Balancing pH and yield: exploring itaconic acid production in Ustilago cynodontis from an economic perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Itaconic acid is a promising bio-based building block for the synthesis of polymers, plastics, fibers and other materials. In recent years, Ustilago cynodontis has emerged as an additional itaconate producing non-conventional yeast, mainly due to its high acid tolerance, which significantly reduces saline waste coproduction during fermentation and downstream processing. As a result, this could likely improve the economic viability of the itaconic acid production process with Ustilaginaceae.

Results

In this study, we characterized a previously engineered itaconate hyper-producing Ustilago cynodontis strain in controlled fed-batch fermentations to determine the minimal and optimal pH for itaconate production. Under optimal fermentation conditions, the hyper-producin

SUBMITTER: Ernst P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11253337 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature