Biological production of adipic acid from renewable substrates: Current and future methods

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 105, Issue , 2016, Pages 16-26

  Deng, Yu ^a   Ma, Lizhou ^b   Mao, Yin ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wilmar International Limited   (China)

Author keywords

Adipic acid; Biocatalysis; Biosynthesis; Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP); Fermentation; Metabolite over production

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON; CATALYSIS; FERMENTATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SOLVENTS; SYNTHETIC RESINS;

ADIPIC ACIDS; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS; CONSOLIDATED BIO-PROCESSING; METABOLITE OVER PRODUCTION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES;

SUBSTRATES;

ADIPIC ACID; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBON; CYCLOHEXANONE; GLUCOSE; LIGNIN; MUCONIC ACID; PETROCHEMICAL AGENT; SACCHARIC ACID;

BIOMASS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84941299813     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2015.08.015     Document Type: Review

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