Vitamins and Vitamin-like Compounds: Microbial Production

Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 549-561

  zu Berstenhorst, S M ^a   Hohmann, H P ^b   Stahmann, K P ^c  

^a CRELUX GmbH   (Germany)

^b DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

^c Lausitz University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ashbya; astaxanthin; Bacillus subtilis; cobalamin; fungi; Gluconobacter; l ascorbic acid; metabolic engineering; microalgae; nutrition; polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs); riboflavin; vitamin; carotene

Indexed keywords

EID: 85054634525     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373944-5.00161-9     Document Type: Chapter

References (15)

1. C. Bremus, U. Herrmann, S. Bringer-Meyer and H. Sahm (2006) The use of microorganisms in l-ascorbic acid production. Journal of Biotechnology 124 196-205
2. W. Bretzel, W. Schurter, B. Ludwig, et al. (1999) Commercial riboflavin production by recombinant Bacillus subtilis: Down-stream processing and comparison of the composition of riboflavin produced by fermentation or chemical synthesis. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 22 19-26
3. Christner A, Menzel KD, and Cyrulies M (2005) Ger. Patent WO/2005/030976 (Method for producing a carotenoid-containing biomass)
4. L. Debussche, D. Thibaut, B. Cameron, J. Crouzet and F. Blanche (1993) Biosynthesis of the corrin macrocycle of coenzyme B12 in Pseudomonas denitrificans. Journal of Bacteriology 175 7430-7440
5. J.A. Del Campo, M. Garcia-Gonzalez and M.G. Guerrero (2007) Outdoor cultivation of microalgae for carotenoid production: Current state and perspectives. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 74 1163-1174
6. M. Fischer, W. Romisch, B. Illarionov, W. Eisenreich and A. Bacher (2005) Structures and reaction mechanisms of riboflavin synthases of eubacterial and archaeal origin. Biochemical Society Transactions 33 780-784
7. I.A. Graham, T. Larson and J.A. Napier (2007) Rational metabolic engineering of transgenic plants for biosynthesis of omega-3 polyunsaturates. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 18 142-147
8. Lehmann M (2007) Eur. Patent WO/2007/051552 (Modified transketolase and use thereof)
9. J.H. Martens, H. Barg, M.J. Warren and D. Jahn (2002) Microbial production of vitamin B12. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 58 275-285
10. Perkins J, Wyss M, Sauer U, and Hohmann HP (2008) Metabolic engineering of Bacillus subtilis. Submitted
11. C. Ratledge (2004) Fatty acid biosynthesis in microorganisms being used for single cell oil production. Biochimie 86 807-815
12. W. Soetaert and E. Vandamme (2006) The impact of industrial biotechnology. Journal of Biotechnology 1 756-769
13. K.P. Stahmann, J.L. Revuelta and H. Seulberger (2000) Three biotechnical processes using Ashbya gossypii, Candida famata, or Bacillus subtilis compete with chemical riboflavin production. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 53 509-516
14. R. Verwaal, J. Wang, J.P. Meijnen, et al. (2007) High-level production of beta-carotene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by successive transformation with carotenogenic genes from Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73 4342-4350
15. O.P. Ward and A. Singh (2005) Omega-3/6 fatty acids: Alternative sources of production. Process Biochemistry 40 3627-3652