Engineering a cyanobacterium as the catalyst for the photosynthetic conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> to 1,2-propanediol

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The modern society primarily relies on petroleum and natural gas for the production of fuels and chemicals. One of the major commodity chemicals 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PDO), which has an annual production of more than 0.5 million tons...

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Main Authors: Li Han, Liao James C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/12/1/4