Coumaric Acid

Coumaric Acid

Category
Cosmetics and Personal Care, Food and Agriculture

Origins:

Phenolic compound in edible plants; building block for flavonoids and polyphenols; microbial production (Borja et al., 2019; Boo, 2019; Yuan et al., 2020; Li et al., 2018).

Key Features:

Antioxidant, antimelanogenic effects (tyrosinase inhibitor) in cosmetics; precursor for nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals (Boo, 2019; Li et al., 2018; Virklund, Nielsen and Woodley, 2024). Serves as precursor for various industrial compounds.

Sustainability:

Microbial production reduces reliance on plant resources; challenges in yield and economic viability (Virklund, Nielsen and Woodley, 2024; Xue et al., 2014).

bio:drive - intelligent microbe design

Here’s what bio:drive says about Coumaric Acid:

  • Viable pathways recommended / (generated) 3 / (1,366)
  • Median pathway length 2 biochemical reactions
  • Max free energy change -37.8 KJ.mol-1
  • Max theoretical yield 81.6 %
  • Predicted pathway bottlenecks 2 reactions
  • Enzyme variants recommended / (generated) 10 / (2,652)
  • Predicted enzyme reactivity improvement 1.6x
  • Predicted host microbe bottlenecks 5 genetic edits
  • Predicted host microbe flux improvement 14.5x
  • Continuous fermentation enabled
  • Number of microbe versions designed for grow:bot build 1,658,898,900
  • Overall potential improvement with bio:drive 12x
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