Efficient free fatty acid production from woody biomass hydrolysate using metabolically engineered Escherichia coli

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 169, Issue , 2014, Pages 119-125

  Wu, Hui ^a   Lee, Jane ^a   Karanjikar, Mukund ^b   San, Ka Yiu ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b Technology Holding LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fatty acid production; Hydrolysate; PtsG; Xylose

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACIDS; GLUCOSE; XYLOSE;

CARBON CATABOLITE REPRESSION; ENGINEERED ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID PRODUCTIONS; FREE FATTY ACID; HYDROLYSATE; PTSG; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; WOODY BIOMASS;

STRAIN;

CARBOHYDRATE; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; MYRISTIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID; XYLOSE; CARBON;

BIOENGINEERING; CARBON; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; ESTER; FATTY ACID; FECAL COLIFORM; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE INTAKE; LIPID STORAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; WOOD;

BIOMASS; CARBON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; GLUCOSE; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; WOOD; XYLOSE;

EID: 84904538750     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.06.092     Document Type: Article

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