New aspects of microbial vitamin K2 production by expanding the product spectrum

New aspects of microbial vitamin K2 production by expanding the product spectrum

Abstract Vitamin K2 (menaquinone, MK) is an essential lipid-soluble vitamin with critical roles in blood coagulation and bone metabolism. Chemically, the term vitamin K2 encompasses a group of small molecules that contain a common naphthoquinone head group and a polyisoprenyl side chain of variable...

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Main Authors: Zimeng Zhang, Linxia Liu, Chuan Liu, Yumei Sun, Dawei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Subjects:
Vitamin K2
Biosynthetic pathway
Pathway engineering
Product spectrum
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-021-01574-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-021-01574-7

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