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Revision as of 20:25, 14 August 2015

Background

Aims

Results

Cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency is widely spread in India, due to diet that is mostly vegetarian. We aimed at introducing a high-level cobalamin producer to the rice batter. Tadaa.

Introduction

Ideas

Express the cobalamin biosynthesis pathway in Lactobacillus plantarum

Make Lactobacillus reuteri express a lot of cobalamin

Metabolic engineering

The pseudo-cobalamin problem

Use Propionibacterium freudenreichii

Advices for other teams

Conclusion

Click here to see our solution!