Identification of sesquiterpene synthases from the Basidiomycota Coniophora puteana for the efficient and highly selective β-copaene and cubebol production in E. coli.
Wolfgang MischkoMax HirteMonika FuchsNorbert MehlmerThomas Bartholomäus BrückPublished in: Microbial cell factories (2018)
The reported product selectivity and our generated terpene titers exceed all published biotechnological data regarding the production of β-copaene and cubebol. This represents a promising and economic alternative to extraction from natural plant sources and the associated complex product purification.