Minimal Eschenchia coli cell for the most efficient production of ethanol from hexoses and pentoses

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3634-3643

  Trinh, Cong T ^a   Unrean, Pornkamol ^a   Srienc, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; GLUCOSE; GROWTH KINETICS; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; MINE FLOODING; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; STRAIN;

AMERICAN SOCIETY; ANAEROBIC CELL GROWTH; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CELL FUNCTIONS; EFFICIENT PRODUCTION; ETHANOL FORMATION; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; ETHANOL YIELD; GENE KNOCKOUTS; METABOLIC NETWORKS; MODE ANALYSIS; TIGHT COUPLING;

CELL GROWTH;

HEXOSE; PENTOSE; ALCOHOL; BACTERIAL DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; ETHANOL; GROWTH RESPONSE; METABOLISM; SUGAR;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; KNOCKOUT GENE; NONHUMAN; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; ETHANOL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEXOSES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PENTOSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45749137679     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02708-07     Document Type: Article

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