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1: Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 Aug;72(8):5670-2.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Production of resveratrol in recombinant microorganisms.

Beekwilder J, Wolswinkel R, Jonker H, Hall R, de Vos CH, Bovy A.

Plant Research International, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands. Jules.Beekwilder@wur.nl

Resveratrol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae was compared to that in Escherichia coli. In both systems, 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase from tobacco and stilbene synthase from grapes were expressed. When p-coumaric acid was used as the precursor, resveratrol accumulations in the culture medium were observed to be comparable in E. coli (16 mg/liter) and yeast (6 mg/liter).

PMID: 16885328 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC1538726