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Table 2 Outline of NRPS-derived secondary metabolites that were heterologously produced in S. cerevisiae, including characteristics of the reconstituted NRPS, its origin and product titer

From: Saccharomyces cerevisiae as host for the recombinant production of polyketides and nonribosomal peptides

Structural Class

Compound

NRPS assembly mode, protein size, and domain architecture

Origin

Product titer [mg/l]

References

β-Lactam

Benzylpenicillin

linear, 3791 aa, 426.0 kDa,

A-PCP-C-A-PCP-C-A-PCP-E-TE

Fungal

14.9 × 10–6

[24, 48]

Benzodiazepine

Asperlicin C/D

iterative, 2442 aa, ~ 276 kDa,

A-PCP-C-A-PCP-C

Fungal

Not reported

[161]

Benzodiazepine

Benzo-diazepinedione

linear, 2359 aa, 261.4 kDa,

C-A-PCP-C-A-PCP-E

Fungal

2

[76]

Benzoquinone

Atromentin

iterative, 921 aa, 101.9 kDa,

A-PCP-TE

Fungal

Not reported

[162]

Cyclic dipeptide

Tryprostatin A/B

linear, 2211 aa, 242.8 kDa,

A-PCP-C-A-PCP-C

Fungal

0.1–36

[163, 164]

Cyclodepsipeptide

Bassianolide

iterative, 3147 aa, 348.3 kDa,

C-A-PCP-C-A-MT-PCP-PCP-C

Fungal

21.7–26.7

[165, 166]

Cyclodepsipeptide

Beauvericin

iterative, 3190 aa, 351.9 kDa,

C-A-PCP-C-A-MT-PCP-PCP-C

Fungal

33.8–105.9

[165, 166]

Dioxolane

Phenguignardic acid

iterative, 947 aa, 104.5 kDa,

A-PCP-TE

Fungal

15

[162]

Dipeptide

D-Phe–L-Leu

linear, 1088 aa, 122.7 kDa,

A-PCP-E

linear, 1276 aa, 143.9 kDa,

C-A-PCP-TE

Bacterial (combinatorial)

Not reported

[167]

Furanone

Aspulvinone E

iterative, 926 aa, 102.4 kDa,

A-PCP-TE

Fungal

13

[162]

Furanone

Butyrolactone IIa

iterative, 931 aa, 102.6 kDa,

A-PCP-TE

Fungal

35

[162]

Phenolic aldehyde

2,4-dihydroxy-5,6-dimethyl-benzaldehyde

iterative, 2590 aa, 283.7 kDa,

SAT-KS-AT-PT-ACP-ACP-MT-TE linear, 1069 aa, 118.9 kDa,

A-ACP-R

Fungal

Not reported

[127]

Pyridone

Indigoidine

iterative, 1283 aa, 141.2 kDa,

A-Ox-PCP-TE

Bacterial

980

[82]

Pyridone

Preaspyridone

iterative, 3930 aa, 431.3 kDa,

KS-AT-DH-MT-ER*-KR-ACP-C-A-PCP-R

Fungal

4

[168]

Quinazoline

(7-hydroxy)-fumiquinazoline F

linear, 3955 aa, 437.9 kDa,

C-A-PCP-C-A-PCP-E-C-A-PCP-C

Fungal

0.4–2

[76, 93]

  1. An asterisk indicates an inactive domain. Additional information regarding the native producer organism, the properties of the expression strain, and the titer increase compared to the native producer are given in Additional file 1: Table S2