AIM: To study the effect of co-expression of ppsA, pckA,aroG, pheA and tyrB genes on the production of L-phenylalanine, and to construct a genetic engineering strainfor L-phenylalanine.METHODS: ppsA and pckA genes were amplified fromgenomic DNA of E. coli by polymerase chain reaction, andthen introduced into shuttle vectors between E coli andBrevibacterium flavumto generate constructs pJN2 and pJN5.pJN2 was generated by inserting ppsA and pckA genes intovector pCZ; whereas pJN5 was obtained by introducing ppsAand pckA genes into pCZ-GAB, which was originallyconstructed for co-expression of aroG, pheA and tyrB genes.The recombinant plasmids were then introduced into B.flavum by electroporation and the transformants were usedfor L-phenylalanine fermentation.RESULTS: Compared with the original B. flavum cells, all the transformants were showed to have increased five enzyme activities specifically, and have enhanced Lphenylalanine biosynthesis ability variably. pJN5 transformant was observed to have the highest elevation of Lphenylalanine production by a 3.4-fold. Co-expression of ppsA and pckA increased activity of DAHP synthetase significantly.CONCLUSION: Co-expression of ppsA and pckA genes in B. flavum could remarkably increase the expression of DAHP synthetase; Co-expression of ppsA, pckA, aroG, pheA and tyrB of E. coli in B. flavum was a feasible approach toconstruct a strain for phenylalanine production.