Efficient production of polylactic acid and its copolymers by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-101

  Jung, Yu Kyung ^a   Lee, Sang Yup ^a  

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

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fed batch culture; Metabolic engineering; P(3HB co LA); PLA; Polylactic acid

Indexed keywords

FED-BATCH CULTURES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; P(3HB-CO-LA); PLA; POLY LACTIC ACID;

BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BODY FLUIDS; CELL CULTURE; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DIMERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; GROWTH KINETICS; LACTIC ACID; METABOLISM; STRAIN;

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

COPOLYMER; POLYLACTIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FED BATCH CULTURE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; CELL PROLIFERATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLUCOSE; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; LACTIC ACID; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; POLYMERS; SUCCINIC ACID;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78650677920     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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