title: Enhanced glutamic acid production of Brevibacterium sp. with temperature shift-up cultivation.
abstract: For cells of Brevibacterium sp. under conditions of biotin limitation, the efflux of metabolites through the cell membrane was affected by temperature. After the temperature shift-up from 30 degrees C to 38 degrees C, both the specific production rate of glutamic acid and the excretion of intracellular materials, such as glucose-6-phosphate and nucleotides, were increased simultaneously. For the production of glutamic acid, not only the yield but also the specific production rate was increased by the temperature shift-up.
authors.affiliation: International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Sun-Uk
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nihira
authors.forename: Toshiomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida