Biosynthesis of chiral 3-hydroxyvalerate from single propionate-unrelated carbon sources in metabolically engineered <it>E. coli</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The ability to synthesize chiral building block molecules with high optical purity is of considerable importance to the fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Production of one such compound, 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV), has previo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-11-01
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Series: | Microbial Cell Factories |
Online Access: | http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/9/1/96 |