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. 2019 Jul 15;24(14):2571. doi: 10.3390/molecules24142571

Table 2.

Microbial production of resveratrol and their derivatives.

Microbial Host Incorporated Genes Host Engineered Substrate Titer (mg/L) References
Escherichia coli (Resveratrol)
E. coli BW27784 4CL(A. thaliana)
STS (A. hypogaea)
p-Coumaric acid 0.16 [103]
E. coli
BL21(DE3)
4CL (N. tabacum)
STS (V. vinifera)
p-Coumaric acid 16 [68]
E. coli
BL21(DE3)
Pal (R. rubra)
4CL (L. erythrorhizon)
STS (A. hypogaea)
Tyrosine 37 [101]
E. coli
BRB
4CL (L. erythrorhizon)
STS (A. hypogaea)
ACC (C. glutamicum)
F3H and FLS (Citrus)
Cinnamic acid 155 [104]
p-Coumaric acid 171
E. coli BW27784 4CL (A. thaliana)
STS (A. hypogaea)
p-Coumaric acid 105 [99]
E. coli BW27784 4CL (A. thaliana)
STS (A. hypogaea)
p-Coumaric acid 404 [71]
4CL (A. thaliana)
STS (V. vinífera)
1380
4CL (P. crispum)
STS (A. hypogaea)
142
4CL (P. crispum)
STS (V. vinífera)
610
4CL (A. thaliana)
STS (V. vinífera)
p-Coumaric acid and cerulenin 2340 [71]
E. coli C41 (DE3) TAL (S. espanaensis)
4CL (S. coelicolor)
STS (A. hypogaea)
p-Coumaric acid 104 [72]
E. coli BW25113
(DE3)
TAL (R. glutinis)
4CL (P. crispum)
STS (V. vinifera)
Inactivation of tyrR and deletion of trpED by chromosomal integration Glucose 4.6 [77]
E. coli BW27784
(DE3)
4CL (A. thaliana)
STS (V. vinífera)
p-Coumaric acid 1600 [105]
E. coli BL21 (DE3) TAL (R. glutinis)
4CL (P. crispum)
STS (V. vinifera)
matB and matC (R. trifolii)
L-Tyrosine 35.02 [73]
E. coli BL21 (DE3) 4CL::STS, 4CL (A. thaliana)- STS (A. hypogaea) fusion enzyme p-Coumaric acid 80.5 [100]
E. coli BL21 (DE3) TAL (T. cutaneum)
4CL (P. crispum)
STS (V. vinifera)
matB and matC (R. trifolii)
tyrAfbr and aroGfbr (E. coli K12)
Down-regulation of
fabD, fabH, fabB, fabF, fabI
Glucose 304.5 [106]
E. coli BW25113 4CL2 (P.crispum)
STS (V. vinifera)
p-Coumaric acid 268.2 [14]
E. coli C41 (DE3) TAL (S. espanaensis)
4CL (S. coelicolor)
STS (A. hypogaea)
Glucose 5.2 [95]
E. coli BL21(DE3) TAL (S. espanaensis)
4CL (A. thaliana)
STS (A. hypogaea)
Tyrosine 114.2 [102]
E. coli
W(pheA-) Rg
E.coli W-Vv
TAL (R. glutinis)
tktAfbr and aroG fbr (E. coli)
4CL (S. coelicolor)
STS (V. vinífera)
Deletion of pheA Glycerol 22.58 [49]
Non- E. coli (Resveratrol)
C. glutamicum DelAro3 STS (A. hypogaea)
4CL (P. crispum)
Deletion of phdB, pcaF and pobA p-Coumaric acid 12 [89]
p-coumaric acid +
cerulenin
158
C. glutamicum DelAro3 TAL (F. johnsoniae)
4CL (P. crispum)
STS (A. hypogaea)
aroH (E. coli)
Deletion of phdB, pcaF, qsuB and pobA Glucose 12 [90]
Glucose+ cerulenin 59
Glucose(40 g/L) 4
Glucose(80 g/L) 12
Glucose (Fed-batch) 7
S. cerevisiae W303-1A 4CL (A. thaliana)
STS (A. hypogaea)
p-Coumaric acid 3.1 [70]
S. cerevisiae WAT11 4CL (A. thaliana):STS
(V. vinifera)
p-Coumaric acid 5.25 [107]
S. cerevisiae WAT11 TAL (R. sphaeroides)
4CL::STS, 4CL (A. thaliana)-STS
V. vinifera) fusionenzyme
Tyrosine 1.9 [108]
S. cerevisiae CEN.
PK102-5B
TAL (H. aurantiacus)
