Heterologous biosynthesis and manipulation of crocetin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Heterologous biosynthesis and manipulation of crocetin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Abstract Background Due to excellent performance in antitumor, antioxidation, antihypertension, antiatherosclerotic and antidepressant activities, crocetin, naturally exists in Crocus sativus L., has great potential applications in medical and food fields. Microbial production of crocetin has receiv...

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Main Authors: Fenghua Chai, Ying Wang, Xueang Mei, Mingdong Yao, Yan Chen, Hong Liu, Wenhai Xiao, Yingjin Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Subjects:
Metabolic engineering
Crocetin
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Synthetic biology
Enzyme sources
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-017-0665-1

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