast. According to the graphs, we can infer the best effecting time is 8 min for 15OD, 6.5 min for 22.5OD and 5 min for 30OD.</p>
 
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 11.The line of cell concentration and PLA production</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 12.The line of cell concentration and PLA production</p>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the time we explored the mechanism of PLA sterilization, we found PLA inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria by break down the cell walls and membrane. It’s necessary to clarify the relationship between cell concentration and PLA production. The graph shows that the thicker engineered bacteria we use, the less PLA expressed instead. </br>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the time we explored the mechanism of PLA sterilization, we found PLA inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria by break down the cell walls and membrane. It’s necessary to clarify the relationship between cell concentration and PLA production. The graph shows that the thicker engineered bacteria we use, the less PLA expressed instead. </br>
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is also a join point of our model, more details on our<a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:FJNU-China/Model"> model</a> page.
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is also a join point of our model, more details on our<a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:FJNU-China/Model"> model</a> page.
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 12. 2-PE production and substrates depletion.</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 13. 2-PE production and substrates depletion.</p>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By controlling other variables, the line between substrate depletion and 2-PE production is shown. According to our human practice, the most comfortable concentration sets at 5 mM. More details on our<a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:FJNU-China/Human practice">human practice</a> page. We try to control the amount of substrate at 32.5 mM. </p>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By controlling other variables, the line between substrate depletion and 2-PE production is shown. According to our human practice, the most comfortable concentration sets at 5 mM. More details on our<a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:FJNU-China/Human practice">human practice</a> page. We try to control the amount of substrate at 32.5 mM. </p>
 
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 13.Optimized 2-PE production according to our feedback from our human practice</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 14.Optimized 2-PE production according to our feedback from our human practice</p>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;However, the substrate of PLA is the same as 2-PE. To produce both of them, we have to add excess substrate. We came up with another idea, as is known in literature, decrease the culture temperature is a effective way to raise the production of 2-PE. After we changed the temperature, the production of 2-PE increased to 5mM, which is suitable to put in the garbage lid
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;However, the substrate of PLA is the same as 2-PE. To produce both of them, we have to add excess substrate. We came up with another idea, as is known in literature, decrease the culture temperature is a effective way to raise the production of 2-PE. After we changed the temperature, the production of 2-PE increased to 5mM, which is suitable to put in the garbage lid
 
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 14.The line of LightOn system linked with mCherry</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 15.The line of LightOn system linked with mCherry</p>
 
<p > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The period starting light illumination doesn’t effect on the expression of mCherry, so no matter which growth phase bacteria is, the system can response.</p>
 
<p > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The period starting light illumination doesn’t effect on the expression of mCherry, so no matter which growth phase bacteria is, the system can response.</p>
 
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 15.The lethal efficiency of mazF under different time and arabinose concentration</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 16.The lethal efficiency of mazF under different time and arabinose concentration</p>
 
<p >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;According to the experimental results, we can know that mazF has a strong lethal effect. The death rate of E.coli connected with the concentration of arabinose. In the range of commonly used arabinose concentrations (5% to 50%), the higher the concentration, the more mazF expressed, resulting in more death of E. coli. Two hours after adding arabinose, E. coli had been efficiently inhibited.  
 
<p >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;According to the experimental results, we can know that mazF has a strong lethal effect. The death rate of E.coli connected with the concentration of arabinose. In the range of commonly used arabinose concentrations (5% to 50%), the higher the concentration, the more mazF expressed, resulting in more death of E. coli. Two hours after adding arabinose, E. coli had been efficiently inhibited.  
 
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 16.The line of time and PLA peoduction</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 17.The line of time and PLA peoduction</p>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thus, we set 3 gradient of salt concentration, 0M, 0.05M, 0.3M, and 3 gradient of temperature, 25℃, 32.5℃ and 37℃, detected the fluorescence level took pictures under different conditions. We found the circuit is active when the environment is warmer and high osmotic. There is almost nothing under fluorescence microscope when it cultured at salt-free and 25 degree. On the contrary, when temperature reaches 37degree and salt concentration increases, GFP expression apparently increased.</p>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thus, we set 3 gradient of salt concentration, 0M, 0.05M, 0.3M, and 3 gradient of temperature, 25℃, 32.5℃ and 37℃, detected the fluorescence level took pictures under different conditions. We found the circuit is active when the environment is warmer and high osmotic. There is almost nothing under fluorescence microscope when it cultured at salt-free and 25 degree. On the contrary, when temperature reaches 37degree and salt concentration increases, GFP expression apparently increased.</p>
 
