Expanding the catabolic capacity of Pseudomonas putida to acetovanillone, 5-carboxyvanillate, and vanillyl glyoxylate for muconate production from kraft lignin-derived aromatics
Kathryn M. Mains, Dillon T. Hofsommer, Michael A. Gapuz, Prajakta Dongre, Philip S. Zhou, Andrea Salazar, Morgan A. Ingraham, Alexander F. Benson, Kelsey J. Ramirez, Thatcher W. Root, Shannon S. Stahl, Gregg T. Beckham, Allison Z. Werner
This paper engineers Pseudomonas putida to catabolize kraft lignin-derived aromatics into muconate, achieving high monomer utilization and carbon conversion efficiency.
Metabolic Engineering · Oct 1, 2026Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology