Modular optimization of multi-gene pathways for fumarate production

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue , 2016, Pages 76-85

  Chen, Xiulai ^a   Zhu, Pan ^a   Liu, Liming ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fumarate; Modular pathway engineering; Multi gene pathway; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; GENES; METABOLISM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAYS; FUMARATES; MODULAR OPTIMIZATIONS; MULTI-GENE PATHWAY; PATHWAY ENGINEERINGS; PETROLEUM-BASED CHEMICALS; PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENT; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

GENE EXPRESSION;

FUMARIC ACID; TRANSFER RNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ESSENTIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; KGD2 GENE; METABOLIC BALANCE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; P160A GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; ROMDH GENE; ROPYC GENE; SDH1 GENE; SUCLG2 GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROCEDURES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FUMARATES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84949803963     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: 10967184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2015.07.007     Document Type: Article

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