title: Current progress on butyric acid production by fermentation.
abstract: Several issues of butyric acid production with bacteria through fermentation are presented in this review. The current progress including the utilization of butyric acid, the production strains, the metabolic pathway, and regulation are presented in the paper. Process operation modes such as batch, fed-batch, and continuous fermentation are being discussed. Genetic engineering technologies for microbial strain improvement are also being discussed and fermentation systems have been recommended.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
authors.forename: Chunhui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Fangxiao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yujiu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019149:Bioreactors; D020148:Butyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D007218:Industrial Microbiology
chemical_list: D020148:Butyric Acid