Recent Advances in Microbial Production of Aromatic Chemicals and Derivatives

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 785-796

  Noda, Shuhei ^a   Kondo, Akihiko ^a,b  

^a RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

aromatic chemicals; bioproduction; chorismate derivatives; microorganism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SHALE OIL; YEAST;

AROMATIC CHEMICALS; BIO-PRODUCTION; BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAYS; CHEMICAL RAW MATERIALS; CHORISMATE; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; METABOLIC ENGINEERING APPROACH; MICROBIAL PRODUCTION;

AROMATIZATION;

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC AMINO ACID; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBON; CHORISMIC ACID; LIGNOCELLULOSE; SHIKIMIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

CHORISMIC ACID; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; SHIKIMIC ACID;

EID: 85020854455     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.05.006     Document Type: Review

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