The present invention discloses a method for promoting the synthesis of 7-dehydrocholesterol by
Saccharomyces cerevisiae. By mutating phosphomevalonate
kinase ERG8 and
squalene synthase
ERG9 and integrating them into the
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
genome separately or simultaneously, several
mutant strains with significantly increased 7-dehydrocholesterol production are obtained. Among them, phosphomevalonate
kinase ERG8 involves mutations at one or more sites such as 75, 187, 192, 205, 206, 314, 322, 349, etc., and
squalene synthase ERG9 involves mutations at one or more sites such as 96, 108, 146, 208, 209, 251, 252, 258, 286, 345, 355, 388, 389, 404, 426, 434, etc. The
Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants provided by the present invention can achieve the production of 7-DHC, laying a foundation for
metabolic engineering transformation of
Saccharomyces cerevisiae to promote 7-DHC synthesis.