One-pot production of butyl butyrate from glucose using a cognate “diamond-shaped” E. coli consortium

Abstract Esters are widely used in plastics, textile fibers, and general petrochemicals. Usually, esters are produced via chemical synthesis or enzymatic processes from the corresponding alcohols and acids. However, the fermentative production of esters from alcohols and/or acids has recently also b...

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Main Authors: Jean Paul Sinumvayo, Chunhua Zhao, Guoxia Liu, Yin Li, Yanping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-02-01
Series:Bioresources and Bioprocessing
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-021-00372-8