title: Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for the production of phenylpyruvate derivatives.
abstract: Phenylpyruvate derivatives (PPD), such as phenylpropanoids, DL-phenylglycine, dl-phenylalanine, and styrene, are biosynthesized using phenylpyruvate as the precursor. They are widely used in human health and nutrition products. Recently, metabolic engineering provides effective strategies to develop PPD producers. Based on phenylpyruvate-producing chassis, genetically defined PPD producers have been successfully constructed. In this work, the most recent information on genetics and on the molecular mechanisms regulating phenylpyruvate synthesis pathways in Escherichia coli are summarized, and the engineering strategies to construct the PPD producers are also discussed. The enzymes and pathways are proposed for PPD-producer constructions, and potential difficulties in strain construction are also identified and discussed. With respect to recent advances in synthetic biology, future strategies to construct efficiently producers are discussed.
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; The School of Food Science and Technology, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center of Chinese Rice Wine, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 31200, China; Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
authors.forename: Shuang Ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; The School of Food Science and Technology, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center of Chinese Rice Wine, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 31200, China; Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China. Electronic address: biomao@263.net.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
authors.forename: Zhong Yang
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China. Electronic address: gyshi@jiangnan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Gui Yang
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D053898:Biosynthetic Pathways; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D060847:Metabolic Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D010667:Phenylpyruvic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010667:Phenylpyruvic Acids; C031606:phenylpyruvic acid
keywords: Escherichia coli; Phenylglycine; Phenylpropanoids; Phenylpyruvate; Styrene; Synthetic biology