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Table 3 Production of caffeic acid and tyrosine by engineered E.coli strains

From: Biosynthesis of caffeic acid in Escherichia coli using its endogenous hydroxylase complex

Strain

24 hours

48 hours

 

Product

(mg/L)

Intermediates

(mg/L)

Product

(mg/L)

Intermediates

(mg/L)

 

caffeic acid

tyrosine

p -coumaric acid

L -dopa

caffeic

acid

tyrosine

p -coumaric acid

L -dopa

YL-2

11.1 ± 1.1

< 0.2

< 0.2

< 0.2

12.1 ± 0.3

< 0.2

< 0.2

7.4 ± 0.2

YL-2*

20.2 ± 1.8

< 0.2

< 0.2

2.1 ± 0.3

21.5 ± 4.0

< 0.2

< 0.2

14.2 ± 1.7

YL-3

-

188.9 ± 5.7

-

-

-

296.6 ± 1.0

-

-

YL-4

-

218.6 ± 8.2

-

-

-

426.7 ± 4.9

-

-

YL-5

30.5 ± 1.9

17.1 ± 1.8

2.9 ± 0.3

15.4 ± 1.7

50.2 ± 10.1

25.1 ± 2.5

< 0.2

75.3 ± 13.6

  1. -: No production
  2. *: addition of 100 mg/L tyrosine in the cultures