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Table 2 Comparison of 7-Methylxanthine Production by Various Engineered E. coli Strainsa

From: Mixed culture biocatalytic production of the high-value biochemical 7-methylxanthine

Strains

Substrate Consumed

7-Methylxanthine Produced

Rate

Reference

pBD2dDB

0.5 mM Theobromine

0.5 mM

0.25 mmol/L•hr

[29]

MBM019

4.33 mM Caffeine

2.12 mM

0.424 mmol/L•hr

[32]

pADP1 & pBDP1

2.5 mM Caffeine

2.23 mM

0.743 mmol/L•hr

This study

  1. aAll plasmids were expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3)