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Recombinant Escherichia coli as a biofactory for various single- and multi-element nanomaterials.
Nanomaterials (NMs) are mostly synthesized by chemical and physical methods, but biological synthesis is also receiving great attention. However, the mechanisms for biological producibility of NMs, crystalline versus amorphous, are not yet understood. Here we report biosynthesis of 60 different NMs by employing a recombinant Escherichia coli strain coexpressing metallothionein, a metal-binding protein, and phytochelatin synthase that synthesizes a metal-binding peptide phytochelatin. Both an in vivo method employing live cells and an in vitro method employing the cell extract are used to synthesize NMs. The periodic table is scanned to select 35 suitable elements, followed by biosynthesis of their NMs. Nine crystalline single-elements of Mn3 O4 , Fe3 O4 , Cu2 O, Mo, Ag, In(OH)3 , SnO2 , Te, and Au are synthesized, while the other 16 elements result in biosynthesis of amorphous NMs or no NM synthesis. Producibility and crystallinity of the NMs are analyzed using a Pourbaix diagram that predicts the stable chemical species of each element for NM biosynthesis by varying reduction potential and pH. Based on the analyses, the initial pH of reactions is changed from 6.5 to 7.5, resulting in biosynthesis of various crystalline NMs of those previously amorphous or not-synthesized ones. This strategy is extended to biosynthesize multi-element NMs including CoFe2 O4 , NiFe2 O4 , ZnMn2 O4 , ZnFe2 O4 , Ag2 S, Ag2 TeO3 , Ag2 WO4 , Hg3 TeO6 , PbMoO4, PbWO4 , and Pb5 (VO4 )3 OH NMs. The strategy described here allows biosynthesis of NMs with various properties, providing a platform for manufacturing various NMs in an environmentally friendly manner.
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