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Zymomonas mobilis for Fuel Ethanol and Higher Value Products

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High oil prices, increasing focus on renewable carbohydrate-based feedstocks for fuels and chemicals, and the recent publication of its genome sequence, have provided continuing stimulus for studies on Zymomonas mobilis. However, despite its apparent advantages of higher yields and faster specific rates when compared to yeasts, no commercial scale fermentations currently exist which use Z. mobilis for the manufacture of fuel ethanol. This may change with the recent announcement of a Dupont/Broin partnership to develop a process for conversion of lignocellulosic residues, such as corn stover, to fuel ethanol using recombinant strains of Z. mobilis. The research leading to the construction of these strains, and their fermentation characteristics, are described in the present review. The review also addresses opportunities offered by Z. mobilis for higher value products through its metabolic engineering and use of specific high activity enzymes.

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    P. L. Rogers & Y. J. Jeon

  2. School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, 151-742, Seoul, Korea

    K. J. Lee

  3. Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, M5S 1A8, Toronto Ont., Canada

    H. G. Lawford

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Rogers, P.L., Jeon, Y.J., Lee, K.J., Lawford, H.G. (2007). Zymomonas mobilis for Fuel Ethanol and Higher Value Products. In: Olsson, L. (eds) Biofuels. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 108. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2007_060

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