Non-fermentative pathways for synthesis of branched-chain higher alcohols as biofuels

Nature

Volumn 451, Issue 7174, 2008, Pages 86-89

  Atsumi, Shota ^a   Hanai, Taizo ^a   Liao, James C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 1 BUTANOL; ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; BUTANOL; CARBON; GLUCOSE; ISOBUTANOL; ISOPENTYL ALCOHOL; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 38049001166     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06450     Document Type: Article

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