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Table 1 β-carotene production by E. coli strains harboring different metabolic pathways under flask conditions

From: Biosynthesis of β-carotene in engineered E. coli using the MEP and MVA pathways

Strains (pathway)

β-carotene (mg/L)

Fold

YJM49 (MVA+the optimized MEP+GPPS2)

122.4±6.2

113

YJM45 (MVA+the native MEP)

71.4±4.3

66

YJM39 (the native MEP)

1.08±0.07

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  1. The experiment was performed in triplicate.