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Part:BBa_J45700:Experience
Designed by MIT iGEM 2006 Group: iGEM2006_MIT (2006-10-30)
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Applications of BBa_J45700
Production of methyl salicylate (wintergreen odor) from cellular metabolites.
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The wintergreen odor biosynthetic system BBa_J45700 appears to produce some methyl salicylate from the cellular metabolite chorismate. |
Characterization
Gas chromatography analysis of wintergreen odor biosynthetic system
We successfully designed, constructed and tested a system for wintergreen odor production from intracellular metabolites (BBa_J45700). We analyzed cultures for methyl salicylate production using gas chromatography. The wintergreen odor biosynthetic system (BBa_J45700) produced some methyl salicylate (A). The wintergreen odor generator (BBa_J45120) in the absence of either the salicylate generator (BBa_J45320) or exogenous salicylic acid did not produce methyl salicylate (B). The retention time of the methyl salicylate peak from BBa_J45700 is identical to that of the pure methyl salicylate standard (C). Most E. coli strains produce indole.
