Microbial production of L-ascorbic acid from D-sorbitol, L-sorbose, L-gulose, and L-sorbosone by Ketogulonicigenium vulgare DSM 4025

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 659-662

  Sugisawa, Teruhide ^a   Miyazaki, Taro ^b   Hoshino, Tatsuo ^c  

^a DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

^b CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^c TAMAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ketogulonicigenium vulgare; L sorbosone; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BACTERIA; CELLS; MICROBIOLOGY; VITAMINS;

D-SORBITOLS; KETOGULONICIGENIUM VULGARE; L-SORBOSONE; MICROBIAL PRODUCTION;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ASCORBIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GULOSE; HEXOSE; SORBITOL; SORBOSE; SORBOSONE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GLUCONOBACTER OXYDANS; METABOLISM;

ASCORBIC ACID; GLUCONOBACTER OXYDANS; HEXOSES; SORBITOL; SORBOSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KETOGULONICIGENIUM VULGARE;

EID: 17844391579     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.659     Document Type: Article

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