Global metabolic rewiring of the nonconventional yeast Ogataea polymorpha for biosynthesis of the sesquiterpenoid β-elemene

M Ye, J Gao, YJ Zhou - Metabolic engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioproduction of natural products via microbial cell factories is a promising alternative to
traditional plant extraction. Recently, nonconventional microorganisms have emerged as …

Systematic identification of Ocimum sanctum sesquiterpenoid synthases and (−)-eremophilene overproduction in engineered yeast

X Deng, B Shi, Z Ye, M Huang, R Chen, Y Cai… - Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plant-derived natural active products have attracted increasing attention for use in flavors
and perfumes. These compounds also have applications in insect pest control because of …

Engineering yeast for high-level production of diterpenoid sclareol

X Cao, W Yu, Y Chen, S Yang, ZK Zhao, J Nielsen… - Metabolic …, 2023 - Elsevier
The diterpenoid sclareol is an industrially important precursor for alternative sustainable
supply of ambergris. However, its current production from plant extraction is neither …

Engineering Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) for high‐yield production of germacrene A, a precursor of β‐elemene via combinatorial metabolic engineering strategies

E Fordjour, CL Liu, Y Hao, I Sackey… - Biotechnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract β‐elemene is one of the most commonly used antineoplastic drugs in cancer
treatment. As a plant‐derived natural chemical, biologically engineering microorganisms to …

[HTML][HTML] De novo biosynthesis of complex natural product sakuranetin using modular co-culture engineering

X Wang, Z Li, L Policarpio, MAG Koffas… - Applied microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
Flavonoids are a large family of plant and fungal natural products, among which many have
been found to possess outstanding biological activities. Utilization of engineered microbes …

Metabolic engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for terpenoids production: advances and perspectives

G Zhang, H Wang, Z Zhang, KJ Verstrepen… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Terpenoids are a large family of natural products with diversified structures and functions
that are widely used in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and agricultural fields. However …

An endoplasmic reticulum-engineered yeast platform for overproduction of triterpenoids

P Arendt, K Miettinen, J Pollier, R De Rycke… - Metabolic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Saponins are a structurally diverse family of triterpenes that are widely found as main
constituents in many traditional plant-based medicines and often have bioactivities of …

Combinatorial engineering of mevalonate pathway for improved amorpha‐4, 11‐diene production in budding yeast

J Yuan, CB Ching - Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Combinatorial genome integration of mevalonate pathway genes was performed with the
aim of optimizing the metabolic flux for improved production of terpenoids in budding yeast …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing and engineering promoters for metabolic engineering of Ogataea polymorpha

C Yan, W Yu, X Zhai, L Yao, X Guo, J Gao… - Synthetic and Systems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bio-manufacturing via microbial cell factory requires large promoter library for fine-tuned
metabolic engineering. Ogataea polymorpha, one of the methylotrophic yeasts, possesses …

Metabolic engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for de novo production of the sesquiterpenoid (+)-nootkatone

X Meng, H Liu, W Xu, W Zhang, Z Wang, W Liu - Microbial cell factories, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background (+)-Nootkatone is a highly valued sesquiterpenoid compound,
exhibiting a typical grapefruit aroma and various desired biological activities for use as …