1999年瑞士Givaudan Roure Research Ltd.的Muheim, A等人利用西唐氏鏈霉菌(Streptomyces setonii),以阿魏酸代替有毒的丁香酸作為前體物質產生了香蘭素。具體生產步驟如下:西唐氏鏈霉菌在基本培養中搖床培養→16h以后加入阿魏酸繼續培養→離心收集菌體→破壁→提取酶→加入阿魏酸反應→處理培養基樣品→HPLC法測定樣品中的香蘭素的含量。搖瓶試驗結果表明西唐氏鏈霉菌可以產生 6.4g/L的香蘭素,摩爾產率為68%。
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