Open AccessZymomonas mobilis ZM4 Utilizes an NADP + -Dependent Acetaldehyde Dehydrogenase To Produce Acetate
Author(s) -
Magdalena M. Felczak,
Michaela A. TerAvest,
ed. Maupin-Furlow
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.00563-21
Subject(s) - zymomonas mobilis , acetaldehyde , alcohol dehydrogenase , biochemistry , ethanol fuel , biology , dehydrogenase , fermentation , ethanol , enzyme
Biofuel production from nonfood crops is an important strategy for reducing carbon emissions from the transportation industry, but it has not yet become commercially viable. An important avenue to improve biofuel production is to enhance the characteristics of fermentation organisms by decreasing by-product formation via genetic engineering.