4CL (A. thaliana)
VST (V. vinifera)
Overexpression of aro4, aro7, and acc1 Glucose (fed-batch) 415.65 [82]
Ethanol (fed-batch) 531.41
S. cerevisiae ST4990 PAL (A. thaliana)
C4H (A. thaliana)
4CL (A. thaliana)
VST (V. vinifera)
ACS (S. enterica)
Overexpression of atr2
(A. thaliana)
Overexpression of aro4, aro7, and acc1 and deletion of aro10 Glucose (Fed-batch) 812 [69]
S. cerevisiae DHS2001 STS (A. hypogaea)
4CL (S. coelicolor)
Deletion of pks p-Coumaric acid 0.4 [92]
L.lactis TAL, 4CL, STS, ACC
(different sources)
L-Tyrosine 0.45-1.37 [109]
Industrial Brazilian S. cerevisiae strain STS (V. vinifera)
4CL (A. thaliana)
p-Coumaric acid 391 [83]
Escherichia coli (Resveratrol derivatives) Substrate Derivatives
E. coli
C41 (DE3)
TAL (S. espanaensis)
4CL (S. coelicolor)
STS (A. hypogea)
Glycosyltransferase YjiC
(Bacillus spp.)
Glucose 3-O-resveratrol β-D-glucoside 2.5 [110]
4′-O-resveratrol β-D-glucoside 7.5
E. coli
BL21-CodonPlus
(DE3)-RIPL
VvROMT (V. riparia) Resveratrol Pinostilbene 0.16 [111]
Pterostilbene 0.04
SbROMT (S. bicolor) Pinostilbene 34
Pterostilbene 0.16
E. coli C41(DE3) TAL (S. espanaensis)
4CL (S. coelicolor)
STS (A. hypogea)
SbOMT3,
SbOMT1
Glucose 3,5-Dihydroxy-4′-methoxystilbene 2.50.2 [95]
5-Hydroxy-3,4′-dimethoxystilbene
E. coli
W3110
4CL(S.coelicolor A3),
STS (V.vinifera)
Cinnamic acid Pinosylvin 34.89 [112]
4CL(S. coelicolor A3),
STS (V. vinifera) + reduced expression level of fabI gene
Cinnamic acid Pinosylvin 52.67
E. coli
BW27784
4CL1(A. thaliana)
STS(A. hypogea)
Caffieic acid Piceatannol 13 [99]
E. coli
BLR(DE3)
PAL(Rhodotorula rubra)
4CL(Lithospermum
erythrorhizon)
STS(A. hypogea)
ACC(Corynebacterium glutamicum)
Phenylalanine Pinosylvin 20 [104]
Tyrosine Pinostilbene 18
Pterositibene 5.8
PAL(Rhodotorula rubra)
4CL(Lithospermum
erythrorhizon)
STS(A. hypogea)
ACC(Corynebacterium glutamicum)
+OsPMT (Oryza sativa)
Phenylalanine Pinosylvin monomethyether 27
+Pinosylvin dimethyl ether 27
E. coli
BL21(DE3)
PAL (P. crispum)
4CL(S.coelicolor)
STS [Pinus strobus (two mutated T248A; Q361R)]
Cerulenin
Glucose/phenylalanine Pinosylvin 91 [91]
Non-E. coli hosts (Resveratrol derivatives)
C. glutamicum
DelAro4
4CL (P. crispum),
STS (A. hypogea)
OMT (V. vinifera):MalE (E. coli) metK (E. coli)
p-Coumaric acid Pterostilbene 42 [113]
S. cerevisiae
WAT11
4CL (A. thaliana),
STS (V. vinifera)
ROMT (V. vinifera)
Resveratrol Pterostilbene 150 [114]
p-Coumaric acid Pterostilbene 2
S. cerevisiae
ST4993
thaliana (PAL, C4H, 4CL2)
STS (V. vinifera)
+ feedback insensitive alleles of DHAP synthase (ScARO4K229L) and chorismate mutase (ScArO7G141S) + shikimate kinase aroL + deregulated variant of ACC1 + non-regulated version of acetyl-CoA synthase (ACS) + deletion of phenylpyruvate
decarboxylase ARO10 + cytochrome P450 reductases ATR2 and CYB5
+ SbROMT (Sorghum bicolor)
Glucose Pterostilbene 5.5 [69]
S. cerevisiae
ST4994
All the components of Strain ST4993 along with
VvROMT(V.vinifera) instead of SbROMT
Pterostilbene 3.5