| Types | DnaRegion
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| Roles | Coding
CDS
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| Sequences | BBa_J45013_sequence (Version 1)
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Description
Phenylalanine is a common chemical placed into media as food for E. coli. Phenylalanine can be converted to cinnamic acid in E. coli with the addition of this gene encoding Phenylalanine Ammonia-lyase (as done by Faulkner, et al). The sequence displayed is the initial gene from Rhodosporidium toruloides, complete with introns and exons. For more information, see http://openwetware.org/wiki/IGEM:MIT/2006/Notebook/2006-6-6.
Notes
The purpose of this part would be to develop cinnamic acid from natural food for E. coli. From there, if we can find the SAM:CCMT part, we could develop a cinnamon smell from E. coli merely from the cells eating their natural food.
Source
If we received such a part, it would probably be donated by Faulkner, et al. If not, the part would need to be modified to successfully express it in E. coli.
