Enhancing curcuminoid production using E. coli engineered strains

Curcuminoids are natural secondary metabolites from the herb Curcuma longa. Their beneficial properties, mainly as anti-cancer agents, have been exhaustively reported but the therapeutic effect of curcumin is limited by its fast systemic elimination along with poor bioavailability. Besides, curcumin...

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Main Author: Couto, Márcia (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, Joana Lúcia Lima Correia (author), Rodrigues, L. R. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Curcuminoids
Cancer
Ferulic acid
E. coli
Heterologous expression
4-coumarate-CoA ligase
Diketide-CoA synthase
Curcumin synthase
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/42086
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/42086

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