Introduction of a green algal squalene synthase enhances squalene accumulation in a strain of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Squalene is a triterpene which is produced as a precursor for a wide range of terpenoid compounds in many organisms. It has commercial use in food and cosmetics but could also be used as a feedstock for production of chemicals and fuels, if generated sustainably on a large scale. We have engineered...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-06-01
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Series: | Metabolic Engineering Communications |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214030119300306 |