Phosphate limitation enhances malic acid production on nitrogen-rich molasses with Ustilago trichophora.
Luca Antonia GrebePhilipp Georg LichtenbergKatharina HürterEva ForstenKatharina MiebachJochen BüchsJørgen Barsett MagnusPublished in: Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts (2024)
The identification of phosphate as a superior secondary substrate limitation for enhanced malic acid production opens up new opportunities for the effective utilization of molasses as a more sustainable and cost-effective substrate than, e.g., pure glucose for biobased platform chemical production.