Investigation of poly(γ-glutamic acid) production via online determination of viscosity and oxygen transfer rate in shake flasks

Abstract Background Poly(γ-glutamic acid) (γ-PGA) is a biopolymer with many useful properties making it applicable for instance in food and skin care industries, in wastewater treatment, in biodegradable plastics or in the pharmaceutical industry. γ-PGA is usually produced microbially by different B...

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Main Authors: Lena Regestein née Meissner, Julia Arndt, Thomas G. Palmen, Tim Jestel, Hitoshi Mitsunaga, Eiichiro Fukusaki, Jochen Büchs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Biological Engineering
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13036-017-0065-4