The present disclosure relates to the production of cannabinoids in either recombinant microorganism or in cell-free systems using a combination of enzymes, including but not limited to a PKS enzyme, a npgA enzyme, a cs-OLAS-1, a pp-DVAS-1, a cs-HEX-1 and/or Butiryl synthase.

Microbial consortia exert great influence over the physiology of humans, animals, plants, and ecosystems. However, difficulty in controlling their composition and population dynamics have limited their application in medicine, agriculture, biotechnology, and the environment. The approach disclosed herein provides an effective method to dynamically control population compositions in microbial consortia, which we demonstrate in the context of co-culture fermentations for chemical production. Co-culture fermentations can improve chemical production from complex biosynthetic pathways over monocultures by distributing enzymes across multiple strains, thereby reducing metabolic burden, overcoming endogenous regulatory mechanisms, or exploiting natural traits of different microbial species. However, stabilizing and optimizing microbial sub-populations for maximal chemical production remains a major obstacle in the field. An optogenetic circuit, called OptoTA, is disclosed for regulating a toxin-antitoxin system, which enables tunability of, e.g., Escherichia coli growth using only blue light. With the disclosed system, one can control population ratios of co-cultures of, e.g., E. coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing different metabolic modules of biosynthetic pathways. Results reveal that intermediate light duty cycles improve chemical production by establishing optimal co-culture populations.

Microbial consortia exert great influence over the physiology of humans, animals, plants, and ecosystems. However, difficulty in controlling their composition and population dynamics have limited their application in medicine, agriculture, biotechnology, and the environment. The approach disclosed herein provides an effective method to dynamically control population compositions in microbial consortia, which we demonstrate in the context of co-culture fermentations for chemical production. Co-culture fermentations can improve chemical production from complex biosynthetic pathways over monocultures by distributing enzymes across multiple strains, thereby reducing metabolic burden, overcoming endogenous regulatory mechanisms, or exploiting natural traits of different microbial species. However, stabilizing and optimizing microbial sub-populations for maximal chemical production remains a major obstacle in the field. An optogenetic circuit, called OptoTA, is disclosed for regulating a toxin-antitoxin system, which enables tunability of, e.g., Escherichia coli growth using only blue light. With the disclosed system, one can control population ratios of co-cultures of, e.g., E. coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing different metabolic modules of biosynthetic pathways. Results reveal that intermediate light duty cycles improve chemical production by establishing optimal co-culture populations.

This document relates to using bidirectional, multi-enzymatic scaffolds to biosynthesize cannabinoids in recombinant hosts.

Enzymes and methods are described herein for manufacturing terpenes, including terpenes.

Enzymes and methods are described herein for manufacturing terpenes, including terpenes.

This present invention provides for a genetically modified host cell, or a cell-free reaction system, and related methods and materials for the biocatalytic production of an alkyl lactones from a hydroxy fatty acid, or natural alkyl lactones and esters from sugars using non-natural combinations of enzymes.

Transgenic host cells, vectors useful for making transgenic host cells, and kits useful for making transgenic host cells are described. Also described are transgenic plants. In some embodiments, transgenic host cells express a 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde synthase (4HPAAS). In some embodiments, transgenic host cells express a tyrosol:UDP-glucose 8-O-glucosyltransferase (T8GT). The transgenic host cells are useful for biosynthesis of one or more of salidroside, icariside D2, tyrosol, and 4-hydroxypenylacetaldehyde.

Transgenic host cells, vectors useful for making transgenic host cells, and kits useful for making transgenic host cells are described. Also described are transgenic plants. In some embodiments, transgenic host cells express a 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde synthase (4HPAAS). In some embodiments, transgenic host cells express a tyrosol:UDP-glucose 8-O-glucosyltransferase (T8GT). The transgenic host cells are useful for biosynthesis of one or more of salidroside, icariside D2, tyrosol, and 4-hydroxypenylacetaldehyde.

The invention points to a process of production of anthocyanins from Aristotelia chilensis callus cultures, which is divided into 2 essential steps: the first is the obtaining of biomass in an A. chilensis callus culture, the second step consists of eliciting the production of anthocyanins in the culture, to obtain the desired product. In this way, callus cultivation is presented as a new alternative to provide a nutritional additive rich in anthocyanins appropriate for the food industry, or any other application that requires anthocyanins that does not depend on seasonality or environmental factors.