3-[beta]-Glucosyl-3'-[beta]-quinovosyl zeaxanthin, a novel carotenoid glycoside synthesized by Escherichia coli cells expressing the Pantoea ananatis carotenoid biosynthesis gene cluster

• Published in: Applied microbiology and biotechnology Vol. 97; no. 19; p. 8479
• Main Authors: Choi, Seon-kang, Osawa, Ayako, Maoka, Takashi, Hattan, Jun-ichiro, Ito, Kei, Uchiyama, Ai, Suzuki, Mai, Shindo, Kazutoshi, Misawa, Norihiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Bacteria; Biosynthesis; Biotechnology; Carbohydrates; Carotenoids; Cyanobacteria; E coli; Enzymes; Genes; Glucose; Natural products; Pigments; Plasmids; Studies; Japan

Escherichia coli cells that express the full six carotenoid biosynthesis genes (crtE, crtB, crtI, crtY, crtZ, and crtX) of the bacterium Pantoea ananatis have been shown to biosynthesize zeaxanthin 3,3'-[beta]-d-diglucoside. We found that this recombinant E. coli also produced a novel carotenoi...