Improved 2-methyl-1-propanol production in an engineered Bacillus subtilis by constructing inducible pathways

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2253-2258

  Li, Shanshan ^a   Jia, Xiaoqiang ^a,b   Wen, Jianping ^a,b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

2 Methyl 1 propanol; Bacillus subtilis; Inducible expression; Metabolic balance; Pathway engineering

Indexed keywords

2-METHYL-1-PROPANOL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; INDUCIBLE EXPRESSION; INDUCTION TIME; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; OPTIMIZATION;

PROPANOL;

BUTANOL; ISOBUTANOL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION; TIME; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BUTANOLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84868481932     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-1041-1     Document Type: Article

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