Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for de novo biosynthesis of vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient with limited natural sources. Here the authors transfer 28 pathway synthesis genes from several bacteria including R. capsulatus to E. coli and, using metabolic engineering and optimised fermentation conditions, achieve high yields.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Huan Fang, Dong Li, Jie Kang, Pingtao Jiang, Jibin Sun, Dawei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07412-6
Description
Summary:Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient with limited natural sources. Here the authors transfer 28 pathway synthesis genes from several bacteria including R. capsulatus to E. coli and, using metabolic engineering and optimised fermentation conditions, achieve high yields.
ISSN:2041-1723