Metabolic engineering Escherichia coli for efficient production of icariside D2

Abstract Background Icariside D2 is a plant-derived natural glycoside with pharmacological activities of inhibiting angiotensin-converting enzyme and killing leukemia cancer cells. Production of icariside D2 by plant extraction and chemical synthesis is inefficient and environmentally unfriendly. Mi...

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Main Authors: Xue Liu, Lingling Li, Jincong Liu, Jianjun Qiao, Guang-Rong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-019-1601-x