Hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) and tryptophanase (TPase) are key enzymes in biosynthesis of L-tryptophan. We constructed three recombinant plasmids, including pET-SHMT, pET-TPase, and pET-ST for over-expression or co-expression of SHMT and TPase in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The SDS-PAGE analysis showed that the recombinant proteins of 47 kDa and 50 kDa were expressed of pET-SHMT and pET-TPase, respectively. As compared to the host stain, the enzyme activity of SHMT and TPase was increased by 6.4 and 8.4 folds, respectively. Co-expression of...