Production of extracellular 5-aminolevulinic acid by rhodopseudomonas palustris in solid-state fermentation

• Main Authors: Ong, P. Y., Lee, C. T., Sarmidi, M. R., Awad, H. M., Chua, L. S., Razali, F.
• Format: Book Section
• Published: Springer US 2013
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/74685/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84956520817&doi=10.1007%2f978-1-4614-6208-8_22&partnerID=40&md5=316fb55bd7b6c1726b8cb9814e8467cd

Nowadays, 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is widely used as non-toxic herbicide, as insecticide, and also as plant growth enhancer in agricultural application. However, their use is limited by high production cost via the route of chemical synthesis. Agricultural waste, which serves as inexpensive solid...