Fermentative utilization of glycerol by Escherichia coli and its implications for the production of fuels and chemicals

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1124-1135

  Murarka, Abhishek ^a   Dharmadi, Yandi ^a   Yazdani, Syed Shams ^a   Gonzalez, Ramon ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDSTOCKS; GROWTH KINETICS; METABOLISM;

EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS;

GLYCEROL;

ACETIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALCOHOL; CARBON; CARBON 13; CHEMICAL AGENT; FORMIC ACID; FUEL; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; SUCCINIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; FERMENTATION; FUEL; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON SOURCE; CELL GROWTH; CELL RESPIRATION; ENERGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FORMIC ACIDS; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; KINETICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 39649103644     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02192-07     Document Type: Article

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