Method for producing vanillin
AssigneeFirmenich SA
InventorFredi Bruhlmann
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a novel method of producing vanillin and/or derivatives thereof by applying improved biocatalysts. Also provided herein are expression systems for preparing said improved biocatalysts. Moreover provided herewith are novel enzyme mutants, corresponding coding sequences and vectors applicable in the biochemical production of vanillin. The present disclosure further provides recombinant host cells or organisms genetically modified for improved functional expression of biocatalysts, as well as recombinant host cells or organisms useful to produce vanillin.
Claims7
An expression system for a recombinant expression of a polypeptide having isoeugenol oxidizing activity, which expression system comprises a single nucleic acid construct carrying:
- a) a nucleotide sequence (A) encoding a polypeptide having enzymatic isoeugenol oxidizing activity, and
- b) at least one nucleotide sequence (B) encoding helper polypeptides which in cooperation assist in correctly folding the polypeptide, encoded by said nucleotide sequence (A);
- wherein said expression system provides for a co-expression of said nucleotide sequences (A) and (B), and
- wherein said nucleotide sequence (A) encodes an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid substitution relative to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2;
- wherein said at least nucleotide sequence (B) comprises nucleotide sequences (B1) and (B2), wherein
- a) (B1) encodes a polypeptide having chaperonin activity that comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:8;
- and
- b) (B2) encodes a polypeptide having chaperonin activity that comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:10;
- wherein the expression system is a single polycistronic nucleic acid construct.
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