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Table 3 Shake flask l-DOPA production in engineered E. coli BL21 strains

From: Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) for de novo production of l-DOPA from d-glucose

Strain

Modification in the BL21 strain

OD600

Tyrosine (mg/L)

l-DOPA (mg/L)

E. coli BL21 (pRSFDuet-1-hpaBC)

 

6.2 ± 0.1

324.0 ± 3.4

119.6 ± 1.4

BL21 LP-1

E. coli BL21–∆tyrR

6.4 ± 0.1

274.9 ± 5.6

196.2 ± 1.2

BL21 LP-2

E. coli BL21–∆tyrR∆ptsG∆crr

6.2 ± 0.0

354.2 ± 21.5

259.8 ± 11.2

BL21 LP-3

E. coli BL21–∆tyrR∆ptsG∆crrPT7galPglk

5.9 ± 0.1

362.1 ± 44.6

318.9 ± 12.3

BL21 LP-4

E. coli BL21–∆tyrR∆ptsG∆crrPT7galPglk∆pheA

5.8 ± 0.1

421.0 ± 6.4

411.7 ± 2.3

BL21 LP-5

E. coli BL21–∆tyrR∆ptsG∆crrPT7galPglk∆pheAPT7aroGfbrtyrAfbr

5.8 ± 0.0

364.0 ± 6.1

432.0 ± 4.1

BL21 LP-6

E. coli BL21–∆tyrR∆ptsG∆crrPT7galPglk∆pheAPT7aroGfbrtyrAfbrPT7galpglkppsAtktA

5.8 ± 0.0

392.3 ± 32.4

548.7 ± 10.2

BL21 LP-7

E. coli BL21–∆tyrR∆ptsG∆crrPT7galPglk∆pheAPT7aroGfbrtyrAfbrPT7galpglkppsAtktApykFA

5.5 ± 0.2

461.7 ± 12.0

593.9 ± 18.4