The state of autotrophic ethanol production in Cyanobacteria

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 11-24

  Dexter, J ^a   Armshaw, P ^a   Sheahan, C ^a   Pembroke, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biotechnology; Cyanobacteria; Ethanol; Metabolic engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM;

'CURRENT; AUTOTROPHICS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; ETHANOL YIELD; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC MODIFICATIONS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE; PYRUVATES;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EARLY PREGNANCY FACTOR; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GRPE PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOFUEL;

AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYST; ETHANOL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA MODIFICATION; ESSENTIAL GENE; GENE CASSETTE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CYANOBACTERIA; ZYMOMONAS;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BIOFUELS; CYANOBACTERIA; ETHANOL; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 84931570572     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12821     Document Type: Review

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