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Table 2 Yields of o-chloroacetophenone reductions catalyzed by E. coli whole-cell biocatalysts variable in XR and FDH activities.

From: Host cell and expression engineering for development of an E. coli ketoreductase catalyst: Enhancement of formate dehydrogenase activity for regeneration of NADH

E coli

pH

XR (U/gCDW)

FDH (U/gCDW)

Substrate (mM)

Yield (mM)1

Yield (mM)1, 2

BL21_XR_FDH

7.5

1406

110

100

19

46

Rosetta_XR_2FDH

7.5

1140

251

100

35

67

BL21_XR_FDH

6.2

2226

48

100

27

78

Rosetta_XR_2FDH

6.2

2024

189

100

63

95

  1. 1Determined for a reaction time of 8 h. 2Additives: 36 μM Polymyxin B sulphate and 500 μM NAD+.