Transfer of an Itaconate Production Process in Ustilago Maydis to the BioFlo 120 Bioprocess Control Station

Itaconate, an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid derivate of cis-aconitate, is an important compound in many industries, including the production of pharmaceuticals, adhesives, and biofuels. This application note refers to the use of the BioFlo 120 bioprocess control system in the fed-batch cultivation of genetically engineered Ustilago maydis fungus for industry-relevant itaconate manufacture, by researchers at the RWTH Aachen.