Lysine Overproduction by S. cerevisiae – A Myth Buster

Authors

  • K S Karthikeyan Dept. Of Microbiology,Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007,INDIA.
  • K. Sivarama Sastry Dept. Of Microbiology,Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007,INDIA.
  • M. Rajender Dept. Of Microbiology,Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007,INDIA.
  • M. Shilpa Dept. Of Microbiology,Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007,INDIA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37628/ijcbcp.v2i1.60

Keywords:

C. glutamicum, Gln40 and Gln50, S. cerevisiae

Abstract

Contrary to popular belief that yeast can be used for the industrial production of basic amino acid lysine. This work has totally disproved and has shown that only Corynebacterium glutamium – which is the standard organism used for many years – is the best organism.

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Published

2016-05-23

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2016)

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