Hydrogen-driven asymmetric reduction of hydroxyacetone to (<it>R</it>)-1,2-propanediol by <it>Ralstonia eutropha</it> transformant expressing alcohol dehydrogenase from <it>Kluyveromyces lactis</it>

Hydrogen-driven asymmetric reduction of hydroxyacetone to (<it>R</it>)-1,2-propanediol by <it>Ralstonia eutropha</it> transformant expressing alcohol dehydrogenase from <it>Kluyveromyces lactis</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Conversion of industrial processes to more nature-friendly modes is a crucial subject for achieving sustainable development. Utilization of hydrogen-oxidation reactions by hydrogenase as a driving force of bioprocess reaction can be...

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Main Authors: Oda Takahiro, Oda Koji, Yamamoto Hiroaki, Matsuyama Akinobu, Ishii Masaharu, Igarashi Yasuo, Nishihara Hirofumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Subjects:
Hydrogen-driven bioconversion
Hydrogen-driven cell factory
NAD-reducing soluble hydrogenase
Alcohol dehydrogenase
Cofactor regeneration
(<it>R</it>)-1,2-propanediol
Hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium
<it>Ralstonia eutropha</it>
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