Metabolic pathways of clostridia for producing butanol

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 764-781

  Gheshlaghi, R ^a,b   Scharer, J M ^a   Moo Young, M ^a   Chou, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

ABE fermentation; Biobutanol; Clostridia; Clostridium acetobutylicum; Enzyme kinetics; Metabolic pathway

Indexed keywords

ABE FERMENTATION; BIOBUTANOL; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; METABOLIC PATHWAY;

ALCOHOLS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATES; CATALYSTS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; METABOLISM; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

FERMENTATION;

BUTANOL;

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL; CARBOHYDRATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GUIDELINE; METABOLISM; REACTION KINETICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CLOSTRIDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

BUTANOLS; CLOSTRIDIUM; FERMENTATION; KINETICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM;

EID: 70349971135     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2009.06.002     Document Type: Review

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