Table 1 Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study

Strains

Pseudomonas putida

 DOT-T1E

Rif^R, Tol^R

[27]

 CM12-5

Rif^R, Tol^R, overproduces L-Phe

[25, 26]

Escherichia coli

 DH5α

Cloning host for pSEVA plasmids

[28]

Plasmids

 pSEVA238

Expression vector; oripBBR1, xylS-Pm, Km^R

[29]

 pPALN

pSEVA238 derivative carrying pal genes from Nostoc punctiforme and Streptomyces maritimus

[26]

 pPALN_C1

pSEVA238 derivative carrying pal genes from Nostoc punctiforme and Streptomyces maritimus and psc1 gene

This work

 pSEVA632

Expression vector; oripBBR1, Gm^R

[29]

 pPSC1

pSEVA632 derivative carrying psc1 gene

This work

 pPSD1

pSEVA632 derivative carrying psd1 gene

This work