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 17.The line of cell concentration and PLA production</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 18.The line of cell concentration and PLA production</p>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We controlled the optical density of engineered bacteria under different temperatures and did three parallel experiments to avoid inaccuracy. As the graphs showed, the circuit has apparently effect on the temperature changing, the osmotically control did have some effects but not obvious enough. The analysis of two results shows that the expression of two conditions between salt-free with 25degree and 0.05M with 37degree have obvious difference. We also try to change GFP into PLA and get further data to analysis the circuits, but limited by time.
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We controlled the optical density of engineered bacteria under different temperatures and did three parallel experiments to avoid inaccuracy. As the graphs showed, the circuit has apparently effect on the temperature changing, the osmotically control did have some effects but not obvious enough. The analysis of two results shows that the expression of two conditions between salt-free with 25degree and 0.05M with 37degree have obvious difference. We also try to change GFP into PLA and get further data to analysis the circuits, but limited by time.
 
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 18. 2-PE production and substrates depletion.</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px; text-align:center;">Figure 19. 2-PE production and substrates depletion.</p>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By controlling other variables, the line between substrate depletion and 2-PE production is shown. According to our human practice, the most comfortable concentration sets at 5 mM.(more details on our human practice) We try to control the amount of substrate at 32.5 mM. </p>
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By controlling other variables, the line between substrate depletion and 2-PE production is shown. According to our human practice, the most comfortable concentration sets at 5 mM.(more details on our human practice) We try to control the amount of substrate at 32.5 mM. </p>
 
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;However, the substrate of PLA is the same as 2-PE. To produce both of them, we have to add excess substrate. We came up with another idea, changing the RBS to increase the production of 2-PE. After we changed it to a strong RBS, the production of 2-PE increased to 5mM, which is suitable to put in the garbage lid.More details on our<a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:FJNU-China/Model"> model</a> page.
 
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;However, the substrate of PLA is the same as 2-PE. To produce both of them, we have to add excess substrate. We came up with another idea, changing the RBS to increase the production of 2-PE. After we changed it to a strong RBS, the production of 2-PE increased to 5mM, which is suitable to put in the garbage lid.More details on our<a href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:FJNU-China/Model"> model</a> page.
 
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Revision as of 10:07, 17 October 2018

Result

  • PLA
  • 2-PE
  • Garbage lid
  • Bromidrosis

PLA

    Overview:
PLA is one of the core materials of our project, and it’s important to biosynthesis it. and then we find the following three key enzymes.
    Goal:
1. Construct three enzymes to our engineered bacteria and verify the expression of three enzymes.
2. Verify and quantitatively detect the biosynthesis of PLA.
    Results:
1. Realize the produce of PLA.
2. Verify the sterilization effects of PLA.

1. Three enzymes have been constructed.

    We used Gibson assembly to assembly the three enzymes Tyrb, D-ldh and rocG. And the three proteins were successfully expressed. The picture below shows result of the SDS-page protein expressed by the recombinant bacteria.

Fig.1 The SDS-PAGE results of the recombinant strain: BW/pRB1s-Dldh-Tryb-rocG

2. Detected the amount of PLA by using HPLC.

Fig.2 PLA Standard curve

    We firstly made samples of pure PLA with different concentration. (Use the chemicals we bought) and draw the standard curve using HPLC. Three mobile phases are double distilled water, methanol, and 0.05% formic acid in double distilled water. And the retention time of PLA is about 13.6 min.

Fig.3 PLA Chromatographic peaks

    Then, dealing with our samples of bacteria, we shaking cultured 50ml bacteria liquid collected 30 OD by centrifugation and added 200ul 50mM phenylalanine as substrate, 37 degree cultured for 1h.
    The retention time of our sample is the same as the standard curve which prove that we realize the biosynthesis of PLA.

3. The antibacterial effect of PLA was verified.

    We launched collaboration with NWU-China, TUST China and BIT-China, exploring the variety of bacteria and fungi to prove PLA’s sterilization effect. We collected their experimental data and performed statistical analysis. In this way, we knew more about the broad-spectrum antibacterial performance of PLA.

    TUST help us detect PLA’s sterilization effect on yeast Cen.PK2-1D.

