Sequence
ATGACTTTACCTGAATCAAAAGACTTTTCTTACTTGTTTTCGGATGAAACCAATGCTCGTAAACCATCCCCATTGAAAACCTGCATCCATCTTTTCCAAGATCCTAACATTATCTTTTTGGGTGGTGGCCTGCCATTAAAAGATTATTTCCCATGGGATAATCTATCTGTAGATTCACCCAAGCCTCCTTTTCCCCAGGGTATTGGAGCTCCAATTGACGAGCAGAATTGCATAAAATACACCGTCAACAAAGATTACGCTGATAAAAGTGCCAATCCTTCCAACGATATTCCTTTGTCAAGAGCTTTGCAATACGGGTTCAGTGCTGGTCAACCTGAACTATTAAACTTCATTAGAGATCATACCAAGATTATCCACGATTTGAAGTATAAGGACTGGGACGTTTTAGCCACTGCAGGTAACACAAATGCCTGGGAATCTACTTTAAGAGTCTTTTGTAACCGAGGTGATGTCATCTTAGTTGAGGCACATTCTTTTTCCTCTTCATTGGCTTCTGCAGAGGCTCAAGGTGTCATTACCTTCCCCGTGCCAATTGACGCTGATGGTATCATTCCTGAAAAATTAGCTAAAGTCATGGAAAACTGGACACCTGGTGCTCCTAAACCAAAGTTGTTATACACTATTCCAACGGGCCAAAATCCAACTGGTACTTCCATTGCAGACCATAGAAAGGAGGCAATTTACAAGATCGCTCAAAAGTACGACTTCCTAATTGTGGAAGATGAACCTTATTATTTCTTACAAATGAATCCCTACATCAAAGACTTGAAGGAAAGAGAGAAGGCACAAAGTTCTCCAAAGCAGGACCATGACGAATTTTTGAAGTCCTTGGCAAACACTTTCCTTTCCTTGGATACAGAAGGCCGTGTTATTAGAATGGATTCCTTTTCAAAAGTTTTGGCCCCAGGGACAAGATTGGGTTGGATTACTGGTTCATCCAAAATCTTGAAGCCTTACTTGAGTTTGCATGAAATGACGATTCAAGCCCCAGCAGGTTTTACACAAGTTTTGGTCAACGCTACGCTATCCAGGTGGGGTCAAAAGGGTTACTTGGACTGGTTGCTTGGCCTGCGTCATGAATACACTTTGAAACGTGACTGTGCCATCGATGCCCTTTACAAGTATCTACCACAATCTGATGCTTTCGTGATCAATCCTCCAATTGCAGGTATGTTTTTCACCGTGAACATTGACGCATCTGTCCACCCTGAGTTTAAAACAAAATACAACTCAGACCCTTACCAGCTAGAACAGAGTCTTTACCACAAAGTGGTTGAACGTGGTGTTTTAGTGGTTCCCGGTTCTTGGTTCAAGAGTGAGGGTGAGACGGAACCTCCTCAACCCGCTGAATCTAAAGAAGTCAGTAATCCAAACATAATTTTCTTCAGAGGTACCTATGCAGCTGTCTCTCCTGAGAAACTGACTGAAGGTCTGAAGAGATTAGGTGATACTTTATACGAAGAATTTGGTATTTCCAAATAG

aro8 encodes an aminotransferase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae that catalyzes the reversible transamination of L-phenylalanine to phenylpyruvate, thereby redirecting metabolic flux toward aromatic keto acid formation. Heterologous overexpression of aro8 in Escherichia coli is an effective strategy to increase intracellular phenylpyruvate availability and enhance 2-phenylethanol production [350].


Gene size:
Protein size:
Reactions R363R1672R428R3925 and R2172
Compounds affected (indol-3-yl)acetate2-phenylethanol and phenylethyl acetate

Databases
EraGene: 78535