Efficient production of myo-inositol in Escherichia coli through metabolic engineering

Abstract Background The biosynthesis of high value-added compounds using metabolically engineered strains has received wide attention in recent years. Myo-inositol (inositol), an important compound in the pharmaceutics, cosmetics and food industries, is usually produced from phytate via a harsh set...

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Main Authors: Ran You, Lei Wang, Congrong Shi, Hao Chen, Shasha Zhang, Meirong Hu, Yong Tao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-020-01366-5