Biosynthesis of vitamin C by yeast leads to increased stress resistance.

BACKGROUND: In industrial large scale bio-reactions micro-organisms are generally exposed to a variety of environmental stresses, which might be detrimental for growth and productivity. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a key role among the common stress factors--directly--through incomplete reduct...

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Main Authors: Paola Branduardi, Tiziana Fossati, Michael Sauer, Roberto Pagani, Diethard Mattanovich, Danilo Porro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2034532?pdf=render