Engineering Escherichia coli for the production of butyl octanoate from endogenous octanoyl-CoA
Medium chain esters produced from fruits and flowering plants have a number of commercial applications including use as flavour and fragrance ingredients, biofuels, and in pharmaceutical formulations. These esters are typically made via the activity of an alcohol acyl transferase (AAT) enzyme which...
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PeerJ Inc.
2019-07-01
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