Systematic metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for high-yield production of fuel bio-chemical 2,3-butanediol

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-33

  Xu, Youqiang ^a   Chu, Haipei ^a   Gao, Chao ^a   Tao, Fei ^b   Zhou, Zikang ^b   Li, Kun ^a   Li, Lixiang ^b   Ma, Cuiqing ^a   Xu, Ping ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

2,3 Butanediol; Biofuel; Escherichia coli; Fermentation; Metabolic engineering; Promoter

Indexed keywords

2 ,3-BUTANEDIOL; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BIOSYNTHESIS GENE CLUSTER; EXTRACELLULAR METABOLITES; FED-BATCH FERMENTATION; FERMENTATION CONDITIONS; PROMOTER; RECOMBINANT ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFUELS; CLONING; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; STRAIN; TOXICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

2,3 BUTANEDIOL; BIOFUEL; 2,3-BUTYLENE GLYCOL; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BUTANEDIOL; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FED BATCH FERMENTATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BUTYLENE GLYCOLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84896847314     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: 10967184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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