Table 3

E. coli strain	ζ-carotene	Neurosporene	Lycopene
E. coli BL-pEBP	201	n.d.	n.d.
E. coli BL-EBPZ	122	34	11
E. coli BL-pEBR	n.d.	215	n.d.
E. coli BL-EBRZ	n.d.	186	13

Table 3: Carotenoid production by four of the recombinant E. coli strains we generated to assess the enzymatic activity of recombinant zds-Fc. The figures indicate the μg of carotenoid per g of cells (dry weight) produced by the bacterial cultures, whereas n.d. stands for not determined.