The invention relates to the technical field of
gene engineering and
recombinase catalysis engineering, in particular to a recombinant strain for expressing
phenolic acid decarboxylase as well as a construction method and application of the recombinant strain. According to the invention, a recombinant strain for expressing the
phenolic acid decarboxylase PADCs is constructed by
heterologous expression of a coding
gene PADCs of the
phenolic acid decarboxylase. The
enzyme liquid of the recombinant strain for expressing the phenolic acid decarboxylase has remarkable catalytic performance, p-
coumaric acid can be used as a substrate, the recombinant strain is used for inducing expression, the purified
enzyme liquid is used for catalyzing
decarboxylation reaction of p-
coumaric acid, and p-hydroxystyrene is synthesized; meanwhile, the phenolic acid decarboxylase PADCs has a wide substrate spectrum, the 4-vinylphenol compound can be used as a substrate,
bicarbonate is used as a carboxyl source, the freeze-dried
whole cell of the recombinant strain is utilized to catalyze the 4-vinylphenol compound to carry out regioselective beta-
carboxylation reaction, a series of phenolic acids with
biological activity are synthesized by an enzymic method, and meanwhile CO2 is immobilized; and a huge application potential is provided for the utilization of CO2.