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Aromatic Compound Catabolism in Corynebacterium glutamicum

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Corynebacterium glutamicum

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Many kinds of aromatic compounds can be assimilated by Corynebacterium glutamicum. Genome sequencing has enabled the elucidation of genetic and biochemical identification, and the transcriptional regulation of the degradation pathway genes. This chapter is divided into two sections, summarized based on current knowledge; Sect. 1, basic research on functionally identified or putative uptake systems and degradation pathways of aromatic compounds in C. glutamicum, and Sect. 2, applied research on strain construction for production of various aromatic compounds using aromatic catabolic genes.

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    Yukihiro Kitade, Kazumi Hiraga & Masayuki Inui

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Kitade, Y., Hiraga, K., Inui, M. (2020). Aromatic Compound Catabolism in Corynebacterium glutamicum . In: Inui, M., Toyoda, K. (eds) Corynebacterium glutamicum. Microbiology Monographs, vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39267-3_11

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