Production of human milk oligosaccharides by enzymatic and whole-cell microbial biotransformations

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 258, Issue , 2017, Pages 79-91

  Sprenger, Georg A ^a   Baumgärtner, Florian ^a   Albermann, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemo enzymatic synthesis; Fucosyllactose; Human milk oligosaccharides; Lacto N tetraose; Microbial biotransformation; Sialyllactose

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; CELLS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHARIFICATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMO-ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS; FUCOSYLLACTOSE; HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDES; LACTO-N-TETRAOSE; MICROBIAL BIOTRANSFORMATIONS; SIALYLLACTOSE;

OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; LACTOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BREAST MILK; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; FUCOSYLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHOLE CELL; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM;

BIOREACTORS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MILK, HUMAN; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

EID: 85027963471     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.07.030     Document Type: Article

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