Efficient biosynthesis of 2-keto-D-gluconic acid by fed-batch culture of metabolically engineered Gluconobacter japonicus

2-keto-d-gluconic acid (2-KGA) is a key precursor for synthesising vitamin C and isovitamin C. However, phage contamination is as constant problem in industrial production of 2-KGA using Pseudomonas fluorescens. Gluconobacter holds promise for producing 2-KGA due to impressive resistance to hyperton...

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Main Authors: Weizhu Zeng, Wen Cai, Li Liu, Guocheng Du, Jian Chen, Jingwen Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-09-01
Series:Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405805X19300298