Enhanced itaconic acid production in Aspergillus niger using genetic modification and medium optimization

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Li, An ^a   Pfelzer, Nina ^a   Zuijderwijk, Robbert ^a,b   Punt, Peter ^a,b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

96-WELL; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CULTIVATION CONDITIONS; GENETIC MODIFICATIONS; HIGH CAPACITY; ITACONIC ACID; MEDIUM OPTIMIZATION; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; NEW MEDIA; NIGER; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; OXALIC ACID; PRODUCTION LEVEL; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; TRANSFORMANTS;

ASPERGILLUS; CITRIC ACID; COPPER; CULTIVATION; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

OPTIMIZATION;

COPPER; FLAVOHEMOGLOBIN; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN; ITACONIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BATCH FERMENTATION; DNA MODIFICATION; FUNGAL GENOME; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CITRIC ACID; CULTURE MEDIA; FERMENTATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; SUCCINATES;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS;

EID: 84865322864     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-12-57     Document Type: Article

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