UP Finder: A COBRA toolbox extension for identifying gene overexpression strategies for targeted overproduction

Metabolic Engineering Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2017, Pages 54-59

  Wang, Xi ^a   Yu, Liang ^a   Chen, Shulin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

COBRA toolbox; Gene overexpression strategy; Metabolic engineering; Rational pathway design; Targeted overproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027982402     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22140301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meteno.2017.08.001     Document Type: Article

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