Central metabolic nodes for diverse biochemical production

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2016, Pages 37-42

  Cordova, Lauren T ^a   Alper, Hal S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; ASPARTIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; PYRUVIC ACID; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TYROSINE;

CARBON METABOLISM; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; BACTERIUM; FUNGUS; METABOLISM;

ACETYL COENZYME A; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIA; CITRIC ACID; FUNGI; PYRUVIC ACID; TYROSINE;

EID: 84984876837     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.08.025     Document Type: Review

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