Microbial production of ectoine and hydroxyectoine as high-value chemicals

Abstract Ectoine and hydroxyectoine as typical representatives of compatible solutes are not only essential for extremophiles to survive in extreme environments, but also widely used in cosmetic and medical industries. Ectoine was traditionally produced by Halomonas elongata through a “bacterial mil...

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Main Authors: Mengshuang Liu, Hui Liu, Meng Shi, Mingyue Jiang, Lingling Li, Yanning Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-021-01567-6