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Pyruvate metabolism redirection for biological production of commodity chemicals in aerobic fungus Aspergillus oryzae.
Metabolic engineering - 1 Sept 2020
Zhang Silai, Wakai Satoshi, Sasakura Naoya, Tsutsumi Hiroko, Hata Yoji, Ogino Chiaki, Kondo Akihiko
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Pyruvate is a central metabolite for the biological production of various chemicals. In eukaryotes, pyruvate produced by glycolysis is used in conversion to ethanol and lactate and in anabolic metabolism in the cytosol, or is transported into the mitochondria for use as a substrate in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. In this study, we focused on controlling pyruvate metabolism in aerobic microorganisms for the...
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