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| Title |
An engineered pathway for the biosynthesis of renewable propane
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms5731 |
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| Authors |
Pauli Kallio, András Pásztor, Kati Thiel, M. Kalim Akhtar, Patrik R. Jones |
| Abstract |
The deployment of next-generation renewable biofuels can be enhanced by improving their compatibility with the current infrastructure for transportation, storage and utilization. Propane, the bulk component of liquid petroleum gas, is an appealing target as it already has a global market. In addition, it is a gas under standard conditions, but can easily be liquefied. This allows the fuel to immediately separate from the biocatalytic process after synthesis, yet does not preclude energy-dense storage as a liquid. Here we report, for the first time, a synthetic metabolic pathway for producing renewable propane. The pathway is based on a thioesterase specific for butyryl-acyl carrier protein (ACP), which allows native fatty acid biosynthesis of the Escherichia coli host to be redirected towards a synthetic alkane pathway. Propane biosynthesis is markedly stimulated by the introduction of an electron-donating module, optimizing the balance of O2 supply and removal of native aldehyde reductases. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 104 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 15% |
| Spain | 12 | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 10% |
| Mexico | 3 | 3% |
| Australia | 3 | 3% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Seychelles | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | 8% |
| Unknown | 48 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 85 | 82% |
| Scientists | 14 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 361 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 339 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 88 | 24% |
| Researcher | 81 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 43 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 34 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 25 | 7% |
| Other | 55 | 15% |
| Unknown | 35 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 127 | 35% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 71 | 20% |
| Engineering | 36 | 10% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 8% |
| Chemical Engineering | 9 | 2% |
| Other | 34 | 9% |
| Unknown | 55 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 438. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 January 2023.
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