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- Title
Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of germacrene A, a precursor of beta-elemene.
- Authors
Hu, Yating; Zhou, Yongjin; Bao, Jichen; Huang, Luqi; Nielsen, Jens; Krivoruchko, Anastasia
- Abstract
Beta-elemene, a sesquiterpene and the major component of the medicinal herb Curcuma wenyujin, has antitumor activity against various types of cancer and could potentially serve as a potent antineoplastic drug. However, its current mode of production through extraction from plants has been inefficient and suffers from limited natural resources. Here, we engineered a yeast cell factory for the sustainable production of germacrene A, which can be transformed to beta-elemene by a one-step chemical reaction in vitro. Two heterologous germacrene A synthases (GASs) converting farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) to germacrene A were evaluated in yeast for their ability to produce germacrene A. Thereafter, several metabolic engineering strategies were used to improve the production level. Overexpression of truncated 3-hydroxyl-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase and fusion of FPP synthase with GAS, led to a sixfold increase in germacrene A production in shake-flask culture. Finally, 190.7 mg/l of germacrene A was achieved. The results reported in this study represent the highest titer of germacrene A reported to date. These results provide a basis for creating an efficient route for further industrial application re-placing the traditional extraction of beta-elemene from plant sources.
- Subjects
SESQUITERPENES; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; CURCUMA; HERBAL medicine; GERMACRENE
- Publication
Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2017, Vol 44, Issue 7, p1065
- ISSN
1367-5435
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10295-017-1934-z