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- Title
Production and Recovery of Ectoine: A Review of Current State and Future Prospects.
- Authors
Ng, Hui Suan; Wan, Pik-Ki; Kondo, Akihiko; Chang, Jo-Shu; Lan, John Chi-Wei
- Abstract
Ectoine (1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid) is a revolutionizing substance with vast applications in the cosmetic and food industries. Ectoine is often sourced from halobacteria. The increasing market demand for ectoine has urged the development of cost-effective and sustainable large-scale production of ectoine from microbial sources. This review describes the existing and potential microbial sources of ectoine and its derivatives, as well as microbial production and fermentation approaches for ectoine recovery. In addition, conventional methods and emerging technologies for enhanced production and recovery of ectoine from microbial fermentation with a focus on the aqueous biphasic system (ABS) are discussed. The ABS is a practically feasible approach for the integration of fermentation, cell disruption, bioconversion, and clarification of various biomolecules in a single-step operation. Nonetheless, the implementation of the ABS on an industrial-scale basis for the enhanced production and recovery of ectoine is yet to be exploited. Therefore, the feasibility of the ABS to integrate the production and direct recovery of ectoine from microbial sources is also highlighted in this review.
- Subjects
SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; SUSTAINABLE development; HALOBACTERIUM; BIOCONVERSION
- Publication
Processes, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 2, p339
- ISSN
2227-9717
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pr11020339