Biotransformation of p-xylene into terephthalic acid by engineered Escherichia coli

Terephthalic acid (TPA) is an important commodity chemical typically produced from the oxidation of fossil fuel-derivedp-xylene (pX) at high temperature and pressure. Here the authors report an engineered Escherichia coli strain that can transform pX into TPA with a high conversion yield.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zi Wei Luo, Sang Yup Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15689