Abstract
Various fermentation strategies in industrial biotechnology are applied to produce recombinant target proteins using Escherichia coli. These proteins are often expressed as inclusion bodies (IBs), resulting in a high purity, high stability, and high product titers. In state-of-the-art fed-batch processes, product formation takes place in a short period of time. Sterilization, cleaning, and biomass growth are time consuming steps and reduce the space-time yield. Thus, the interest in establishing continuous cultivations, facilitating higher space-time yields, has been increased in recent years. In this protocol, we provide information and a guide to set-up the production of recombinant proteins in fed-batch, as well as in chemostat continuous cultivations using E. coli.
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Kittler, S. (2023). Inclusion Body Production in Fed-Batch and Continuous Cultivation. In: Kopp, J., Spadiut, O. (eds) Inclusion Bodies. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2617. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2930-7_6
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