Isobutanol production as an alternative metabolic sink to rescue the growth deficiency of the glycogen mutant of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 301-310

  Li, Xiaoqian ^a   Shen, Claire R ^a,b   Liao, James C ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon flux distribution; Cyanobacteria carbon sink; Glycogen mutant; Growth rescue; Isobutanol production

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 7942;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BUTANOL; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOGEN; ISOBUTANOL;

CARBON CYCLE; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BUTANOLS; CARBON; CARBON CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL; DNA COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GLUCOSE-1-PHOSPHATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOGEN; MUTATION; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 84901844777     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-014-9987-6     Document Type: Article

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