Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Muconic acid production from glucose and xylose in Pseudomonas putida via evolution and metabolic engineering

  • Chen Ling,
  • George L. Peabody,
  • Davinia Salvachúa,
  • Young-Mo Kim,
  • Colin M. Kneucker,
  • Christopher H. Calvey,
  • Michela A. Monninger,
  • Nathalie Munoz Munoz,
  • Brenton C. Poirier,
  • Kelsey J. Ramirez,
  • Peter C. St. John,
  • Sean P. Woodworth,
  • Jon K. Magnuson,
  • Kristin E. Burnum-Johnson,
  • Adam M. Guss,
  • Christopher W. Johnson,
  • Gregg T. Beckham

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32296-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Muconic acid is a platform chemical with wide industrial applicability. Here, the authors report efficient muconate production from glucose and xylose by engineered Pseudomonas putida strain using adaptive laboratory evolution, metabolic modeling, and rational strain engineering strategies.