Growth of E. coli on formate and methanol via the reductive glycine pathway

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2020, Pages 538-545

  Kim, Seohyoung ^a   Lindner, Steffen N ^a   Aslan, Selçuk ^a   Yishai, Oren ^a   Wenk, Sebastian ^a   Schann, Karin ^a   Bar Even, Arren ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMIC ACID; GLYCINE; METHANOL; METHANOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE (ACCEPTOR); FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMASS; CARBON METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; BACTERIAL GENOME; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROCEDURES; TRANSGENIC MICROORGANISM;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORMATES; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GLYCINE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; METHANOL; MICROORGANISMS, GENETICALLY-MODIFIED; MUTATION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 85079441149     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41589-020-0473-5     Document Type: Article

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