Engineering microorganisms for improving polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2018, Pages 20-25

  Chen, Guo Qiang ^a,b   Jiang, Xiao Ran ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ENGINEERING;

BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAYS; GRAVITY SEPARATION; GROWTH PATTERNS; NON-TRADITIONAL; POLY-HYDROXYALKANOATE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; REDUCED COMPLEXITY; SYNTHESIS PATHWAYS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL SIZE; COST; CRISPR-CAS9 SYSTEM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HALOPHILE; HOST; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; BACTERIUM; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES;

EID: 85034605398     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.10.008     Document Type: Review

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