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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 14, Issue:9, September, 2025

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2025.14(9): 50-53
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2025.1409.005


A Glance at the Engineering Aspects in Microbial Production of Organic Acids
School of Agriculture and Allied Sciences, The Neotia University, Sarisa, West Bengal, India
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Abstract:

Organic acids, an essential part of life and with a growing market demand is required across diverse industries apart from biomedical research. Organic acid production by microbial fermentation gains importance over natural and chemical methods of production. However, it is of utmost importance to increase the cost-effectiveness and adapt metabolic engineering and process optimization apart from other parameters. The present work studies in brief the importance of metabolic engineering and process parameters that will help to achieve an increased organic acid production for a sustainable growing environment.


Keywords: Organic acids, Market Value, Metabolism


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Susinjan Bhattacharya. 2025. A Glance at the Engineering Aspects in Microbial Production of Organic Acids.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 14(9): 50-53. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2025.1409.005
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