Metabolic Pathways and Engineering of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Biosynthesis
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Dr. Kazunori Taguchi,
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Dr. Kazunori Taguchi
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Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- Introduction
- Metabolic Pathways for PHA Biosynthesis
- Organization of the Genes Involved in PHA Biosynthesis
- Monomer-supplying Enzymes for PHA Biosynthesis
- β-Ketothiolase (PhaA)
- Acetoacetyl-CoA Reductase (PhaB)
- (R)-3-Hydroxyacyl-ACP–CoA transferase (PhaG)
- (R)-Specific Enoyl-CoA Hydratase (PhaJ)
- Metabolic Engineering and Improvements in PHA Biosynthesis
- Metabolic Engineering for PHA Production in Recombinant Escherichia coli
- Metabolic Improvement for PHA Production in Ralstonia eutropha PHB-4 and Pseudomonads
- Outlook and Perspectives
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