Cyanobacteria: Photoautotrophic Microbial Factories for the Sustainable Synthesis of Industrial Products

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Lau, Nyok Sean ^a   Matsui, Minami ^b   Abdullah, Amirul Al Ashraf ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b Elements Chemistry Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BIOFUEL; BIOPOLYMER; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEAVY METAL; ISOPRENE; PIGMENT; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; VITAMIN; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; FERMENTATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANOBACTERIA; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS;

EID: 84936797718     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/754934     Document Type: Review

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