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Chapter title
Development of Ethanologenic Bacteria
Chapter number 68
Book title
Biofuels
Published in
Advances in biochemical engineering biotechnology, January 2007
DOI 10.1007/10_2007_068
Pubmed ID
Book ISBNs
978-3-54-073650-9, 978-3-54-073651-6
Authors

L. R. Jarboe, T. B. Grabar, L. P. Yomano, K. T. Shanmugan, L. O. Ingram

Abstract

The utilization of lignocellulosic biomass as a petroleum alternative faces many challenges. This work reviews recent progress in the engineering of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella oxytoca to produce ethanol from biomass with minimal nutritional supplementation. A combination of directed engineering and metabolic evolution has resulted in microbial biocatalysts that produce up to 45 g L(-1) ethanol in 48 h in a simple mineral salts medium, and convert various lignocellulosic materials to ethanol. Mutations contributing to ethanologenesis are discussed. The ethanologenic biocatalyst design approach was applied to other commodity chemicals, including optically pure D: (-)- and L: (+)-lactic acid, succinate and L: -alanine with similar success. This review also describes recent progress in growth medium development, the reduction of hemicellulose hydrolysate toxicity and reduction of the demand for fungal cellulases.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 3 2%
India 3 2%
United States 3 2%
Chile 2 1%
France 1 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
Uruguay 1 <1%
Japan 1 <1%
Malaysia 1 <1%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 136 89%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 46 30%
Researcher 29 19%
Student > Bachelor 20 13%
Student > Master 12 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 7%
Other 23 15%
Unknown 12 8%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 69 45%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 19 13%
Engineering 12 8%
Chemistry 10 7%
Chemical Engineering 5 3%
Other 20 13%
Unknown 17 11%