The chemoselective synthesis of aldehydes is a challenging task. Nature provides carboxylic acid reductases (CARs) as elegant tools for the direct reduction of carboxylic acids to their respective aldehydes. The discovery of new CARs and strains that efficiently produce these enzymes necessitates a robust high-throughput assay with selectivity for aldehydes. We recently reported a simple assay that allows the substrate independent and chemoselective quantification of aldehydes (irrespective of their chemical structure). The assay utilized amino benzamidoxime (ABAO), which forms UV-active and fluorescent dihydroquinazolines. In this study, we adapted the ABAO-assay for the identification and comparison of Pichia pastoris clones with the ability to produce aldehydes from carboxylic acids. Specifically, CAR and PPTase from Mycobacterium marinum (MmCAR and MmPPTase) were co-expressed using different bidirectional promoters (BDPs). A library of 598 clones was screened for piperonal production with the ABAO assay and the results were validated by HPLC quantification. 1 OD unit of the best Pichia pastoris clone 2.A7, regulating MmCAR and MmPPTase expression by two strong constitutive promoters, fully converted 5 mM of piperonylic acid within 2 h.
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