Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology (AHB)
APAC
Hefei
,
China
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2005
HEADCOUNT
FUNDING
Public
Keywords:
fermentation, amino_acids, organic_acids, metabolic_engineering, bacteria
BUSINESS
Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Shanghai STAR Market, 688639) develops, produces and sells amino acids and other organic acids. Its flagship product is L-alanine, made by engineered-microbe fermentation; it also produces DL-/beta-/D-alanine, aspartic acid and salts, and L-histidine. It was the first company to commercialize fermentative L-alanine production.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; produces L-alanine and L-histidine using engineered Escherichia coli microbial cell factories, with multiple production lines totaling roughly 23,000 t/yr of L-alanine.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
engineered E. coli fermentation; metabolic engineering
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
L-alanine; DL-alanine; beta-alanine; D-alanine; L-aspartic acid and salts; L-histidine