Certain embodiments provide a method for preparing a biochemical product (e.g., phenol, catechol, or muconic acid, or a salt thereof). For example, such methods include contacting a recombinant host having two or more recombinant pathways with a fermentable carbon source and growing the recombinant cell for a time sufficient to synthesize the product. In certain embodiments, each recombinant pathway: 1) is capable of producing the same final biochemical product; 2) comprises at least one gene encoding a polypeptide; 3) is derived from a different endogenous metabolite as its immediate precursor; and 4) converges to the same final product or the same intermediate metabolite.

Certain embodiments provide a method for preparing a biochemical product (e.g., phenol, catechol, or muconic acid, or a salt thereof). For example, such methods include contacting a recombinant host having two or more recombinant pathways with a fermentable carbon source and growing the recombinant cell for a time sufficient to synthesize the product. In certain embodiments, each recombinant pathway: 1) is capable of producing the same final biochemical product; 2) comprises at least one gene encoding a polypeptide; 3) is derived from a different endogenous metabolite as its immediate precursor; and 4) converges to the same final product or the same intermediate metabolite.

The present invention discloses a genetic engineering bacterium for de novo synthesis of cis,cis-muconic acid by taking glucose as a substrate and applications thereof, and belongs to the technical field of genetic recombination and metabolic engineering. The genetic engineering bacterium for de novo synthesis of cis,cis-muconic acid (MA) by taking glucose as the substrate disclosed in the present invention is modified with chassis microbes, and includes recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum for a cis,cis-muconic acid pathway construction module and an intermediate high-yield module. Production capacity of strains is greatly improved; MA of 90.2 g/L is finally obtained in fermentation liquor; and possibilities are provided for green and low-cost production of numerous chemicals such as adipic acid and nylon-66.

The present invention discloses a genetic engineering bacterium for de novo synthesis of cis,cis-muconic acid by taking glucose as a substrate and applications thereof, and belongs to the technical field of genetic recombination and metabolic engineering. The genetic engineering bacterium for de novo synthesis of cis,cis-muconic acid (MA) by taking glucose as the substrate disclosed in the present invention is modified with chassis microbes, and includes recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum for a cis,cis-muconic acid pathway construction module and an intermediate high-yield module. Production capacity of strains is greatly improved; MA of 90.2 g/L is finally obtained in fermentation liquor; and possibilities are provided for green and low-cost production of numerous chemicals such as adipic acid and nylon-66.