Conversion of 5-hydroxytryptophan into serotonin by tryptophan decarboxylase in plants, Escherichia coli, and yeast.

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem

Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Agricultural Plant Stress Research Center, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Japan.

Published: September 2008

The L-tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC) gene of rice was heterologously expressed in various organisms. Transgenic rice overexpressing TDC showed accumulation of serotonin upon 5-hydroxytryptophan treatment, which was consistent with the in vitro 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase enzyme activity of purified recombinant rice TDC in a pyridoxal phosphate-dependent manner. Recombinant yeast harboring TDC produced serotonin at the expense of the endogenous 5-hydroxytryptophan levels.

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