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Biosynthesis of β-carotene in engineered E. coli using the MEP and MVA pathways

BACKGROUND: β-carotene is a carotenoid compound that has been widely used not only in the industrial production of pharmaceuticals but also as nutraceuticals, animal feed additives, functional cosmetics, and food colorants. Currently, more than 90% of commercial β-carotene is produced by chemical sy...

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Autores principales: Yang, Jianming, Guo, Lizhong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4239400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25403509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12934-014-0160-x