We engineered Pseudomonas putida to produce muconate from p-coumarate and glucose.
A protocatechuate decarboxylase was expressed with two associated proteins.
Co-expression of these proteins reduced protocatechuate accumulation.
Co-expression of these proteins reduced enhanced muconate production up to 3X.
15.6 g/L muconate was produced from p-coumarate and 4.92 g/L from glucose