Biosynthesis of odd-chain fatty alcohols in escherichia coli

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue , 2015, Pages 113-123

  Cao, Ying Xiu ^a   Xiao, Wen Hai ^a   Liu, Duo ^a   Zhang, Jin Lai ^a   Ding, Ming Zhu ^a   Yuan, Ying Jin ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Even chain alkane; Fatty acid biosynthesis; Odd chain fatty alcohol; Synthetic biology; Dioxygenase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON; CHAINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; MICROORGANISMS; PARAFFINS;

ACYL CARRIER PROTEINS; CHEMICAL COMMODITIES; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTS; DIOXYGENASES; FATTY ACID BIOSYNTHESIS; FATTY ALCOHOLS; FED-BATCH FERMENTATION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

FATTY ACIDS;

ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; ALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; DIOXYGENASE; FATTY ALCOHOL; THIOL ESTER HYDROLASE; PLANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DENSITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FED BATCH FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; ORYZA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYZA SATIVA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ALCOHOLS; ORYZA; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84925355604     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: 10967184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2015.03.005     Document Type: Article

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