Succinate production from xylose-glucose mixtures using a consortium of engineered Escherichia coli

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 65-72

  Xia, Tian ^a   Altman, Elliot ^b   Eiteman, Mark A ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lignocellulosic hydrolysate; Metabolic engineering; Microbial consortium; Succinic acid; Xylose

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MIXTURES; PRODUCTIVITY; STRAIN; XYLOSE;

BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; ENGINEERED ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGNOCELLULOSIC HYDROLYSATES; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATES; PYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; SPECIFIC PRODUCTIVITY; SUCCINIC ACIDS;

SUGAR INDUSTRY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84920110270     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201400113     Document Type: Article

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