(Solved): The figure below shows a metabolic pathway that occurs in a microbe Z. sp with enzymes E1 - E8 and ...
The figure below shows a metabolic pathway that occurs in a microbe Z. sp with enzymes E1 - E8 and membrane transporter T that exchanges X and Z. Membrane permeable substrate A is added at high concentration for metabolic flux through the system. All metabolites are membrane permeable except X and Z. Intermediates D,J and H are essential for microbe survival. Orange arrows indicate feedback allosteric inhibition of target enzymes. You wish to maximize production of end-product X with minimal J and H. To achieve this goal you are able to make two enzyme modifications and two metabolite additions. Choose these options that together will most effectively enhance output of X : 1. Select auxotrophic mutant of enzyme: 2. Create a mutant of enzyme 3. supplement with a metabolite: that is insensitive to allosteric inhibition. and a second metabolite: