Promotion of compound K production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by glycerol

Abstract Background Ginsenoside compound K (CK), one of the primary active metabolites of protopanaxadiol-type ginsenosides, is produced by the intestinal flora that degrade ginseng saponins and exhibits diverse biological properties such as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and anti-allergic propertie...

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Main Authors: Weihua Nan, Fanglong Zhao, Chuanbo Zhang, Haiyan Ju, Wenyu Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-020-01306-3