Use of 3-Deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonic acid 7-phosphate Synthase to Enhance the Heterologous Biosynthesis of Diosmetin and Chrysoeriol in an Engineered Strain of IStreptomyces albidoflavus/I

Flavonoids are a large family of polyphenolic compounds with important agro-industrial, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical applications. Among the structural diversity found in the flavonoid family, methylated flavonoids show interesting characteristics such as greater stability and improved oral bio...

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Published in:International journal of molecular sciences 2024-02, Vol.25 (5)
Main Authors: Pérez-Valero, Álvaro, Serna-Diestro, Juan, Villar, Claudio J, Lombó, Felipe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino acids
Biosynthesis
Functional foods
Isoflavones
Mediation
Methicillin
Methyl ether
Phosphates
Technology application
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Summary:Flavonoids are a large family of polyphenolic compounds with important agro-industrial, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical applications. Among the structural diversity found in the flavonoid family, methylated flavonoids show interesting characteristics such as greater stability and improved oral bioavailability. This work is focused on the reconstruction of the entire biosynthetic pathway of the methylated flavones diosmetin and chrysoeriol in Streptomyces albidoflavus. A total of eight different genes (TAL, 4CL, CHS, CHI, FNS1, F3′H/CPR, 3′-OMT, 4′-OMT) are necessary for the heterologous biosynthesis of these two flavonoids, and all of them have been integrated along the chromosome of the bacterial host. The biosynthesis of diosmetin and chrysoeriol has been achieved, reaching titers of 2.44 mg/L and 2.34 mg/L, respectively. Furthermore, an additional compound, putatively identified as luteolin 3′,4′-dimethyl ether, was produced in both diosmetin and chrysoeriol-producing strains. With the purpose of increasing flavonoid titers, a 3-Deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonic acid 7-phosphate synthase (DAHP synthase) from an antibiotic biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) from Amycolatopsis balhimycina was heterologously expressed in S. albidoflavus, enhancing diosmetin and chrysoeriol production titers of 4.03 mg/L and 3.13 mg/L, which is an increase of 65% and 34%, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the de novo biosynthesis of diosmetin and chrysoeriol in a heterologous host.
ISSN:1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms25052776