Abstract
Go green: Isobutyric acid is a high-volume industrial chemical produced from non-sustainable petroleum feedstocks and toxic materials. A synthetic metabolic pathway is constructed in E. coli to enable the biosynthesis of this compound from glucose, a renewable carbon source. The biosynthetic approach is an attractive option from both an economical and environmental point of view.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1068-1070 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | ChemSusChem |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 22 2011 |
Keywords
- biosynthesis
- enzymes
- isobutyrate
- metabolism
- renewable resources