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| Title |
Engineering of a plasmid-free Escherichia coli strain for improved in vivo biosynthesis of astaxanthin
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Microbial Cell Factories, April 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2859-10-29 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Karin Lemuth, Kristin Steuer, Christoph Albermann |
| Abstract |
The xanthophyll astaxanthin is a high-value compound with applications in the nutraceutical, cosmetic, food, and animal feed industries. Besides chemical synthesis and extraction from naturally producing organisms like Haematococcus pluvialis, heterologous biosynthesis in non-carotenogenic microorganisms like Escherichia coli, is a promising alternative for sustainable production of natural astaxanthin. Recent achievements in the metabolic engineering of E. coli strains have led to a significant increase in the productivity of carotenoids like lycopene or β-carotene by increasing the metabolic flux towards the isoprenoid precursors. For the heterologous biosynthesis of astaxanthin in E. coli, however, the conversion of β-carotene to astaxanthin is obviously the most critical step towards an efficient biosynthesis of astaxanthin. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 165 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 154 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 45 | 27% |
| Researcher | 29 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 22 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 8% |
| Other | 12 | 7% |
| Other | 30 | 18% |
| Unknown | 14 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 86 | 52% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 33 | 20% |
| Engineering | 13 | 8% |
| Chemical Engineering | 4 | 2% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 5% |
| Unknown | 18 | 11% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 June 2023.
All research outputs
#3,271,661
of 22,785,242 outputs
Outputs from Microbial Cell Factories
#148
of 1,597 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#15,600
of 110,090 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Microbial Cell Factories
#2
of 7 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,597 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 4.4. This one has done well, scoring higher than 89% of its peers.
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