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+ | <b>Enoyl-CoA Hydratase/Aldolase</b> (ECH) from <i>Streptomyces</i>, <b>ECH-Str</b>, catalyses the fifth and final step in our vanillin biosynthesis pathway. ECH-Str converts feruloyl-CoA to vanillin by performing a two-step reaction: it hydrates the double bond of feruloyl-CoA, then cleaves the resulting thioester via a retro-aldol reaction (Fig. 1). The ECH enzyme can also potentially use caffeoyl-CoA and 4-coumaroyl-CoA as substrates. | ||
− | + | We tested two alternate ECH enzymes for this pathway step; this enzyme from <i>Streptomyces</i>, and also a homolog from <i>Pseudomonas</i> ECH-Ppu ([https://parts.igem.org/Part:K5443013 K5443013]). | |
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− | < | + | <b>Figure 1. ECH-Str-catalysed conversion of feruloyl-CoA to vanillin.</b><br> |
− | < | + | <i>This reaction represents the final step in our vanillin synthesis pathway. The ECH-Str enzyme converts feruloyl-CoA into vanillin.</i> |
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 2 October 2024
Enoyl-CoA Hydratase/Aldolase (ECH) from Streptomyces, ECH-Str, catalyses the fifth and final step in our vanillin biosynthesis pathway. ECH-Str converts feruloyl-CoA to vanillin by performing a two-step reaction: it hydrates the double bond of feruloyl-CoA, then cleaves the resulting thioester via a retro-aldol reaction (Fig. 1). The ECH enzyme can also potentially use caffeoyl-CoA and 4-coumaroyl-CoA as substrates.
We tested two alternate ECH enzymes for this pathway step; this enzyme from Streptomyces, and also a homolog from Pseudomonas ECH-Ppu (K5443013).
This part builds on the work of earlier iGEM teams, who contributed ECH Parts as follows: BBa_K4256007.