Heterologous production of levopimaric acid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Abstract Background Levopimaric acid (LA), a type of diterpene resin acid produced by plants, is a significant industrial intermediate that is mainly produced via phytoextraction. This work aimed to apply synthetic biology to produce LA in yeast strains from a simple carbon source. Results Levopimar...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ting Liu, Chuanbo Zhang, Wenyu Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-018-0964-1