Dec. 19, 2012 — The humble
soybean could become an inexpensive new source of a widely used chemical
for plastics, textiles, drugs, solvents and as a food additive.
Byproducts of soybeans include soluble carbohydrates that can be turned to succinic acid when metabolized by E. coli bacteria engineered at Rice University. Succinic acid is used in a variety of products, including plastics, textiles, drugs, solvents and food. (Credit: Bennett Lab/Rice University)
Journal Reference:
Chandresh Thakker, George N. Bennett, Ka-Yiu San. Production of succinic acid by engineered E. coli strains using soybean carbohydrates as feedstock under aerobic fermentation conditions. Bioresource Technology, 2012; DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.10.154
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