E. coli for efficient production of caratenoids
OwnerPornkamol Unrean, Cong T. Trinh +1inventors
InventorsPornkamol Unrean, Cong T. Trinh, Friedrich Srienc
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Abstract
An improved E. coli for carotenoid production comprising exogenous nucleic acids for expressing a carotenoid that the E. coli requires as necessary condition for the E. coli to reproduce. Some E. coli embodiments have diminished or abrogated expression of a gene in the group consisting of ldhA, frdA, poxB, pta, adhE, pykF, zwf, and maeB.
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An E. coli for carotenoid production comprising:
- exogenous nucleic acids for expressing a carotenoid and diminished or abrogated expression of a gene in the group consisting of ldhA, frdA, poxB, pta, adhE, pykf, zwf, and maeB.
An engineered E. coli for carotenoid production comprising:
- exogenous nucleic acids for expressing a carotenoid that the E. coli requires as necessary condition for the E. coli to reproduce.
A method of making an improved E. coli comprising modifying a parent E. coli to have diminished or abrogated expression of a gene in the group consisting of ldhA, frdA, poxB, pta, adhE, pykf, zwf, and maeB.
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