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Jun Yao^1,2, Yang He³, Nannan Su³

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Area of Science:

Metabolic Engineering
Biocatalysis
Antioxidant Production

Background:

Hydroxytyrosol, a potent antioxidant, is biosynthesized from tyrosine.
Production limitations exist due to rate-limiting enzymatic steps, including the use of mouse tyrosine hydroxylase.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an efficient whole-cell catalyst for hydroxytyrosol production in Escherichia coli.
To overcome enzymatic bottlenecks in the hydroxytyrosol biosynthesis pathway.

Main Methods:

Replaced mouse tyrosine hydroxylase with an engineered E. coli HpaBC monooxygenase via structure-guided modeling and directed evolution.
Engineered the Corynebacterium glutamicum VanR regulatory protein into a hydroxytyrosol biosensor by altering its induction specificity.
Optimized tyramine oxidase (TYO) activity using in vivo-directed evolution guided by the novel biosensor.

Main Results:

Achieved a 95% conversion rate of tyrosine to hydroxytyrosol.
Successfully de-bottlenecked two critical rate-limiting enzymatic steps in the biosynthesis pathway.
Developed a novel hydroxytyrosol biosensor for in vivo enzyme optimization.

Conclusions:

Sequential de-bottlenecking of rate-limiting steps is an effective strategy for whole-cell catalyst development.
The engineered E. coli strain represents a significant advancement in hydroxytyrosol production.
This study provides a robust platform for optimizing microbial production of valuable compounds.