Journal: Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology
Article Title: Recombinant production of amaranthin and other betalain variants with yeast cell factories
doi: 10.1016/j.synbio.2025.05.008
Figure Lengend Snippet: UDP-glucuronic acid synthesis in S. cerevisiae enables the production of amaranthin by glucuronosyltransferases . a Depending on the available sugar donor, betanin is glycosylated to bougainvillein-r I or amaranthin by the glucuronosyltransferases. At UGD1 converts UDP-glucose to UDP-glucuronic acid. b UDP-glucose and UDP-glucuronic acid concentrations in betalain producing S. cerevisiae without (ST12160) and with expression of a heterologous UDP-glucose dehydrogenase ( At UGD1). c HPLC analysis detects a new compound in all three strains expressing At UGD1 in combination with a glucuronosyltransferase that is also present in the plant extract from A. cruentus . LC-MS analysis confirms that this compound is amaranthin. d Betalain production in strains with or without At UGD1, quantified by HPLC. Concentrations of C15 stereoisomers were combined. Mean values of biological triplicates (±SD) are shown. “X” indicates the integration of At UGD1. e Betalain-producing S. cerevisiae strains on agar plate. At UGD1: UDP-glucose dehydrogenase ( A. thaliana ), Ah AmaSy1: Glucuronosyltransferase ( Amaranthus hypochondriacus ), Cq AmaSy1: Glucuronosyltransferase ( Chenopodium quinoa ), Cc AmaSy1: Glucuronosyltransferase ( Celosia argentea var. cristata ), Mj DOD: 4,5-extradiol dioxyge nase ( Mirabilis jalapa ), Bv TYH: tyrosine hydroxylase ( Beta vulgaris ), Bv GT2: UDP-glycosyltransferase ( Beta vulgaris ). The upward arrow (↑) indicates overexpression of the gene listed after the symbol.
Article Snippet: To quantify the betalains produced by the yeast cultures, the samples were analysed via high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a Dionex Ultimate 3000 HPLC system (Thermo Fisher Scientific, US).
Techniques: Expressing, Plant Extract, Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy, Over Expression