Isoprene Production Via the Mevalonic Acid Pathway in Escherichia coli (Bacteria)

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 814-828

  Zurbriggen, Andreas ^a   Kirst, Henning ^a   Melis, Anastasios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deoxyxylulose 5 phosphate pathway; Isoprene; Mevalonic acid pathway; Pueraria montana; Terpenoid biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

DEOXYXYLULOSE-5-PHOSPHATE PATHWAY; ISOPRENE; MEVALONIC ACID PATHWAY; MONTANA; TERPENOIDS;

BATCH CELL CULTURE; BINDING SITES; BIOSYNTHESIS; BYPASS RATIO; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GENE EXPRESSION; LIPIDS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PUERARIA; PUERARIA MONTANA; PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA;

EID: 84868471914     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-012-9192-4     Document Type: Article

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