De novo biosynthesis of 2′-fucosyllactose in a metabolically engineered Escherichia coli using a novel ɑ1, 2-fucosyltransferase from Azospirillum lipoferum

Y Chen, Y Zhu, H Wang, R Chen, Y Liu, W Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human milk oligosaccharides are complex, indigestible oligosaccharides that provide ideal
nutrition for infant development. Here, 2′-fucosyllactose was efficiently produced in …

Combinatorial metabolic engineering and tolerance evolving of Escherichia coli for high production of 2′-fucosyllactose

X Sun, Z Peng, C Li, Y Zheng, J Zong, F Lu, Y Li… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fucosyllactose (2′-FL) is an important functional ingredient of advanced infant formula.
Here, Escherichia coli MG1655 was engineered for achieving high 2′-FL production. The …

Engineering Escherichia coli for high-level production of lacto-N-fucopentaose I by stepwise de novo pathway construction

Z Li, Y Zhu, Z Huang, P Zhang, W Zhang, W Mu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Lacto-N-fucopentaose I (LNFP I) is an abundant and important fucosylated human
milk oligosaccharide (HMO). Here, an efficient LNFP I-producing strain without by-product …

Elimination of byproduct generation and enhancement of 2′-fucosyllactose synthesis by expressing a novel α1, 2-fucosyltransferase in engineered Escherichia coli

Y Zhu, R Chen, H Wang, Y Chen, Y Liu… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
2′-Fucosyllactose (2′-FL) is a kind of fucosylated human milk oligosaccharide (HMO),
representing the most abundant oligosaccharide in breast milk. We conducted systematic …

Recent Advances in the Microbial Production of Human Milk Oligosaccharides

SR Pressley, AS McGill, B Luu, S Atsumi - Current Opinion in Food Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are widely recognized as an important
element of infant nutrition.•Recent efforts in the field of metabolic engineering have yielded …

High-Yield Synthesis of Lacto-N-Neotetraose from Glycerol and Glucose in Engineered Escherichia coli

Y Liao, C Lao, J Wu, L Yuan, Y Xu, W Jin… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT) is a neutral human milk oligosaccharide with important
biological functions. However, the low LNnT productivity and the incomplete conversion of …

Rational Design of an α-1,3-Fucosyltransferase for the Biosynthesis of 3-Fucosyllactose in Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6051a via De Novo GDP-l-Fucose Pathway

Y Xie, X Wu, C Fu, H Duan, J Shi… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
3-Fucosyllactose (3-FL) is an important oligosaccharide and nutrient in breast milk that can
be synthesized in microbial cells by α-1, 3-fucosyltransferase (α-1, 3-FucT) using guanosine …

Module-Guided Metabolic Rewiring for Fucosyllactose Biosynthesis in Engineered Escherichia coli with Lactose De Novo Pathway

M Li, Y Luo, M Hu, C Li, Z Liu… - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fucosyllactose (FL) has garnered considerable attention for its benefits on infant health. In
this study, we report an efficient E. coli cell factory to produce 2′/3-fucosyllactose (2′/3-FL) …

Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia coli for High-Titer Biosynthesis of 3′-Sialyllactose

C Li, M Li, M Hu, M Miao, T Zhang - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2024 - ACS Publications
3′-Sialyllactose (3′-SL) is among the foremost and simplest sialylated breast milk
oligosaccharides. In this study, an engineered Escherichia coli for high-titer 3′-SL …

Engineering Escherichia coli for the efficient biosynthesis of 6′-sialyllactose

C Li, M Li, M Hu, W Gao, M Miao, T Zhang - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Sialyllactose (6′-SL), an abundant sialylated human milk oligosaccharide, has attracted
considerable attention for its potential applications in nutritional healthcare and …