Biosynthesis of isoprene in Escherichia coli via methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1915-1922

  Zhao, Yaru ^a   Yang, Jianming ^a   Qin, Bo ^a   Li, Yonghao ^a   Sun, Yuanzhang ^a   Su, Sizheng ^a   Xian, Mo ^a  

^a QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Escherichia coli; Isoprene; MEP pathway

Indexed keywords

AVIATION FUEL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DIPHOSPHATES; E. COLI; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FED-BATCH FERMENTATION; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; HIGH QUALITY; ISOPRENE; MEP PATHWAY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; OIL PRICES; OVER-EXPRESSION; POLYMER BUILDING BLOCKS; POPULUS; PROTEIN STRUCTURES; REDUCTOISOMERASE; RENEWABLE MATERIALS; SUBTILIS; SYNTHASE GENE; SYNTHASES; SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY; SYNTHETIC PATHWAYS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; FERMENTATION; GENES; METABOLISM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

1 DEOXY XYLULOSE 5 PHOSPHATE; DIMETHYLALLYL DIPHOSPHATE; ISOPRENE; METHYLERYTHRITOL PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOFUEL; CATALYSIS; DECIDUOUS TREE; ESTER; FECAL COLIFORM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; ISOPRENE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMER; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULUS NIGRA;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BUTADIENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEMITERPENES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PENTANES; POPULUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUGAR PHOSPHATES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POPULUS NIGRA;

EID: 79958232375     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3199-1     Document Type: Article

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