induce the expression of hya and cbdAB-appA, sequentially arousing
energy production via the anaerobic metabolic pathway to complement
the energy deficiency incurred due to low intracellular levels
of ubiquinone, and thus ensuring the overproduction of lycopene.
The MEP pathway is NADPH-dependent, requiring 16 NADPH
to produce one lycopene. AraE is an arabinose/proton symporter
responsible for the uptake of arabinose with low affinity
(140–320 M) (Daruwalla et al., 1981). Imported arabinose can be