A systematic analysis of TCA Escherichia coli mutants reveals suitable genetic backgrounds for enhanced hydrogen and ethanol production using glycerol as main carbon source

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1750-1761

  Valle, Antonio ^a   Cabrera, Gema ^a   Muhamadali, Howbeer ^b   Trivedi, Drupad K ^b   Ratray, Nicholas J W ^b   Goodacre, Royston ^b   Cantero, Domingo ^a   Bolivar, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioethanol production; Biohydrogen production; Escherichia coli; Glycerol feed stocks; Tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLYCEROL; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM;

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIO-HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; CENTRAL CARBON METABOLISMS; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES; FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES; MICROBIAL BIOTRANSFORMATIONS; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRICARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

ALCOHOL; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; LACTIC ACID; MALIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CARBON SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DCUD GENE; DERIVATIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; FERMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; MUTATION;

EID: 84946900963     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201500005     Document Type: Article

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