Chapter title |
Discovery and History of Amino Acid Fermentation
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Chapter number | 24 |
Book title |
Amino Acid Fermentation
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Published in |
Advances in biochemical engineering biotechnology, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/10_2016_24 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-4-43-156518-5, 978-4-43-156520-8
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Authors |
Shin-ichi Hashimoto, Hashimoto, Shin-ichi |
Abstract |
There has been a strong demand in Japan and East Asia for L-glutamic acid as a seasoning since monosodium glutamate was found to present umami taste in 1907. The discovery of glutamate fermentation by Corynebacterium glutamicum in 1956 enabled abundant and low-cost production of the amino acid, creating a large market. The discovery also prompted researchers to develop fermentative production processes for other L-amino acids, such as lysine. Currently, the amino acid fermentation industry is so huge that more than 5 million metric tons of amino acids are manufactured annually all over the world, and this number continues to grow. Research on amino acid fermentation fostered the notion and skills of metabolic engineering which has been applied for the production of other compounds from renewable resources. The discovery of glutamate fermentation has had revolutionary impacts on both the industry and science. In this chapter, the history and development of glutamate fermentation, including the very early stage of fermentation of other amino acids, are reviewed. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Japan | 1 | 2% |
China | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 50 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 11 | 21% |
Student > Master | 10 | 19% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
Researcher | 3 | 6% |
Other | 4 | 8% |
Unknown | 15 | 29% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 18 | 35% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 15% |
Chemical Engineering | 5 | 10% |
Chemistry | 3 | 6% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 2% |
Other | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 16 | 31% |