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Recent Advances in Microbial Synthesis of Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid: A Review

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Poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) is a natural, safe, non-immunogenic, biodegradable, and environmentally friendly glutamic biopolymer. γ-PGA has been regarded as a promising bio-based materials in the food field, medical field, even in environmental engineering field, and other industrial fields. Microbial synthesis is an economical and effective way to synthesize γ-PGA. Bacillus species are the most widely studied producing strains. γ-PGA biosynthesis involves metabolic pathway of racemization, polymerization, transfer, and catabolism. Although microbial synthesis of γ-PGA has already been used extensively, productivity and yield remain the major constraints for its industrial application. Metabolic regulation is an attempt to solve the above bottleneck problems and meet the demands of commercialization. Therefore, it is important to understand critical factors that influence γ-PGA microbial synthesis in depth. This review focuses on production strains, biosynthetic pathway, and metabolic regulation. Moreover, it systematically summarizes the functional properties, purification procedure, and industrial application of γ-PGA.

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  • The production of γ-PGA by all three bacteria was low compared with values reported in the literature.

    “The production of γ-PGA by all three bacteria was low when compared to those reported in the literature [55,59]”

    From Soy Molasses as Culture Medium for Bacillus Species Aiming at Plant Growth Promotion (2024) · cites this paper as [55]

    Section 5.2 (page unavailable) reports literature γ-PGA yields, including 65 g/L in an optimized medium, so the review provides values for comparison. It does not identify the citing study’s three bacteria or compare their production with those values; the claim that all three produced relatively little γ-PGA is therefore not established by this source. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  1. Goldman, 2007, γ-Poly glutamic acid: A novel peptide for skin care, Cosmet Toilet., 122, 64
  2. Yoshihito, 1996, Glutamic acid independent production of poly (γ-glutamic acid) by Bacillus subtilis tam-4, Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 66, 1239
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Authors
Li, D., Hou, L., Gao, Y., Tian, Z., Fan, B., Wang, F., & Li, S.
Affiliations
  • Institute of Food Science and Technology (CN)
  • Institute of Agro-Products Processing Science and Technology (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Wang, Fengzhong
  • Li, Shuying
Venue
Foods
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2022-03-02
Volume
11
Issue
5
Pages
739
ISSN
2304-8158 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4214926420
Cited by
72
References
135
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 2
FWCI
1.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Foods (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
China Agriculture Research System, Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund and Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Incremental Fund (CARS-04;S2021JBKY-02;Y2020PT10)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology › Biopolymer Synthesis and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › GABA and Rice Research
Keywords
poly-γ-glutamic acid, microbial production, Bacillus, glutamate synthesis, metabolic regulation, biosynthetic pathway, biopolymer purification, functional properties, industrial applications, biodegradable polymers

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