Microbial factories for recombinant pharmaceuticals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Most of the hosts used to produce the 151 recombinant pharmaceuticals so far approved for human use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) are microbial cells, either bacteria or yeast. This fact indicates that de...

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Main Authors: Domingo-Espín Joan, Ferrer-Miralles Neus, Corchero José, Vázquez Esther, Villaverde Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-03-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Online Access:http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/8/1/17