Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for alkaloid production

Natural products or natural‐product inspired molecules comprise most successful drugs. However, these high‐value molecules are difficult to synthesize chemically and are often isolated through inefficient extractions from natural sources. As such, they are increasingly targeted for production by biosynthesis from engineered microorganisms. The budding yeast species Saccharomyces cerevisiae has pro…