Elimination of formate production in Clostridium thermocellum

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1263-1272

  Rydzak, Thomas ^a   Lynd, Lee R ^a,b   Guss, Adam M ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

C1 metabolism; Cellulosic ethanol; Clostridium thermocellum; Metabolic engineering; Pyruvate:formate lyase

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; CARBON; FORMIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVATE FORMATE LYASE A; PYRUVATE FORMATE LYASE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOFUEL; ENZYME; FORMATE C-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRUVATE FORMATE-LYASE ACTIVATING ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOPROCESS; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH RATE; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; BIOREACTOR; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SECRETION (PROCESS);

CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM;

ACETATES; ACETYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; FORMATES; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; LACTIC ACID; METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 84939139436     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-015-1644-3     Document Type: Article

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