The invention discloses a method for producing mRNA (
messenger ribonucleic acid) template plasmids by fermenting
escherichia coli. When the
recombinant escherichia coli is fermented and cultured, a seed solution of the
recombinant escherichia coli is inoculated into a basic culture medium to be fermented and cultured until the OD600 value of
fermentation liquor is 18-22, then a fed-batch culture medium is continuously added at the feeding rate of 5-15 mL / L / h to be subjected to continuous fed-
batch fermentation culture, the basic culture medium contains 0.05-0.2 mmoL / L of
ferric salt compound and 0.05-0.2 mmoL / L of
copper chloride dihydrate, and the basic culture medium contains 0.05-0.2 mmoL / L of
ferric salt compound and 0.05-0.2 mmoL / L of
copper chloride dihydrate. The basal culture medium contains 10-15 g / L of
copper chloride dihydrate and 100-300 mg / L of p-
hydroxybenzoic acid, the
carbon source of the basal culture medium contains 0.1-0.3 mmoL / L of a
ferric salt compound, 0.1-0.3 mmoL / L of
copper chloride dihydrate and 100-300 mg / L of p-
hydroxybenzoic acid, the
carbon source of the fed-batch culture medium contains 360-480 g / L of
glycerol, and the ferric salt compound is one or more of
ferrous citrate, ferric
ammonium citrate or
ferrous sulfate heptahydrate. According to the method, the yield and
superhelix content of the mRNA template plasmids are improved by optimizing the culture medium formula and culture conditions, and large-scale production of the high-quality
target mRNA template plasmids is facilitated.