Heterologous biosynthesis and manipulation of alkanes in Escherichia coli

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue , 2016, Pages 19-28

  Cao, Ying Xiu ^a   Xiao, Wen Hai ^a   Zhang, Jin Lai ^a   Xie, Ze Xiong ^a   Ding, Ming Zhu ^a   Yuan, Ying Jin ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkane biosynthesis; Competitive pathway; Fatty alcohol; Metabolic engineering; Modular optimization

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; FOSSIL FUELS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PARAFFINS;

CATALYTIC CAPABILITY; COMPETITIVE PATHWAY; DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA; FATTY ACID BIOSYNTHESIS; FATTY ALCOHOLS; FED-BATCH FERMENTATION; MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES; MODULAR OPTIMIZATIONS;

FATTY ACIDS;

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; FATTY ALCOHOL; FATTY ALCOHOL OXIDASE; FOSSIL FUEL; LIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN;

AAR GENE; ADHP GENE; ADO GENE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FED BATCH FERMENTATION; FOUNDRY; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIPID DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ALKANES; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS;

EID: 84973513749     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: 10967184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2016.06.002     Document Type: Article

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