Fermentive production of four carbon alcohols

Details Fermentive production of four carbon alcohols Fermentive production of four carbon alcohols

2006-10-25

2010-12-14

Fronda, Christian L (Department: 1652)

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Micro-organism, tissue cell culture or enzyme using process...

Preparing oxygen-containing organic compound

C435S069100, C435S183000, C435S252300, C435S254220, C435S320100, C435S157000

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ABSTRACT:
Methods for the fermentative production of four carbon alcohols is provided. Specifically, butanol, preferably isobutanol is produced by the fermentative growth of a recombinant bacterium expressing an isobutanol biosynthetic pathway.

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