Optimization of fatty alcohol biosynthesis pathway for selectively enhanced production of C12/14 and C16/18 fatty alcohols in engineered Escherichia coli

Microbial Cell Factories

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Zheng, Yan Ning ^a,b   Li, Ling Ling ^a,c   Liu, Qiang ^a,c   Yang, Jian Ming ^a,b   Wang, Xiang Wei ^a,b   Liu, Wei ^a   Xu, Xin ^a   Liu, Hui ^a   Zhao, Guang ^a   Xian, Mo ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fatty alcohol; Fermentation; Pathway optimization; Selective production

Indexed keywords

ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; ACYL COENZYME A; FAS ASSOCIATED DEATH DOMAIN PROTEIN; FATTY ALCOHOL; THIOL ESTER HYDROLASE;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN;

ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; COENZYME A LIGASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FATTY ALCOHOLS; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; UP-REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84861142495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-11-65     Document Type: Article

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