Fig. 2

Kinetics and stoichiometry of cis–cis-muconic acid (MA) production, using the first generation producer Corynebacterium glutamicum MA-1. The aromatics benzoic acid (a), catechol (b) and phenol (c) were used for production. In addition, glucose was added as growth substrate. The data represent the culture profiles until the depletion of the aromatic. The full culture profiles are given in the supplement (Additional file 1: Figure S4). The concentration of glucose was corrected to represent the amount consumed during this phase. The data comprise mean values and deviations from three biological replicates