Multidimensional heuristic process for high-yield production of astaxanthin and fragrance molecules in Escherichia coli

Nature Communications

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Zhang, Congqiang ^a   Seow, Vui Yin ^b   Chen, Xixian ^a   Too, Heng Phon ^a,b  

^a AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; ENZYME VARIANT; FRAGRANCE; LINALOOL; LYCOPENE; NEROLIDOL; ZEAXANTHIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME KINETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEURISTIC PROCESS; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROMOTER REGION; RIBOSOME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BETA CAROTENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; LYCOPENE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; ODORANTS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 85046960495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04211-x     Document Type: Article

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