Ethanol production by engineered thermophiles

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages 130-141

  Olson, Daniel G ^a,c   Sparling, Richard ^b   Lynd, Lee R ^a,c  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c BioEnergy Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROORGANISMS;

ETHANOL PRODUCTION; HIGH YIELD; PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE; PYRUVATE FORMATE LYASE; PYRUVATE-FERREDOXIN OXIDOREDUCTASE; PYRUVATES; THERMOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS;

ETHANOL;

PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE; PYRUVATE FORMATE LYASE; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE; PYRUVIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CALDICELLULOSIRUPTOR BESCII; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOBACILLUS THERMOGLUCOSIDASIUS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; OGATAEA POLYMORPHA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; REVIEW; THERMOANAEROBACTER; THERMOANAEROBACTER ETHANOLICUS; THERMOANAEROBACTER MATHRANII; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM SACCHAROLYTICUM; THERMOPHILE; BIOSYNTHESIS; HEAT; METABOLISM;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACIDS; ETHANOL; HOT TEMPERATURE; PYRUVIC ACID;

EID: 84924047011     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2015.02.006     Document Type: Review

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