Microbial hexuronate catabolism in biotechnology

Abstract The most abundant hexuronate in plant biomass is d-galacturonate. d-Galacturonate is the main constituent of pectin. Pectin-rich biomass is abundantly available as sugar beet pulp or citrus processing waste and is currently mainly used as cattle feed. Other naturally occurring hexuronates a...

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Main Authors: Joosu Kuivanen, Alessandra Biz, Peter Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:AMB Express
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13568-019-0737-1