Construction and optimization of a heterologous pathway for protocatechuate catabolism in Escherichia coli enables rapid bioconversion of model lignin monomers
Sonya M. Clarkson, Donna M. Kridelbaugh, James G. Elkins, Adam M. Guss, Joshua K. Michener
The paper engineers Escherichia coli to catabolize lignin monomers via a heterologous pathway, achieving improved growth and extending the pathway to a second compound.
bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2017 · PreprintSynthetic Biology