Engineering of l-tyrosine oxidation in Escherichia coli and microbial production of hydroxytyrosol

Autor: Yasuharu Satoh, Taek Soon Lee, Masanobu Munekata, Jay D. Keasling, Kenji Tajima
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Metabolic Engineering. 14:603-610
ISSN: 1096-7176
Popis: The hydroxylation of tyrosine is an important reaction in the biosynthesis of many natural products. The use of bacteria for this reaction has not been very successful due to either the over-oxidation to ortho-quinone when using tyrosinases from bacteria or plants, or the lack of the native cofactor, tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), needed for the activity of tyrosine hydroxylases (TH). Here, we demonstrate that an Escherichia coli cofactor, tetrahydromonapterin (MH4), can be used as an alternative cofactor for TH in presence of the BH4 regeneration pathway, and tyrosine hydroxylation is performed without over-oxidation. We used this platform for biosynthesis of one of the most powerful antioxidants, hydroxytyrosol. An endogenous aromatic aldehyde oxidase was identified and knocked out to prevent formation of the side product, and this resulted in nearly exclusive production of hydroxytyrosol in engineered E. coli. Finally, hydroxytyrosol production from a simple sugar as a sole carbon source was demonstrated.
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