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ReviewMicrobial cell factories2020

Production of riboflavin and related cofactors by biotechnological processes.

Shuang Liu, Wenya Hu, Zhiwen Wang, Tao Chen

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Review in Microbial cell factories, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Riboflavin production by lactic acid bacteria: a mini-review.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026
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  9. Unlocking Nitrofurantoin: Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Action and Resistance in Enterobacterales.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2025
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  13. Kinetics of Riboflavin Production byInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  19. RP-HPLC Separation andBiomolecules · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shuang LiuFrontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7922-6744
Wenya HuFrontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1485-3525
Zhiwen WangFrontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8938-3631
Tao ChenFrontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China. chentao@tju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9588-1821

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China NSFC-21576200National Natural Science Foundation of China NSFC-21621004National Natural Science Foundation of China NSFC-21776208
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Riboflavin (RF) and its active forms, the cofactors flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), have been extensively used in the food, feed and pharmaceutical industries. Modern commercial production of riboflavin is based on microbial fermentation, but the established genetically engineered production strains are facing new challenges due to safety concerns in the food and feed additives industry. High yields of flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide have been obtained using whole-cell biocatalysis processes. However, the necessity of adding expensive precursors results in high production costs. Consequently, developing microbial cell factories that are capable of efficiently producing flavin nucleotides at low cost is an increasingly attractive approach. The biotechnological processes for the production of RF and its cognate cofactors are reviewed in this article.

Indexed as

BacteriaBacterial ProteinsFermentationFlavin-Adenine DinucleotideFlavin MononucleotideFungal ProteinsFungiIndustrial MicrobiologySecondary MetabolismBacterial ProteinsFlavin-Adenine DinucleotideFlavin MononucleotideFungal ProteinsBiotechnologyFlavin cofactorRiboflavin

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PMID32054466
PMCPMC7017516

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