Metabolic responses to ethanol and butanol in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Abstract Background Microalgae have been demonstrated to be among the most promising phototrophic species for producing renewable biofuels and chemicals. Ethanol and butanol are clean energy sources with good chemical and physical properties as alternatives to gasoline. However, biosynthesis of thes...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | Biotechnology for Biofuels |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-017-0931-9 |