Fungal production of citric and oxalic acid: importance in metal speciation, physiology and biogeochemical processes

GM Gadd - Advances in microbial physiology, 1999 - Elsevier
The production of organic acids by fungi has profound implications for metal speciation,
physiology and biogeochemical cycles. Biosynthesis of oxalic acid from glucose occurs by …

Advances in citric acid fermentation by Aspergillus niger: biochemical aspects, membrane transport and modeling

M Papagianni - Biotechnology advances, 2007 - Elsevier
Citric acid is regarded as a metabolite of energy metabolism, of which the concentration will
rise to appreciable amounts only under conditions of substantive metabolic imbalances …

Sustainable carbon sources for microbial organic acid production with filamentous fungi

S Dörsam, J Fesseler, O Gorte, T Hahn, S Zibek… - Biotechnology for …, 2017 - Springer
Background The organic acid producer Aspergillus oryzae and Rhizopus delemar are able
to convert several alternative carbon sources to malic and fumaric acid. Thus, carbohydrate …

Engineering of the citrate exporter protein enables high citric acid production in Aspergillus niger

MG Steiger, A Rassinger, D Mattanovich, M Sauer - Metabolic engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Aspergillus niger was engineered using a gene responsible for citric acid transport, which
has a significant impact on citric acid secretion when overexpressed. The transport gene …

Aspergillus niger citric acid accumulation: do we understand this well working black box?

L Karaffa, CP Kubicek - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2003 - Springer
Abstract This Mini-Review summarizes the current knowledge on the biochemical and
physiological events leading to massive citric acid accumulation by Aspergillus niger under …

[HTML][HTML] Plant-and microbial-based mechanisms to improve the agronomic effectiveness of phosphate rock: a review

MM Arcand, KD Schneider - Anais da Academia Brasileira de …, 2006 - SciELO Brasil
Deficiency in plant-available phosphorus is considered to be a major limiting factor to food
production in many agricultural soils. Mineral resources are necessary to restore soil …

Citric acid production

M Berovic, M Legisa - Biotechnology annual review, 2007 - Elsevier
Citric acid is a commodity chemical produced and consumed throughout The World. It is
used mainly in the food and beverage industry, primarily as an acidulant. Although it is one …

Fermentation strategies to improve soil bio-inoculant production and quality

M Vassileva, E Malusà, L Sas-Paszt, P Trzcinski… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The application of plant beneficial microorganisms has been widely accepted as an efficient
alternative to chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Isolation and selection of efficient …

Emerging biotechnologies for production of itaconic acid and its applications as a platform chemical

BC Saha - Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Recently, itaconic acid (IA), an unsaturated C5-dicarboxylic acid, has attracted
much attention as a biobased building block chemical. It is produced industrially (> 80 g L …

A deficiency of manganese ions in the presence of high sugar concentrations is the critical parameter for achieving high yields of itaconic acid by Aspergillus terreus

L Karaffa, R Díaz, B Papp, E Fekete, E Sándor… - Applied microbiology …, 2015 - Springer
Itaconic acid (IA), an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid with a high potential as a platform for
chemicals derived from sugars, is industrially produced by large-scale submerged …