Isoprene production by Escherichia coli through the exogenous mevalonate pathway with reduced formation of fermentation byproducts

Table 2 Stepwise increases in isoprene production from the engineered Escherichia coli strains

Strains	IPTG induction	Isoprene production (mg/L)	Fold increase
MGpPtpM	None	80	1.0
MGpsPtpM	None	199	2.5
MGpsPtpM	0.1 mM IPTG	337	4.2
MGpsPtM	None	526	6.6
MGpsPtM	0.01 mM IPTG	974	12.2
ApsPtM	0.01 mM IPTG	1832	23.0

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