Successful biosynthesis of natural antioxidant ergothioneine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae required only two genes from Grifola frondosa.
Ying-Hao YuHong-Yu PanLi-Qiong GuoJun-Fang LinHan-Lu LiaoHao-Ying LiPublished in: Microbial cell factories (2020)
A successful EGT de novo biosynthetic system of S. cerevisiae containing only two genes from mushroom Grifola frondosa was developed in this study. This system provides promising prospects for the large scales production of EGT for human health.