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Maike Otto1, Benedikt Wynands1, Jan Marienhagen1,2
1Institute of Bio- and Geosciences (IBG-1: Biotechnology), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany.
Abstract:
Benzoic acid is one of the most commonly used food preservatives, but currently exclusively produced in petrochemical processes. In this study, a bio-based production pathway using an engineered strain of Pseudomonas taiwanensis is described. In a phenylalanine-overproducing strain, bacterial and plant genes are heterologously expressed to achieve production of benzoate via a β-oxidation pathway. Strategic disruption of the native Pseudomonas benzoate degradation pathway further allows the production of catechol and cis,cis-muconate. Taken together, this work demonstrates new routes for the microbial production of these industrially relevant chemicals from renewable resources.
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