Amino Acid Production

Amino acid ProductionBackgroundMSGL-LysineL-Threoni neL-Aspartate & L-AlanineAspartameOther Amino AcidsControversiesThe Amino acid industry provides illustrations of how onerationally selects and manipulates microorganisms forproducing a marketable product. It also provides someinsight into unforeseen problems that may arise with large Amino acid business is a multi-billion dollar enterprise. All twenty Amino acids are sold, albeiteach in greatly different quantities (Table 1). Amino acids are used as animal feed additives (lysine,methionine, threonine), flavor enhancers (monosodium glutamic, serine, aspartic acid ) and asspecialty nutrients in the medical field.

Finally, the pharmaceutical industry uses a variety of amino acids for making intravenous nutrient solutions for pre- and post-operative care (see Table 2).

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