Optimization of a whole-cell biocatalyst by employing genetically encoded product sensors inside nanolitre reactors

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 673-678

  Meyer, Andreas ^a,b   Pellaux, René ^a,b   Potot, Sébastien ^c   Becker, Katja ^a   Hohmann, Hans Peter ^c   Panke, Sven ^a   Held, Martin ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b FGen GmbH   (Switzerland)

^c DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; NANOMATERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84937923660     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2301     Document Type: Article

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