The use of an acetoacetyl-CoA synthase in place of a β-ketothiolase enhances poly-3-hydroxybutyrate production in sugarcane mesophyll cells

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 700-707

  Mcqualter, Richard B ^a   Petrasovits, Lars A ^a   Gebbie, Leigh K ^a   Schweitzer, Dirk ^b   Blackman, Deborah M ^a   Chrysanthopoulos, Panagiotis ^a   Hodson, Mark P ^c   Plan, Manuel R ^c   Riches, James D ^a   Snell, Kristi D ^b   Brumbley, Stevens M ^a,d   Nielsen, Lars K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Metabolix Inc   (United States)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

PHB; Acetoacetyl CoA synthase; Biopolymer; NphT7; Polyhydroxybutyrate; Sugarcane; ketothiolase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ACETOACETYL COA; ACETYL COENZYME A ACYLTRANSFERASE; ACYL COENZYME A; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; PLANT PROTEIN; POLY-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYESTER; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROPLAST; CROP; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MESOPHYLL CELL; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLASTID; SUGARCANE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACETYL-COA C-ACYLTRANSFERASE; ACYL COENZYME A; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CHLOROPLASTS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MESOPHYLL CELLS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASTIDS; POLYESTERS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SACCHARUM;

EID: 84929519665     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12298     Document Type: Article

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