The disclosure provides biosynthetic platforms that generate olivetolic acid and its analogues at high titers from microbes, and in cell free systems.

A method of preparing ammonium sulfate includes feeding biosulfur and ammonia produced during anaerobic fermentation into a sulfur-oxidizing microbial reactor to cause sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms to produce sulfuric acid through oxidation of the biosulfur and reacting the produced sulfuric acid with ammonia to produce the ammonium sulfate. A culture medium containing the produced ammonium sulfate and microorganisms can be used as fertilizers.

A method of preparing ammonium sulfate includes feeding biosulfur and ammonia produced during anaerobic fermentation into a sulfur-oxidizing microbial reactor to cause sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms to produce sulfuric acid through oxidation of the biosulfur and reacting the produced sulfuric acid with ammonia to produce the ammonium sulfate. A culture medium containing the produced ammonium sulfate and microorganisms can be used as fertilizers.

This invention is an improved method of robust and scalable production of precursors of active cannabinoids, including geranyl pyrophosphate (GPP) and/or cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), in a methylotrophic yeast host cell. The improved methods incorporate a polypeptide encoding an Erg20 variant (F98W/N128W) into a methylotrophic yeast host cell, for example Pichia pastoris (Komagataella phaffii), that biases the natural production of FPP and GPP towards GPP, a precursor to the intermediate CBGA, crucial to the synthesis of active cannabinoids.

The present invention relates generally to production methods, enzymes and recombinant yeast strains for the biosynthesis of clinically important prenylated polyketides of the cannabinoid family. Using readily available starting materials, heterologous enzymes are used to direct cannabinoid biosynthesis in yeast.

The present invention relates generally to production methods, enzymes and recombinant yeast strains for the biosynthesis of clinically important prenylated polyketides of the cannabinoid family. Using readily available starting materials, heterologous enzymes are used to direct cannabinoid biosynthesis in yeast.

The invention features compositions and methods for the increased production of mevalonate, isoprene, isoprenoid precursor molecules, and/or isoprenoids in microorganisms via the heterologous expression of the mvaE and mvaS genes from the organisms Listeria grayi DSM 20601, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus gallinarum EG2, and Enterococcus casseliflavus.

The invention features compositions and methods for the increased production of mevalonate, isoprene, isoprenoid precursor molecules, and/or isoprenoids in microorganisms via the heterologous expression of the mvaE and mvaS genes from the organisms Listeria grayi DSM 20601, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus gallinarum EG2, and Enterococcus casseliflavus.

This document describes biochemical pathways for producing 7-hydroxyheptanoate methyl ester and heptanoic acid heptyl ester using one or more of a fatty acid O-methyltransferase, an alcohol O-acetyltransferase, and a monooxygenase, as well as recombinant hosts expressing one or more of such exogenous enzymes. 7-hydroxyheptanoate methyl esters and heptanoic acid heptyl esters can be enzymatically converted to pimelic acid, 7-aminoheptanoate, 7-hydroxyheptanoate, heptamethylenediamine, or 1,7-heptanediol.

This document describes biochemical pathways for producing 7-hydroxyheptanoate methyl ester and heptanoic acid heptyl ester using one or more of a fatty acid O-methyltransferase, an alcohol O-acetyltransferase, and a monooxygenase, as well as recombinant hosts expressing one or more of such exogenous enzymes. 7-hydroxyheptanoate methyl esters and heptanoic acid heptyl esters can be enzymatically converted to pimelic acid, 7-aminoheptanoate, 7-hydroxyheptanoate, heptamethylenediamine, or 1,7-heptanediol.