Metabolic and genetic engineering of cyanobacteria for enhanced hydrogen production

Biofuels

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 535-561

  Khetkorn, Wanthanee ^a   Khanna, Namita ^b   Incharoensakdi, Aran ^a   Lindblad, Peter ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CARRIERS; ENHANCED HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONS; HYDROGEN METABOLISM; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; MODEL SYSTEM; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN; RECENT PROGRESS; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION;

GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROGEN; PHOTOBIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLAR ENERGY;

METABOLISM;

EID: 84883235304     PISSN: 17597269     EISSN: 17597277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bfs.13.41     Document Type: Review

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