Engineering Escherichia coli as a platform for the in vivo synthesis of prenylated aromatics

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 1116-1127

  Qian, Shuai ^a   Clomburg, James M ^a,b   Gonzalez, Ramon ^a,b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

CBGA; E. coli; grifolic acid; NphB; prenylated aromatics; protein engineering

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTEINS;

CBGA; E. COLI; NPHB; PRENYLATED AROMATICS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; MEVALONIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PRENYLTRANSFERASE NPHB; PYROPHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BENZOIC ACID; CANNABIGEROLIC ACID; GRIFOLIC ACID; SESTERTERPENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOENGINEERING; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TARGETING; HOST; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRENYLATION; STREPTOMYCES; SYNTHESIS; WILD TYPE; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K-12; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BENZOATES; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PRENYLATION; SESTERTERPENES; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 85060796220     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.26932     Document Type: Article

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