Triacylglycerol production from corn stover using a xylose-fermenting Rhodococcus opacus strain for lignocellulosic biofuels

Journal of Microbial and Biochemical Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 254-259

  Kurosawa, Kazuhiko ^a   Wewetzer, Sandra J ^b   Sinskey, Anthony J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corn stover; Lignocellulosic biofuel; Rhodococcus opacus; Triacylglycerol; Xylose

Indexed keywords

10 HEPATADECENOIC ACID; BIOFUEL; GLUCOSE; HEPTADECANOIC ACID; HYDROCARBON; LIGNOCELLULOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOFUEL; MYRISTIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PALMITOLEIC ACID; PENTADECANOIC ACID; STEARIC ACID; SUGAR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORN STOVER; DRY WEIGHT; FERMENTATION; GENE ACTIVATION; LIPID HYDROLYSIS; LIPOGENESIS; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS; TILLAGE;

RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84906965971     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/1948-5948.1000153     Document Type: Article

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