Production of advanced biofuels in engineered E. coli

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 472-479

  Wen, Miao ^a   Bond Watts, Brooks B ^a   Chang, Michelle C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BIODIESEL; BIOFUEL; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS FERMENTATION; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY; ENERGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MISCIBILITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

ACETYL COENZYME A; ALCOHOLS; AMINO ACIDS; BIOFUELS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 84878844718     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.03.034     Document Type: Review

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