Malonyl-CoA pathway: a promising route for 3-hydroxypropionate biosynthesis

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 933-941

  Liu, Changshui ^a,b   Ding, Yamei ^b   Xian, Mo ^a   Liu, Min ^a   Liu, Huizhou ^a   Ma, Qingjun ^b   Zhao, Guang ^a  

^a QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

3 Hydroxypropionate; 3HP tolerance; acetyl CoA carboxylase; carbon flux; enzyme engineering; malonyl CoA pathway; malonyl CoA reductase; metabolic engineering; supply of energy and cofactor

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGELS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

3-HYDROXYPROPIONATE; ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE; CARBON FLUXES; COFACTORS; ENZYME ENGINEERING; MALONYL-COA; MALONYL-COA REDUCTASE;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOTIN; CARBON; HYDRACRYLIC ACID; MALONYL COENZYME A; PYRUVIC ACID; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; LACTIC ACID;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HOST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTIC ACID; MALONYL COENZYME A; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 85009270975     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: 15497801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2016.1272093     Document Type: Review

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