Metabolic engineering for isoprenoid-based biofuel production

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 605-619

  Gupta, P ^a   Phulara, S C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biofuel production; Isoprenoids; Metabolic engineering; Micro organisms

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; LIPIDS; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL ROUTE; INDUSTRIAL GROWTH; ISOPRENOIDS; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MICROBIAL STRAIN; NATURAL PRODUCTIONS; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH;

METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

ACETYL COENZYME A; BACTERIAL DNA; BIOFUEL; BISABOLENE; DEOXYXYLULOSE 5 PHOSPHATE; DIMETHYLALLYLPYROPHOSPHATE; FANESENE; FARNESOL; GENOMIC DNA; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE; HEMITERPENE; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE; ISOPRENOID; MEVALONIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; PYROPHOSPHORIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRUVIC ACID; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOFUEL; COMMERCIALIZATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; ISOPRENOID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OIL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON SOURCE; CODON USAGE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PROKARYOTE; REDUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BIOFUELS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; TERPENES;

EID: 84939484452     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12871     Document Type: Article

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