Light-energy conversion in engineered microorganisms

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 682-689

  Johnson, Ethan T ^a   Schmidt Dannert, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

BIOHYDROGEN PRODUCTIONS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS; FINE CHEMICALS; METABOLIC CAPACITIES; METABOLIC ENGINEERINGS; METABOLIC NETWORKS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGIES;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; CAROTENOID; FERREDOXIN; PROTON PUMP; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; RHODOPSIN;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY CONVERSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIGHT; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 55749106942     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2008.09.002     Document Type: Review

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