The use of microorganisms in l-ascorbic acid production

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 196-205

  Bremus, Christoph ^a   Herrmann, Ute ^a   Bringer Meyer, Stephanie ^a   Sahm, Hermann ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

2 keto l Gulonic acid; l Ascorbic acid; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VITAMINS; YEAST;

2-KETO-L-GULONIC ACID; BIOCONVERSION SYSTEMS; L-ASCORBIC ACID; VITAMIN C;

MICROORGANISMS;

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ACETOBACTER; ALGA; ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOCATALYST; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATALYSIS; CHLORELLA; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ERWINIA; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLUCONOBACTER; MIXED CULTURE PROCESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; REICHSTEIN METHOD; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SINGLE STRAIN PROCESS; TECHNIQUE; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; YEAST CELL; ZYGOSACCHAROMYCES;

ALGAE; ASCORBIC ACID; BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; YEASTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33744513814     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2006.01.010     Document Type: Review

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