| Literature DB >> 14580573 |
Charles E Nakamura1, Gregory M Whited.
Abstract
Improvements in the biological production of 1,3-propanediol, a key component of an emerging polymer business, have been realized. Utilizing genes from natural strains that produce 1,3-propanediol from glycerol, metabolic engineering has enabled the development of a recombinant strain that utilizes the lower cost feedstock D-glucose. This accomplishment bodes well for future metabolic engineering efforts and, ultimately, for increased societal benefit obtained through the production of chemicals from renewable resources.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 14580573 DOI： 10.1016/j.copbio.2003.08.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Biotechnol ISSN： 0958-1669 Impact factor: 9.740