Discovery and implementation of a novel pathway for n-butanol production via 2-oxoglutarate

Abstract Background One of the European Union directives indicates that 10% of all fuels must be bio-synthesized by 2020. In this regard, biobutanol—natively produced by clostridial strains—poses as a promising alternative biofuel. One possible approach to overcome the difficulties of the industrial...

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Main Authors: Sofia Ferreira, Rui Pereira, Filipe Liu, Paulo Vilaça, Isabel Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-019-1565-x

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