Fig.4 Growth of yeast Cen.PK2-1D with 16 mM PLA under different OD value

    BIT-China help us detect PLA’s sterilization effect on yeast Cen.PK2-1C.

Fig.5 Growth of yeast Cen.PK2-1Cwith 16 mM PLA under different OD value

    NWU-China helped us detect PLA’s sterilization effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Bacillus subtilis.

Fig.6 Growth of Staphylococcus aureuswith different concentration of PLA under different OD value

Fig.7 Growth of P.aeruginosawith different concentration of PLA under different OD value

    According to the feedback, we verified the antibacterial effect of PLA. It could inhibit a series of gram-negative, gram-positive bacteria, and fungi, which is suitable for our application in garbage lid and bromidrosis.

2-PE

    Overview:
2-PE is another core material of our project, which has a rose like quietly elegant, delicate and persistent aroma. The content of experiment is almost same as PLA. We also found the following three key enzymes to produce it.
    Goal:
1. Construct three enzymes to our engineered bacteria and verify the expression of three enzymes.
2. Quantitatively detect the biosynthesis of 2-PE.
    Results:
1. Realize the produce of 2-PE.
2. Detect the production of 2-PE by HPLC.

1. Three enzymes have been constructed.

    We used Gibson assembly to assembly the three enzymes Aro10, PAR and TyrB. And the three proteins were successfully expressed. The picture below shows result of the SDS-page protein expressed by the recombinant bacteria.

Fig.8 The SDS-PAGE results of the recombinant strain: BW/pRB1s-Aro10, PAR and TyrB

2. Detected the amount of 2-PE by using HPLC.

Fig.9 2-PE Standard curve

    We firstly made samples of pure 2-PE with different concentration. (Use the chemicals we bought) and draw the standard curve using HPLC. Three mobile phases are double distilled water, Acetonitrile. And the retention time of 2-PE is about 4.8 min.

Fig.10 2-PE Chromatographic peaks

    Then, dealing with our samples of bacteria, we shaking cultured 50ml bacteria liquid collected 30 OD by centrifugation and added 200ul 50mM phenylalanine as substrate, 37 degree cultured for 8h.
    The retention time of our sample is the same as the standard curve which prove that we realize the biosynthesis of 2-PE.



Garbage lid

    Overview:
In the case of garbage lid, we explore the production of PLA and 2-PE further than the construction part. Moreover, the lid should express the appropriate amount PLA and 2-PE to sterilization and release fragrance.

PLA

    Goal:
We used constitutive promoter, linked with three enzymes to express PLA. In order to make system in lid controllable, we need to figure out that how long and how much will PLA be produced. Then, go further and deduce how long the lid will start to work.
    Reaults:
1. Relationship between time and PLA production.
2. Relationship between cell concentration and PLA production.

    1. Relationship between time and PLA production.

Figure 11.The line of time and PLA peoduction

    We draw the line of time and different optical density (OD) of bacteria’s PLA production and found the accumulation of PLA reached 18mM at 5min, which means that the accumulated process of PLA is quite fast. According to the graphs, we can infer the best effecting time is 8 min for 15OD, 6.5 min for 22.5OD and 5 min for 30OD.

    2.Relationship between cell concentration and PLA production.

Figure 12.The line of cell concentration and PLA production

    At the time we explored the mechanism of PLA sterilization, we found PLA inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria by break down the cell walls and membrane. It’s necessary to clarify the relationship between cell concentration and PLA production. The graph shows that the thicker engineered bacteria we use, the less PLA expressed instead.
    This is also a join point of our model, more details on our model page.


2-PE

    Goal:
Because we use phenylalanine as the substrate to biosynthesis 2-PE, it’s essential to know how much substrate should be put in our lid and how long 2-PE will release into the air.
    Reaults:
1. Relationship between substrate depletion and 2-PE production is shown.
2. Further optimization.

     Relationship between substrate depletion and 2-PE production is shown.

Figure 13. 2-PE production and substrates depletion.

    By controlling other variables, the line between substrate depletion and 2-PE production is shown. According to our human practice, the most comfortable concentration sets at 5 mM. More details on ourhuman practice page. We try to control the amount of substrate at 32.5 mM.

