Deregulation of S-adenosylmethionine biosynthesis and regeneration improves methylation in the E. coli de novo vanillin biosynthesis pathway

Microbial Cell Factories

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Kunjapur, Aditya M ^a,b,c   Hyun, Jason C ^a,b   Prather, Kristala L J ^a,b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AdoMet; Deregulation; E. coli; Metabolic engineering; Methionine; Methylation; S adenosylmethionine; SAM; Vanillin

Indexed keywords

BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; VANILLIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

BENZALDEHYDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

EID: 84963525811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12934-016-0459-x     Document Type: Article

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