The present disclosure provides a
recombinant yeast host
cell having a plurality of native and / or
heterologous enzymes that function in an engineered
metabolic pathway to convert
fructose-6-
phosphate to acetyl-
coenzyme A. The
recombinant yeast host
cell can be used, for example, in a process for making acetyl-
coenzyme A,
acetone and / or isopropanol. The plurality of native and / or
heterologous enzymes is activated, upregulated, or overexpressed. The plurality of native and / or
heterologous enzymes comprises a phosphoketolase; and optionally an
acetate kinase; and / or a phosphotransacetylase. The
recombinant yeast host
cell comprises at least one of: at least two copies of a heterologous
nucleic acid molecule encoding the phosphoketolase; a native and / or heterologous
enzyme that functions in an engineered non-oxidative
pentose phosphate pathway, wherein the native and / or heterologous
enzyme is activated, upregulated, or overexpressed; and / or a native and / or heterologous
protein that functions in an engineered
metabolic pathway to convert pantothenate into acetyl-
coenzyme A, wherein the native and / or heterologous
protein is activated, upregulated or overexpressed and comprises at least one of: FEN2 or CAB1.