Chromosomal evolution of Escherichia coli for the efficient production of lycopene

BMC Biotechnology

Table 3 Lycopene production and biomass yield of recombinant strains ^a

Strain	OD₆₀₀	Lycopene concentration (mg/L)	Specific lycopene content (mg/gDCW)
E. coli CBW12241	5.87 ± 0.67	54.15 ± 3.44	28.97 ± 0.67
E. coli CBW12241 (P_T5-appY)	8.56 ± 1.50	79.17 ± 7.20	29.59 ± 0.81
E. coli CBW12241 (△iclR)	5.38 ± 0.16	51.32 ± 2.86.	29.82 ± 0.78
E. coli CBW12241 (△iclR, P_T5-appY)	7.49 ± 1.58	77.85 ± 1.42	33.43 ± 0.81
E. coli CBW12251	6.90 ± 1.01	70.07 ± 1.44	31.73 ± 0.48

^a Cells were cultured in SBMSN medium supplemented with 5 g/L KAc without triclosan at 37°C for 48 h. Data represent means of triplicate cultures ± standard deviation.

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