IP Library Granted Patent US 12,497,638
Granted Patent B2
US 12,497,638 · App. 18/382,850 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Methods of producing epimerases and benzylisoquinoline alkaloids

Inventors: Christina D. Smolke (Stanford, CA); Stephanie Galanie (Stanford, CA); Isis Trenchard (Stanford, CA); Catherine Thodey (Stanford, CA); Yanran Li (Stanford, CA)
Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
C12P17/12C12N9/0006C12N9/0071C12N15/52C12N15/62C12P41/002C12Y101/01247C12N2800/22
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Patent No.
US 12,497,638
App. No.
18/382,850
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of epimerizing an (S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid to an (R)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid is provided. The method comprises contacting the (S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid with at least one enzyme. Contacting the (S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid with the at least one enzyme converts the (S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid to an (R)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid.

Claims (22)

1 . An engineered non-plant cell comprising:

at least one enzyme that converts an(S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid to an (R)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, wherein the at least one enzyme comprises an epimerase having at least 85% sequence identity to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15; and

wherein the(S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid is epimerized to an (R)-1-benzylisoquinoline within the engineered non-plant cell.

2 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the epimerase comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.

3 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the epimerase comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.

4 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the epimerase comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.

5 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the engineered non-plant cell is a microbial cell.

6 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 5 , wherein the microbial cell is an engineered yeast cell.

7 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the(S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid is a compound of Formula I:

or a salt thereof, wherein:

R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from hydrogen and methyl; and

R 5 is selected from hydrogen, hydroxy and methoxy;

wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 is hydrogen.

8 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the (S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid is(S)-reticuline and the (R)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid is (R)-reticuline.

9 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the engineered microbial cell is capable of producing an increased amount of (R)-reticuline relative to a control host cell.

10 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 9 , wherein the increased amount of (R)-reticuline is about 10% or more relative to the control host cell.

11 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the engineered microbial cell comprises one or more modifications selected from: a substrate inhibition alleviating mutation in a biosynthetic enzyme gene; a product inhibition alleviating mutation in a biosynthetic enzyme gene; a cofactor recovery promoting mechanism; a feedback inhibition alleviating mutation in a biosynthetic enzyme gene; a transcriptional modulation modification of a biosynthetic enzyme gene; an inactivating mutation in an enzyme gene; an epimerization modification; a bisBIA generating modification; and a heterologous coding sequence that encodes an enzyme.

12 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the engineered microbial cell is capable of converting a precursor to an (R)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, wherein the precursor comprises a sugar, an oligosaccharide, a polysaccharide, a one-carbon substrate, a two-carbon substrate, methylamine, glucosamine, and/or amino acids.

13 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the(S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid is produced within the engineered non-plant cell by a metabolic pathway starting with:

(a) L-tyrosine; or

(b) a carbohydrate and nitrogen source.

14 . The engineered non-plant cell of claim 1 , wherein the engineered microbial cell further comprises one or more expressed heterologous enzymes for the production of the(S) -1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid within the engineered microbial cell wherein the one or more heterologous enzymes are selected from the group consisting of TyrH, DODC, monoamine oxidase (MAO), NCS, 60MT, CNMT, CYP80B1, and 4′OMT.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2025
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To: HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., AS AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2024
From: SMOLKE, CHRISTINA D.; GALANIE, STEPHANIE; TRENCHARD, ISIS; THODEY, CATHERINE; LI, YANRAN
To: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
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