Heterologous biosynthesis of saponin adjuvants from Quillaja saponaria: A symbolic achievement in metabolic engineering

• Weiqiang Chen,
• Zhichao Xu,
• Wei Sun

Affiliations

Weiqiang Chen

State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China

Zhichao Xu

College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; Corresponding authors.

Wei Sun

State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Corresponding authors.