Synthetic biology for CO2 fixation

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1106-1114

  Gong, Fuyu ^a,b   Cai, Zhen ^a   Li, Yin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

carbon dioxide fixation; CO2 fixation pathway; energy supply; synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL;

ARCHAEON; BACTERIUM; CARBON CYCLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; PROCEDURES; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84992752903     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-016-0304-2     Document Type: Review

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