    2. Further optimization.

Figure 14.Optimized 2-PE production according to our feedback from our human practice

    However, the substrate of PLA is the same as 2-PE. To produce both of them, we have to add excess substrate. We came up with another idea, as is known in literature, decrease the culture temperature is a effective way to raise the production of 2-PE. After we changed the temperature, the production of 2-PE increased to 5mM, which is suitable to put in the garbage lid


Suicide

    Goal:
Additionally, we got the LightOn switch data during our collaboration with ECUST. We planned to link it with suicide gene mazF. We try to get the result that once engineered bacteria reveal to outer environment, the toxin protein express to inhibit it.
    Reaults:
1. LightOn switch with mcherry
2. Verify the efficiency of toxin protein, mazF.

1. LightOn switch with mcherry

    ECUST helped us test the feasibility of suicide system induced by visible light. Cells with light illumination all the time, with light illumination at logarithmic phase, with light illumination at late period and cells in dark are measured fluorescence intensity. Wavelength of exciting light is 587nm, and wavelength of emitted light is 610nm.

Figure 15.The line of LightOn system linked with mCherry

    The period starting light illumination doesn’t effect on the expression of mCherry, so no matter which growth phase bacteria is, the system can response.

    2. Verify the efficiency of toxin protein, mazF.

Figure 16.The lethal efficiency of mazF under different time and arabinose concentration

    According to the experimental results, we can know that mazF has a strong lethal effect. The death rate of E.coli connected with the concentration of arabinose. In the range of commonly used arabinose concentrations (5% to 50%), the higher the concentration, the more mazF expressed, resulting in more death of E. coli. Two hours after adding arabinose, E. coli had been efficiently inhibited.



Bromidrosis

    Overview:
Aim at another stink caused by bacteria, the bromidrosis is also an unpleasant smell which bothers people around. Generally speaking, we try to realize that once people sweat, PLA will express to inhibit the bacteria under axilla. Reducing the stink and give off fragrance at the same time.

Salt and temperature:

    Goal:
In the bromidrosis part, several literatures mentioned that the salt concentration in people’s sweat is about 0.05 mM, and the temperature under the axilla is around 37 degree. We try to detect different GFP expression level by changing the salt concentration in medium and culturing temperature.
    Reaults:
1. Verify the salt and temperature logical gate is working.
2. Quantitatively detect the fluorescence level of circuit.

    1. Qualitative fluorescence level under fluorescence microscope

Figure 17.The line of time and PLA peoduction

    Thus, we set 3 gradient of salt concentration, 0M, 0.05M, 0.3M, and 3 gradient of temperature, 25℃, 32.5℃ and 37℃, detected the fluorescence level took pictures under different conditions. We found the circuit is active when the environment is warmer and high osmotic. There is almost nothing under fluorescence microscope when it cultured at salt-free and 25 degree. On the contrary, when temperature reaches 37degree and salt concentration increases, GFP expression apparently increased.

    2. Quantitative fluorescence level under Microplate reader

Figure 18.The line of cell concentration and PLA production

    We controlled the optical density of engineered bacteria under different temperatures and did three parallel experiments to avoid inaccuracy. As the graphs showed, the circuit has apparently effect on the temperature changing, the osmotically control did have some effects but not obvious enough. The analysis of two results shows that the expression of two conditions between salt-free with 25degree and 0.05M with 37degree have obvious difference. We also try to change GFP into PLA and get further data to analysis the circuits, but limited by time.


tetR and tetO

    Goal:
The Tet-Off system has been applied to several organisms, which turns expression of its controlling genes OFF. Base on the metabolic state switch, we have switched between production mode and suicide mode. We characterize the working effect of our circuits by the fluorescence expression levels of GFP and RFP.
    Reaults:
1. Determine the optimum content of the inducer.
2. Quantitatively detect the fluorescence expression level.
3. Verify circuit implementation mode switching.

     1. Qualitative fluorescence level under fluorescence microscope

Figure 19. 2-PE production and substrates depletion.

    By controlling other variables, the line between substrate depletion and 2-PE production is shown. According to our human practice, the most comfortable concentration sets at 5 mM.(more details on our human practice) We try to control the amount of substrate at 32.5 mM.

    2. XXXX.

Figure 20.The line of cell concentration and PLA production

    However, the substrate of PLA is the same as 2-PE. To produce both of them, we have to add excess substrate. We came up with another idea, changing the RBS to increase the production of 2-PE. After we changed it to a strong RBS, the production of 2-PE increased to 5mM, which is suitable to put in the garbage lid.More details on our model page.