Metabolic engineering of Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 for the production of butadiene precursor
Abstract Background Butadiene is a platform chemical used as an industrial feedstock for the manufacture of automobile tires, synthetic resins, latex and engineering plastics. Currently, butadiene is predominantly synthesized as a byproduct of ethylene production from non-renewable petroleum resourc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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Series: | Microbial Cell Factories |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-018-1042-4 |