Energy-efficient butanol production by <i>Clostridium acetobutylicum</i> with histidine kinase knockouts to improve strain tolerance and process robustness
Guangqing Du, Chao Zhu, Mengmeng Xu, Lan Wang, Shang‐Tian Yang, Chuang Xue
Abstract
Engineering histidine kinases in <italic>C. acetobutylicum</italic> enhanced cell viability and solventogenesis in ABE fermentation and enabled robust and energy-efficient butanol production.
Topics & Concepts
Clostridium acetobutylicumRobustness (evolution)ButanolChemistryIsobutanolHistidine kinaseGene knockoutHistidineMetabolic engineeringComputational biologyBiochemical engineeringBiochemistryBiologyGeneEngineeringEnzymeEthanolBiofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionFungal and yeast genetics research