An Optimized <i>Ustilago maydis</i> for Itaconic Acid Production at Maximal Theoretical Yield

<i>Ustilago maydis</i>, a member of the Ustilaginaceae family, is a promising host for the production of several metabolites including itaconic acid. This dicarboxylate has great potential as a bio-based building block in the polymer industry, and is of special interest for pharmaceutica...

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Main Authors: Johanna Becker, Hamed Hosseinpour Tehrani, Philipp Ernst, Lars Mathias Blank, Nick Wierckx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/1/20