Harnessing biodiesel-producing microbes: from genetic engineering of lipase to metabolic engineering of fatty acid biosynthetic pathway

• Published in: Critical reviews in biotechnology Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 26 - 36
• Main Authors: Yan, Jinyong, Yan, Yunjun, Madzak, Catherine, Han, Bingnan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Life Sciences; s:Biodiesel; biosynthesis; lipase; metabolic engineering; genetic engineering

Microbial production routes, notably whole-cell lipase-mediated biotransformation and fatty-acids-derived biosynthesis, offer new opportunities for synthesizing biodiesel. They compare favorably to immobilized lipase and chemically catalyzed processes. Genetically modified whole-cell lipase-mediated...