Metabolic and pathway engineering to influence native and altered erythromycin production through E. coli

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-49

  Jiang, Ming ^a,b   Pfeifer, Blaine A ^b  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; E. coli; Erythromycin; Methylmalonyl CoA; Propionyl CoA; Substrate

Indexed keywords

E. COLI; ERYTHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN BIOSYNTHESIS; ERYTHROMYCIN PRODUCTION; HETEROLOGOUS PRODUCTION; METHYLMALONYL-COA; PATHWAY ENGINEERINGS; PROPIONYL-COA;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; SUBSTRATES;

ANTIBIOTICS;

BENZYL DERIVATIVE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GLYCEROL; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONYL COENZYME A; THREONINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBIOTIC; E. COLI; ERYTHROMYCIN; METHYLMALONYL-COA; PROPIONYL-COA; SUBSTRATE;

ACYL COENZYME A; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCEROL; METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84879825498     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: 10967184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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