Efficient odd straight medium chain free fatty acid production by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2209-2219

  Wu, Hui ^a   San, Ka Yiu ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fatty acid production; Odd straight medium chain; Propionyl CoA synthase; ketoacyl acyl carrier protein synthase III

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFUELS; CHAINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PROTEINS; SALMONELLA; STRAIN; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACYL CARRIER PROTEINS; ENGINEERED ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID PRODUCTIONS; MICROBIAL BIOSYNTHESIS; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SYNTHASES; THIOESTERASE GENES;

FATTY ACIDS;

3 OXOACYL ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN SYNTHASE; ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; BACTERIAL ENZYME; GLUCOSE; MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACID; PROPIONYL COENZYME A SYNTHASE; THIOL ESTER HYDROLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3-KETOACYL-ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN SYNTHASE III; CULTURE MEDIUM; FATTY ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; OLEOYL-(ACYL-CARRIER-PROTEIN) HYDROLASE; PROPIONATE - COA LIGASE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; UMBELLULARIA CALIFORNICA; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; UMBELLULARIA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

3-OXOACYL-(ACYL-CARRIER-PROTEIN) SYNTHASE; COENZYME A LIGASES; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PROPIONATES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RICINUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; THIOLESTER HYDROLASES; UMBELLULARIA;

EID: 84925282209     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.25296     Document Type: Article

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