Title |
Recent progress in synthetic biology for microbial production of C3–C10 alcohols
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Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2012
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DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00196 |
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Authors |
Edna N. Lamsen, Shota Atsumi |
Abstract |
The growing need to address current energy and environmental problems has sparked an interest in developing improved biological methods to produce liquid fuels from renewable sources. While microbial ethanol production is well established, higher-chain alcohols possess chemical properties that are more similar to gasoline. Unfortunately, these alcohols (except 1-butanol) are not produced efficiently in natural microorganisms, and thus economical production in industrial volumes remains a challenge. Synthetic biology, however, offers additional tools to engineer synthetic pathways in user-friendly hosts to help increase titers and productivity of these advanced biofuels. This review concentrates on recent developments in synthetic biology to produce higher-chain alcohols as viable renewable replacements for traditional fuel. |
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