Hyaluronic acid production with Corynebacterium glutamicum: Effect of media composition on yield and molecular weight

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 663-678

  Hoffmann, J ^a   Altenbuchner, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biopharmaceuticals; Biopolymers; Biotechnology; Exopolysaccharide; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOPOLYMERS; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC ACIDS; SIGNAL ENCODING;

ACID PRODUCTION; ACID YIELDS; BIOPHARMACEUTICALS; CO-EXPRESSION; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ENCODINGS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; EXPRESSION VECTORS; HETEROLOGOUS PRODUCTION; MEDIA COMPOSITION;

HYALURONIC ACID;

ALCOHOL; AMMONIA; HEMOGLOBIN; HYALURONIC ACID; HYALURONIDASE; NITROGEN; SULFATE; UREA; CULTURE MEDIUM; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HYALURONAN SYNTHASE;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL ORGANELLE; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CAPSULE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ELECTROPORATION; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FLUORESCENCE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE ASSAY; GLUCOSE INTAKE; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRECIPITATION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI ZOOEPIDEMICUS; TURBIDITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; VITREOSCILLA; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNE; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS; VITREOSCILLA SP.;

BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HYALURONIC ACID; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 85027922177     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12553     Document Type: Article

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