Metabolic engineering of <it>Saccharomyces cerevisiae </it>for the production of n-butanol

Metabolic engineering of <it>Saccharomyces cerevisiae </it>for the production of n-butanol

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increasing energy costs and environmental concerns have motivated engineering microbes for the production of "second generation" biofuels that have better properties than ethanol.</p> <p>Results and conclusion&l...

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Main Authors: Myers Samuel, Prasad Nilu, Chan Rossana, Steen Eric J, Petzold Christopher J, Redding Alyssa, Ouellet Mario, Keasling Jay D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Online Access:http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/7/1/36

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