Recent advances in the biotechnological production of microbial poly(ɛ-l-lysine) and understanding of its biosynthetic mechanism

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 100, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 6619-6630

  Xu, Zhaoxian ^a   Xu, Zheng ^a   Feng, Xiaohai ^a   Xu, Delei ^a   Liang, Jinfeng ^b   Xu, Hong ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Nanjing Shineking Biological Technology Company   (China)

Author keywords

Biopolymer; Fermentation; Non ribosomal peptide synthetase; Poly( l lysine); Streptomyces

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERMENTATION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; GENES;

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONTROL OF MOLECULAR WEIGHTS; FERMENTATIVE PRODUCTION; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; L-LYSINE; NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASES; STREPTOMYCES; SYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY;

AMINO ACIDS;

BIOPOLYMER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MICROBIAL PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE; POLY(EPSILON LYSINE); POLYLYSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COSMETIC; DRUG CARRIER; FOOD PRESERVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMER; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BREEDING; CONTROL STRATEGY; FERMENTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC STRAIN; MICROBIAL GENOME; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; REVIEW; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES;

STREPTOMYCES;

BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COSMETICS; DRUG CARRIERS; FERMENTATION; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; POLYLYSINE; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 84975476308     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7677-3     Document Type: Review

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