A method for escherichia coli to biosynthesize gultitol using glucose and glycerol

Abstract

This invention provides a method for producing allicinol from recombinant *Escherichia coli* using glycerol and glucose as substrates. Using *E. coli* K-12 as the substrate host, a pathway for the synthesis of allicinol from glycerol and glucose is constructed by expressing genes fucA, yqaB, aldO, and rdh, and knocking out the glucose-specific phosphotransferase system IIBC component gene ptsG. Subsequently, genes mzwf, mgnd, alsE, and a6PP are introduced, while genes pfkA, gnd, and edd are knocked out to regulate the flux of the glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathways, thereby directing more carbon sources to the allicinol synthesis pathway. Finally, the formate dehydrogenase gene fdh and the glycerol kinase mutant gene glpK22 are introduced, and the methylglyoxal synthase gene mgsA is knocked out to construct a cofactor NADH cycle system and optimize the allicinol synthesis pathway, thus enabling *E. coli* to efficiently produce allicinol from glycerol and glucose through fermentation.

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