Initial evaluation of sugarcane as a production platform for p-hydroxybenzoic acid

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-41

  McQualter, Richard B ^a   Chong, Barrie Fong ^a   Meyer, Knut ^b   Van Dyk, Drew E ^b   O'Shea, Michael G ^a   Walton, Nicholas J ^c   Viitanen, Paul V ^b   Brumbley, Stevens M ^a  

^a BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioplastics; Hydroxycinnamoyl CoA hydratase lyase; Metabolic engineering; P hydroxybenzoic acid; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SACCHARUM SP.;

EID: 27644562347     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2004.00095.x     Document Type: Article

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