Membrane transporters in the bioproduction of organic acids: state of the art and future perspectives for industrial applications.

ABSTRACT: Organic acids such as monocarboxylic acids, dicarboxylic acids or even more complex molecules such as sugar acids, have displayed great applicability in the industry as these compounds are used as platform chemicals for polymer, food, agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors. Chemical synthesis of these compounds from petroleum derivatives is currently their major source of production. However, increasing environmental concerns have prompted the production of organic acids by microorganisms. The current trend is the exploitation of industrial biowastes to sustain microbial cell growth and valorize biomass conversion into organic acids. One of the major bottlenecks for the efficient and cost-effective bioproduction is the export of organic acids through the microbial plasma membrane. Membran

SUBMITTER: Soares-Silva I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7419537 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature