Metabolic engineering of Methylorubrum extorquens AM1 for poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) production using formate

This study shows that a PHBV copolymer with a high proportion of 3HV can be synthesized using formate, a C1 carbon source, through metabolic engineering and supplementation with short-chain fatty acids.PMID:33610606 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.02.092

Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - February 21, 2021 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Jihee Yoon Woojin Chang Seung-Hwan Oh Soo-Hyung Choi Yung-Hun Yang Min-Kyu Oh Source Type: research