Itaconate Production from Crude Substrates with U. maydis: Scale-up of an Industrially Relevant Bioprocess.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Industrial by-products accrue in most agricultural or food-related production processes, but additional value chains have already been established for many of them. Crude glycerol has a 60% lower market value than commercial glucose, as large quantities are produced in the biodiesel industry, but its valorisation is still underutilized. Due to its high carbon content and the natural ability of many microorganisms to metabolise it, microbial upcycling is a suitable option for this waste product.

Results

In this work, the use of crude glycerol for the production of the value-added compound itaconate is demonstrated using the smut fungus Ustilago maydis. Starting with a highly engineered strain, itaconate production from an industrial glycerol waste stream was quickl

SUBMITTER: Helm T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10799509 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature