This review synthesizes progress in pathway optimization, regulatory rewiring, and microbial cell factory design that has ...

A research team presents an overview of recent advances in the microbial biosynthesis of L-tryptophan (L-Trp) and its ...

Cyanobacteria, an aerobic prokaryote, is known for performing " photosynthesis" that generates oxygen and saccharides from carbon dioxide and water in the air by converting light energy into chemical ...

A team of scientists from Germany's University of Tübingen has discovered a novel and unusual sugar molecule that is harmless to animals and humans but can effectively disrupt the growth of various ...

The shikimate pathway enzyme 5-enol-pyruvyl-shikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase (3-phosphoshikimate-1-carboxyvinyl transferase, EC 2.5.1.19) was purified from cultured maize (Zea mays L. var Black ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University scientists have defined a hidden second option plants have for making an essential amino acid that could be the first step in boosting plants' nutritional ...

Metabolic perturbations by a gain-of-function approach provide a means to alter steady states of metabolites and query network properties, while keeping enzyme complexes intact. A combination of ...

Anthocyanins are major pigments responsible for the vivid colors of ornamental flowers. However, the metabolic origin of the precursor phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), which fuels anthocyanin biosynthesis ...