Introduction of an acetyl-CoA carboxylation bypass into Escherichia coli for enhanced free fatty acid production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 245, Issue , 2017, Pages 1627-1633

  Shin, Kwang Soo ^a   Lee, Sung Kuk ^a  

^a Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetyl CoA carboxylation; Bypass; Escherichia coli; Free fatty acid; Methylmalonyl CoA carboxyltransferase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CARBOXYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ACETYL COA CARBOXYLASE (ACC); ACETYL-COA; BYPASS; FATTY ACID PRODUCTIONS; FREE FATTY ACID; METHYLMALONYL-COA CARBOXYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM FREUDENREICHII;

FATTY ACIDS;

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; ASPARTIC ACID; FATTY ACID; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); METHYLMALONYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLTRANSFERASE; OXALOACETIC ACID; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; METHYLMALONYL-COA CARBOXYTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERASE;

CELL; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHEMICAL REACTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBOXYLATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM FREUDENREICHII; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROPIONIBACTERIUM FREUDENREICHII;

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE; CARBOXYL AND CARBAMOYL TRANSFERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED;

EID: 85020218418     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.169     Document Type: Article

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