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ReviewMicrobial cell factories2014

Engineering Escherichia coli to overproduce aromatic amino acids and derived compounds.

Alberto Rodriguez, Juan A Martínez, Noemí Flores, Adelfo Escalante, Guillermo Gosset, Francisco Bolivar

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Review in Microbial cell factories, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers.

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87 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alberto Rodriguez
Juan A Martínez
Noemí Flores
Adelfo Escalante
Guillermo Gosset
Francisco Bolivar

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The production of aromatic amino acids using fermentation processes with recombinant microorganisms can be an advantageous approach to reach their global demands. In addition, a large array of compounds with alimentary and pharmaceutical applications can potentially be synthesized from intermediates of this metabolic pathway. However, contrary to other amino acids and primary metabolites, the artificial channelling of building blocks from central metabolism towards the aromatic amino acid pathway is complicated to achieve in an efficient manner. The length and complex regulation of this pathway have progressively called for the employment of more integral approaches, promoting the merge of complementary tools and techniques in order to surpass metabolic and regulatory bottlenecks. As a result, relevant insights on the subject have been obtained during the last years, especially with genetically modified strains of Escherichia coli. By combining metabolic engineering strategies with developments in synthetic biology, systems biology and bioprocess engineering, notable advances were achieved regarding the generation, characterization and optimization of E. coli strains for the overproduction of aromatic amino acids, some of their precursors and related compounds. In this paper we review and compare recent successful reports dealing with the modification of metabolic traits to attain these objectives.

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Metabolic EngineeringAmino Acids, AromaticEscherichia coliIndustrial MicrobiologyAmino Acids, Aromatic

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PMID25200799
PMCPMC4174253

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