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SS-0088 — Kill Switch

Pepper Heat Ladder Pepper · C. chinense · 4M SHU

Product Specification

Product ID
SS-0088
Product Name
Kill Switch
Target Organism
Pepper (C. chinense)
Engineering Tier
Pepper
Series
Heat Ladder
Target SHU
4,000,000
Pun1/CS Variant
Triple
Gene Count
8
Construct Length
13,345 bp
Construct Type
T-DNA binary vector
Selection Marker
nptII (kanamycin resistance)
Promoter System
2A11
Codon Optimization
pepper
Capsaicinoid Profile
extreme multi
Burn Character
Heat Ladder: Kill Switch

Gene Cassette Map

LB — [nptII] — [pAMT] — [Pun1/CS Triple] — [BCAT] — [KAS] — [FAR] — [PAL] — [C4H] — [4CL] — RB
GeneFunctionRole
pAMTPutative aminotransferaseVanillylamine biosynthesis
Pun1/CS (Triple)Capsaicin synthaseAcyl-vanillylamine condensation
BCATPathway enzymeCapsaicinoid pathway
KASPathway enzymeCapsaicinoid pathway
FARPathway enzymeCapsaicinoid pathway
PALPathway enzymeCapsaicinoid pathway
C4HPathway enzymeCapsaicinoid pathway
4CLPathway enzymeCapsaicinoid pathway

Flux Balance Analysis

Predicted Capsaicin
200.0 μmol/g
Predicted DHC
30.0 μmol/g
Total Flux
1.9518 μmol/h
Vanillylamine Branch
0.649
Acyl Branch
0.424
Condensation Efficiency
0.428
Growth Impact
0.513 (fraction of WT)
Feasibility
EXPLORATORY

CRISPR Guide RNAs (POX Knockout)

TargetSpacer (20-mer)PAMGC%Efficiency
CaPOX1CGGAAAAGCACCGCCATTGGNGG60.0%0.812
CaPOX2AGTGGTATGCGTCACCGCACNGG60.0%0.793
CaPOX3TGCGCGTCATGACCTACTTTNGG50.0%0.579
CaPOX4CCATCGCCAGGGAGTCGTGGNGG70.0%0.737
CaPOX5ACGCGGTATCCGGTTAAGCANGG55.0%0.571

Transformation Protocol Summary

Vector
T-DNA binary vector in Agrobacterium tumefaciens GV3101
Selection
50 mg/L kanamycin
Confirmation
PCR with construct-specific primers + HPLC capsaicinoid assay
Expected Timeline
4-6 weeks (callus to T0 plant)