Sweet proteins… finally ready for prime time?
Several companies are now deploying synthetic biology to ‘program’ microbes to express sweet proteins, from Roquette and Brain Biotech AG, who aim to take brazzein (an ultra-sweet protein found in oubli berries that they are producing via microbial fermentation) to market in coming years, to Israel-based Amai Proteins , which makes ‘designer’ sweet proteins. FoodNavigator-USA … Read more