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Conversion of proteins into biofuels by engineering nitrogen flux.

Nature biotechnology - 1 Apr 2011

Huo Yi-Xin, Cho Kwang Myung, Rivera Jimmy G Lafontaine, Monte Emma, Shen Claire R, Yan Yajun, Liao James C

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Biofuels are currently produced from carbohydrates and lipids in feedstock. Proteins, in contrast, have not been used to synthesize fuels because of the difficulties of deaminating protein hydrolysates. Here we apply metabolic engineering to generate Escherichia coli that can deaminate protein hydrolysates, enabling the cells to convert proteins to C4 and C5 alcohols at 56% of the theoretical yield. We accomplish...

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PMID: 21378968
DOI: 10.1038/nbt.1789

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