High level production of supra molecular weight poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 196-200

  Choi, Jong Il ^a   Lee, Sang Yup ^a,b  

^a BioProcess Engineering Research Center   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fed batch culture; Molecular weight; PHB; Recombinant E. coli

Indexed keywords

EID: 9444254469     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02942292     Document Type: Article

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