Biotransformation of p-xylene into terephthalic acid by engineered Escherichia coli

Zi Wei Luo; Sang Yup Lee

doi:10.1038/ncomms15689

Nature Communications (May 2017)

Biotransformation of p-xylene into terephthalic acid by engineered Escherichia coli

Zi Wei Luo,
Sang Yup Lee

Affiliations

Zi Wei Luo: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Plus Program), Metabolic and Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory, Center for Systems and Synthetic Biotechnology, Institute for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Sang Yup Lee: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Plus Program), Metabolic and Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory, Center for Systems and Synthetic Biotechnology, Institute for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15689
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Terephthalic acid (TPA) is an important commodity chemical typically produced from the oxidation of fossil fuel-derivedp-xylene (pX) at high temperature and pressure. Here the authors report an engineered Escherichia coli strain that can transform pX into TPA with a high conversion yield.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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