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Table 3 The molar yield of 4-hydroxycinnamyl alcohols and the corresponding conversion ratio of phenylpropanoic acids

From: Three steps in one pot: biosynthesis of 4-hydroxycinnamyl alcohols using immobilized whole cells of two genetically engineered Escherichia coli strains

Substrate

Time (h)

Conversion ratio (%)

Product

Molar yield (%)

p-Coumaric acid

6

97 ± 1

p-Coumaryl alcohol

58 ± 5

Caffeic acid

8

92 ± 2

Caffeyl alcohol

24 ± 2

Ferulic acid

8

97 ± 1

Coniferyl alcohol

60 ± 4