Metabolic engineering of the L-phenylalanine pathway in <it>Escherichia coli </it>for the production of S- or R-mandelic acid

Metabolic engineering of the L-phenylalanine pathway in <it>Escherichia coli </it>for the production of S- or R-mandelic acid

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mandelic acid (MA), an important component in pharmaceutical syntheses, is currently produced exclusively via petrochemical processes. Growing concerns over the environment and fossil energy costs have inspired a quest to develop alt...

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Main Authors: Yang Chen, Jiang Weihong, Liu Yingmiao, Sun Bingbing, Liu Lixia, Ning Yuanyuan, Sun Zhoutong, Yang Sheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Subjects:
<it>Escherichia coli</it>
fermentation
fine chemicals
metabolic engineering
renewable resources
R-mandelic acid
S-mandelic acid
Online Access:http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/10/1/71

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