Indole modifies the central carbon flux in the anaerobic metabolism of Escherichia coli: application to the production of hydrogen and other metabolites

New Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 868-873

  De Leon Rodriguez, Antonio ^a,b   Caño Muñiz, Santiago L ^a   Liu, Junyan ^a   Summers, David K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacteriostatic; Escherichia coli; Ethanol; Hydrogen; Indole; Ionophore; Lactate

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIA; BIOMOLECULES; CELL SIGNALING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; IONOPHORES; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOLID SOLUTIONS;

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BACTERIOSTATIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI WDHL; INDOLE; LACTATE; METABOLITE PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; HYDROGEN; INDOLE; LACTIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON CYCLE; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON CYCLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; INDOLES; KINETICS;

EID: 84988933177     PISSN: 18716784     EISSN: 18764347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2016.09.005     Document Type: Article

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