Production of a human milk oligosaccharide 2′-fucosyllactose by metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Abstract Background 2′-Fucosyllactose (2-FL), one of the most abundant oligosaccharides in human milk, has potential applications in foods due to its health benefits such as the selective promotion of bifidobacterial growth and the inhibition of pathogenic microbial binding to the human gut. Owing t...

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Main Authors: Sora Yu, Jing-Jing Liu, Eun Ju Yun, Suryang Kwak, Kyoung Heon Kim, Yong-Su Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-018-0947-2