Deriving metabolic engineering strategies from genome-scale modeling with flux ratio constraints

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 581-594

  Yen, Jiun Y ^a   Nazem Bokaee, Hadi ^a   Freedman, Benjamin G ^a   Athamneh, Ahmad I M ^a   Senger, Ryan S ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio based fuels and chemicals; Flux ratio; Genome scale model; Microbial cell factory; Systems metabolic engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOBASED FUELS; FLUX RATIO; GENOME-SCALE MODEL; MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES; SYSTEMS METABOLIC ENGINEERINGS;

ACETONE; CHEMICALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; METABOLISM; RESEARCH; YEAST;

METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

2 PROPANOL; 4 HYDROXY 3 METHOXYPHENYLETHANOL; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; CELLULOSE; HYDROGEN; ISOBUTANOL; SUCCINIC ACID;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUX BALANCE ANALYSIS WITH FLUX RATIO; GENOME; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIA; BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; GLUCOSE; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 84877134633     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201200234     Document Type: Article

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