An engineered yeast efficiently secreting penicillin.

An engineered yeast efficiently secreting penicillin.

This study aimed at developing an alternative host for the production of penicillin (PEN). As yet, the industrial production of this beta-lactam antibiotic is confined to the filamentous fungus Penicillium chrysogenum. As such, the yeast Hansenula polymorpha, a recognized producer of pharmaceuticals...

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Main Authors: Loknath Gidijala, Jan A K W Kiel, Rutger D Douma, Reza M Seifar, Walter M van Gulik, Roel A L Bovenberg, Marten Veenhuis, Ida J van der Klei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2789386?pdf=render

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