title: Microbial production of L-lysine: a review.
abstract: Microbial production of L-lysine has been reviewed with 251 references. The review includes different lysine producing microorganisms, their optimum cultural conditions, yield, assay and process of product recovery. It includes a discussion on the pathway of aspartate family of amino acid's biosynthesis in bacteria and its regulation. Achievements in this regard made through genetic engineering have also been included.
authors.affiliation: Fermentation Laboratory, Department of Botany, B. U., Golapbag, Burdwan, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism; D008239:Lysine / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D008239:Lysine