Modular electron transfer circuits for synthetic biology Insulation of an engineered biohydrogen pathway

Bioengineered Bugs

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Agapakis, Christina M ^a   Silver, Pamela A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Ferredoxin; Hydrogen; Iron sulfur cluster; Modularity; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

FERREDOXIN; HYDROGEN; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE; HYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CELL ENERGY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA TRANSLATION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; BIOENERGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERREDOXINS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 78650148644     PISSN: 19491018     EISSN: 19491026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-1611-4-3     Document Type: Article

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