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Abstract
Lactic acid bacteria are characterized by a relatively simple sugar fermentation pathway that, by definition, results in the formation of lactic acid. The extensive knowledge of traditional pathways and the accumulating genetic information on these and novel ones, allows for the rerouting of metabolic processes in lactic acid bacteria by physiological approaches, genetic methods, or a combination of these two. This review will discuss past and present examples and future possibilities of metabolic engineering of lactic acid bacteria for the production of important compounds, including lactic and other acids, flavor compounds, and exopolysaccharides.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8879408 DOI: 10.1007/bf00395934
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek ISSN: 0003-6072 Impact factor: 2.271