Metabolic engineering of microbial pathways for advanced biofuels production
2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 22; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.copbio.2011.04.024
ISSN1879-0429
AutoresFuzhong Zhang, Sarah Rodriguez, Jay D. Keasling,
Tópico(s)Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
ResumoProduction of biofuels from renewable resources such as cellulosic biomass provides a source of liquid transportation fuel to replace petroleum-based fuels. This endeavor requires the conversion of cellulosic biomass into simple sugars, and the conversion of simple sugars into biofuels. Recently, microorganisms have been engineered to convert simple sugars into several types of biofuels, such as alcohols, fatty acid alkyl esters, alkanes, and terpenes, with high titers and yields. Here, we review recently engineered biosynthetic pathways from the well-characterized microorganisms Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of several advanced biofuels.
Referência(s)