Microbial production of lactate-containing polyesters

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 621-636

  Yang, Jung Eun ^a   Choi, So Young ^a   Shin, Jae Ho ^a   Park, Si Jae ^b   Lee, Sang Yup ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYCARBOXYLIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MONOMER; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BIOCATALYST; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL METABOLISM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PSEUDOMONAS; RING OPENING; SHORT SURVEY; WHOLE CELL;

BACTERIA; LACTATES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; POLYESTERS;

EID: 84885806733     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12066     Document Type: Short Survey

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