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Preparation of Quality Inositol Pyrophosphates
Published on: September 3, 2011
Microbial synthesis of health-promoting inositols
Ken-Ichi Yoshida1, Michael Bott2
1Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, University of Kobe, Kobe, Japan.
Abstract:
D-chiro-inositol and scyllo-inositol are known for their health-promoting properties and promising as ingredients for functional foods. Strains of Bacillus subtilis and Corynebacterium glutamicum were created by metabolic engineering capable of inexpensive production of these two rare inositols from myo-inositol, which is the most common inositol in nature. In addition, further modifications have enabled the synthesis of the two rare inositols from the much-cheaper carbon sources, glucose or sucrose.
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