Aromatic chemicals production using phenylalnine ammonia lyase expressing Streptomyces lividans

Cinnamic acid production was demonstrated using Streptomyces as a host. A gene encoding phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) from Streptomyces maritimus was introduced into Streptomyces lividans and its expression was confirmed by western blot analysis. After 4 days cultivation using glucose as a carbon source, the maximal level of cinnamic acid reached 210 mg/L. When glycerol (30 g/L) was used as the carbon source, the maximal level of produced cinnamic acid reached 450 mg/L. In addition, using raw starch, xylose and xylan as the carbon source, the maximal level of cinnamic acid reached 460, 300, 130 mg/L, respectively. We demonstrated that S. lividans has great potential to produce cinnamic acid as well as other aromatic compounds.