Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a diverse family of plant natural products with extensive pharmacological properties, but the yield of BIAs from plant is limited. The understanding of BIA biosynthetic mechanism in plant and the development of synthetic biology enable the possibility to produce BIAs through microbial fermentation, as an alternative to agriculture-based supply chains. In this review, we discussed the engineering strategies to synthesize BIAs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) and improve BIA production level, including heterologous pathway reconstruction, enzyme engineering, expression regulation, host engineering and fermentation engineering. We also highlight recent metabolic engineering advances in the production of BIAs in yeast.

Jianing Han

Yinan Wu

Yilun Zhou

Sijin Li

aBIOTECH

Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce plant benzylisoquinoline alkaloids.

The engineering strategies to synthesize BIAs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) and improve BIA production level are discussed, including heterologous pathway reconstruction, enzyme engineering, expression regulation, host engineering and fermentation engineering.

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农林科学	4
农林科学, 生物工程与应用微生物	4
农林科学, 植物科学	4

Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce plant benzylisoquinoline alkaloids.

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Category	Quartile
PLANT SCIENCES	1