A method for producing benzaldehyde is provided. Benzaldehyde is produced by a method including a step of using amino acid deaminase (AAD), 4-hydroxymandelate synthase (HMAS), (S)-mandelate dehydrogenase (SMDH), and benzoylformate decarboxylase (BFDC) over a time period, wherein the producing step is carried out in the presence of catalase during a portion of said time period.

The disclosure discloses preparation of an L-amino acid deaminase mutant and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of gene engineering. Through pmirLAAD protein modification, analysis of a flexible loop structure around a binding site of the pmirLAAD product, and design of the best mutant, the modification method of the disclosure overcomes the defect that the catalytic efficiency of the previous wild-type enzyme is reduced due to product inhibition, and is tested by experiments. Compared with the control, the catalytic efficiency (1.61 mM.sup.−.Math.min.sup.−1) and the product inhibition constant (5.4 mM) of the finally obtained best mutant pmirLAAD.sup.M4 are respectively increased by 5.2 times and 5.7 times. The yield of α-ketoisovaleric acid can reach 96.5 g/L, and the transformation rate is greater than 97%. By adopting the method of the disclosure, the cost can be greatly reduced, and the industrialization process of production of α-ketoisovaleric acid by an enzymatic transformation method is accelerated.

Genetically programmed microorganisms, such as bacteria, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of modulating and treating a disease and/or disorder are disclosed.

Genetically programmed microorganisms, such as bacteria, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of modulating and treating a disease and/or disorder are disclosed.

The present invention provides a protein having pentosidine oxidase activity, a method for measuring pentosidine comprising: contacting the protein with a specimen; and detecting a change caused by the contact, and the like.

The present disclosure discloses a production method of Danshensu, belonging to the technical field of bioengineering. The present disclosure constructs a novel genetic engineering strain co-expressed by three enzymes, which can be applied to the production of optically pure 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxypropionic acid. All of the (D/L)--hydroxycarboxylic acid dehydrogenase selected by the present disclosure have the characteristics of poor substrate specificity and strong optical specificity, and can produce optically pure D-danshensu and L-danshensu. Further, the production efficiency of the recombinant strain is improved by knocking out or enhancing the expression of a related gene on the E. coli genome to promote substrate transport and reduce product decomposition. The method for producing Danshensu and -ketoglutaric acid by using the transformation of the recombinant strain according to the present disclosure is simple, has easily available raw materials, few impurities, and has good industrial application prospects.

A method for producing benzaldehyde is provided. Benzaldehyde is produced from L-phenylalanine or a carbon source by using microorganism(s) having amino acid deaminase, 4-hydroxymandelate synthase, (S)-mandelate dehydrogenase, and benzoylformate decarboxylase.

Genetically engineered bacteria, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of modulating and treating diseases associated with hyperphenylalaninemia are disclosed.

Genetically programmed microorganisms, such as bacteria, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of modulating and treating a disease and/or disorder are disclosed.

The present invention provides a protein having pentosidine oxidase activity, a method for measuring pentosidine comprising: contacting the protein with a specimen; and detecting a change caused by the contact, and the like.