Fig. 1From: Synthetic pathways and processes for effective production of 5-hydroxytryptophan and serotonin from glucose in Escherichia coliNovel artificial pathway for the biosynthesis of 5-hydroxytryptophan and serotonin in E. coli. PEP, phosphoenolpyruvate; E4P, erythrose 4-phosphate; CtAAAH, aromatic amino acid hydroxylase from Cupriavidus taiwanensis; TDC, tryptophan decarboxylase from Catharanthus roseus; PCD, pterin-4 alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase from human; DHPR, dihydropteridine reductase from humanBack to article page