Expression of a xylose-specific transporter improves ethanol production by metabolically engineered Zymomonas mobilis

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 6897-6905

  Dunn, Kori L ^a   Rao, Christopher V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Fermentation; Sugar transport; Xylose; Zymomonas mobilis

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STRAIN; SUGARS; XYLOSE;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; ENGINEERED STRAINS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; HIGH RATE; OVER-EXPRESSION; SUGAR TRANSPORT; XYLOSE UTILIZATIONS; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; GLF TRANSPORTER; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOSE; COTRANSPORTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; XYLE PROTEIN, E COLI;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUGAR TRANSPORT; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; ZYMOMONAS;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMPORTERS; XYLOSE; ZYMOMONAS;

EID: 84904998972     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5812-6     Document Type: Article

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