Understanding metabolite transport gives an upper hand in strain development

Affiliations

Irina Borodina. Microb Biotechnol. 2019 Jan.

. 2019 Jan;12(1):69-70.

doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13347. Epub 2018 Dec 3.

¹ The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.

Abstract

Cell factories can be engineered for more efficient product secretion through modulation of membrane transporters.

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