Table 1 Strains and plasmids used in this study
Strains and plasmids | Relevant properties | Source or references |
|---|---|---|
Strains | ||
 E. coli TOP10 | F− mcrA Δ(mrr-hsdRMS-mcrBC) φ80lacZΔM15 ΔlacX74 recA1 araD139 Δ(ara-leu)7697 galU galK rpsL (StrR) endA1 nupG | Invitrogen |
 E. coli BL21(DE3) | F− ompT gal dcm lon hsdSB(rB−mB−) λ(DE3[lacI lacUV5-T7p07 ind1 sam7 nin5]) [malB+]K-12(λS) | NEB |
 Flavobacterium kingsejongi |  | KCTC 42908T |
 Streptomyces avermitilis |  | KCTC 9063T |
Plasmids | ||
 pUCM | Cloning vector modified from pUC19; constitutive lac promoter, Ap | Kim et al. 2010 |
 pUCM_TDO | Constitutively expressing putative tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase from F. kingsejongi, Ap | This study |
 pUCM_HPPD | Constitutively expressing putative 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase from F. kingsejongi, Ap | This study |
 pUCM_HGD | Constitutively expressing putative homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase from F. kingsejongi, Ap | This study |
 pUCM_HAAO | Constitutively expressing 3-hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-dioxygenase from F. kingsejongi, Ap | This study |
 pUCM_PHYH | Constitutively expressing putative phytanoyl-CoA dioxygenase from F. kingsejongi, Ap | This study |
 pUCM_PHYH_HypoP | Constitutively expressing putative phytanoyl-CoA dioxygenase, hypothetical protein (dioxygenase) from F. kingsejongi, Ap | This study |
 pUCM_PutaD | Constitutively expressing putative dioxygenase from F. kingsejongi, Ap | This study |
 pUCM_HypoP | Constitutively expressing putative hypothetical protein (dioxygenase) from F. kingsejongi, Ap | This study |
 pET-21a (+) | f1 ori, T7 promoter, C-terminal His-tag sequence, AmpR | Novagen |
 pET-21a (+)_HPPD | f1 ori, T7 promoter, inducible expression of His6-tagged HPPD, AmpR | This study |