Engineering Escherichia coli to convert acetic acid to free fatty acids

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 76, Issue , 2013, Pages 60-69

  Xiao, Yi ^a   Ruan, Zhenhua ^b   Liu, Zhiguo ^b   Wu, Stephen G ^a   Varman, Arul M ^a   Liu, Yan ^b   Tang, Yinjie J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; Acs gene; Anaerobic digested; Carbon flux; Lignocellulosic biomass

Indexed keywords

13C; ACS GENES; ANAEROBIC-DIGESTED; CARBON FLUXES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS;

ACETIC ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; EFFLUENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PH; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT;

BIOFUELS;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON 13; FATTY ACID; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOMASS; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; EFFLUENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE;

EID: 84877816196     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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