Updates on industrial production of amino acids using Corynebacterium glutamicum

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Wendisch, Volker F ^a   Jorge, João M P ^a   Pérez García, Fernando ^a   Sgobba, Elvira ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosensors; CRISPRi dCas9; Flexible feedstock concept; GABA; Genome reduced strains; l Arginine; l Citrulline; l Glutamate; l Lysine; l Ornithine; l Proline

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; POLYPEPTIDES; STRAIN;

CITRULLINE; CRISPRI-DCAS9; FLEXIBLE FEEDSTOCK CONCEPT; GABA; L-ARGININE; L-GLUTAMATE; L-LYSINE; L-ORNITHINE; L-PROLINE;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMINO ACID;

BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 84964483814     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: 15730972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-016-2060-1     Document Type: Review

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