Difucosyllactose (Di‐FL) has strong antimicrobial activity against various pathogens, including group B Streptococcus, identified as the leading cause of neonatal sepsis. In this study, we sought to develop Escherichia coli… Click to show full abstract
Difucosyllactose (Di‐FL) has strong antimicrobial activity against various pathogens, including group B Streptococcus, identified as the leading cause of neonatal sepsis. In this study, we sought to develop Escherichia coli as a microbial cell factory for efficiently producing Di‐FL as well as 2′‐fucosyllactose (2′‐FL), the most abundant fucosylated oligosaccharide in human milk, by utilizing the salvage guanosine 5′‐diphosphate (GDP)‐l‐fucose biosynthetic pathway.
               
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