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  • A new pathway for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production in Escherichia coli and Corynebacterium glutamicum by functional expression of a new acetoacetyl-coenzyme A synthase.

A new pathway for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production in Escherichia coli and Corynebacterium glutamicum by functional expression of a new acetoacetyl-coenzyme A synthase.

Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry (2011-02-11)
Ken'ichiro Matsumoto, Miwa Yamada, Chean Ring Leong, Sung-Jin Jo, Tomohisa Kuzuyama, Seiichi Taguchi
ABSTRACT

A biosynthetic pathway for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] was developed in Escherichia coli and Corynebacterium glutamicum by an acetoacetyl-coenzyme A (CoA) synthase (AACS) recently isolated from terpenoid-producing Streptomyces sp. strain CL190. Expression of AACS led to significant productions of P(3HB) in E. coli (10.5 wt %) and C. glutamicum (19.7 wt %).

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Acetoacetyl coenzyme A sodium salt hydrate, cofactor for acyl transfer