Multi-dimensional gene target search for improving lycopene biosynthesis in Escherichia coli

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 337-347

  Jin, Yong Su ^a,b   Stephanopoulos, Gregory ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Combinational search; Gene targeting; Lycopene

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; GLUCOSE; STOICHIOMETRY; STRAIN; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

COMBINATIONAL SEARCH; GENE TARGETING; KNOCK-OUT TARGETS; LYCOPENES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

LYCOPENE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE MAPPING; GENE TARGETING; KNOCKOUT GENE; ORTHOGONAL ROTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY;

CAROTENOIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34547109364     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: 10967184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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