Production of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) by microorganisms: an overview

LA Averianova, LA Balabanova, OM Son… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Riboflavin is a crucial micronutrient that is a precursor to coenzymes flavin mononucleotide
and flavin adenine dinucleotide, and it is required for biochemical reactions in all living cells …

Genetic control of biosynthesis and transport of riboflavin and flavin nucleotides and construction of robust biotechnological producers

CA Abbas, AA Sibirny - Microbiology and molecular biology …, 2011‏ - journals.asm.org
SUMMARY Riboflavin [7, 8-dimethyl-10-(1′-d-ribityl) isoalloxazine, vitamin B2] is an
obligatory component of human and animal diets, as it serves as the precursor of flavin …

A novel class of modular transporters for vitamins in prokaryotes

DA Rodionov, P Hebbeln, A Eudes… - Journal of …, 2009‏ - journals.asm.org
The specific and tightly controlled transport of numerous nutrients and metabolites across
cellular membranes is crucial to all forms of life. However, many of the transporter proteins …

Riboflavin transport and metabolism in humans

M Barile, TA Giancaspero, P Leone, M Galluccio… - Journal of inherited …, 2016‏ - Springer
Recent studies elucidated how riboflavin transporters and FAD forming enzymes work in
humans and create a coordinated flavin network ensuring the maintenance of cellular …

Canonical and ECF-type ATP-binding cassette importers in prokaryotes: diversity in modular organization and cellular functions

T Eitinger, DA Rodionov, M Grote… - FEMS microbiology …, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
Since their discovery in the 1960s as 'osmotic shock-sensitive'transporters, a plethora of so-
called binding protein-dependent (canonical) ATP-binding cassette (ABC) importers has …

Wholly Rickettsia! Reconstructed Metabolic Profile of the Quintessential Bacterial Parasite of Eukaryotic Cells

TP Driscoll, VI Verhoeve, ML Guillotte, SS Lehman… - MBio, 2017‏ - journals.asm.org
Reductive genome evolution has purged many metabolic pathways from obligate
intracellular Rickettsia (Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiaceae). While some aspects of host …

[HTML][HTML] Lactococcus lactis in Dairy Fermentation—Health-Promoting and Probiotic Properties

K Kondrotiene, P Zavistanaviciute, J Aksomaitiene… - Fermentation, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The use of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in the fermentation process to produce fermented foods
has a long history. Furthermore, LAB are beneficial microorganisms known for their health …

Overlap** riboflavin supply pathways in bacteria

VA García-Angulo - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Riboflavin derivatives are essential cofactors for a myriad of flavoproteins. In bacteria, flavins
importance extends beyond their role as intracellular protein cofactors, as secreted flavins …

Multilayered genetic safeguards limit growth of microorganisms to defined environments

RR Gallagher, JR Patel, AL Interiano… - Nucleic acids …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are commonly used to produce valuable
compounds in closed industrial systems. However, their emerging applications in open …

Comparative genomic reconstruction of transcriptional regulatory networks in bacteria

DA Rodionov - Chemical reviews, 2007‏ - ACS Publications
Microorganisms in most ecological niches are constantly exposed to variations of many
environmental factors, including temperature; oxygen, nutrient, and water availability; …