Chonglong Wang

Engineering chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) for enhanced retinyl acetate biosynthesis in Escherichia coli

Retinyl acetate, a stable and commercially valuable vitamin A derivative, is in high demand across the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. However, microbial production of retinyl acetate remains constrained by inefficient terminal conversion of retinol to retinyl acetate and...