Carbon sources-dependent carotenoid production in metabolically engineered Escherichia coli

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2231-2239

  Kim, Jongrae ^a   Kong, Min Kyung ^a   Lee, Sang Yup ^b   Lee, Pyung Cheon ^a  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon source; Carotenoids; E. coli; Metabolic engineering

Indexed keywords

BETA-CAROTENES; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; CARBON SOURCE; CAROTENOID PRODUCTION; CAROTENOIDS; CELL DENSITY; CONVERSION YIELD; E. COLI; LYCOPENES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATES; RECOMBINANT ESCHERICHIA COLI; TRANSPORT MECHANISM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; GROWTH KINETICS; METABOLISM;

PIGMENTS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78149470025     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-010-0408-5     Document Type: Article

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