Junya Kato, Takeshi Matsuo, Kaisei Takemura, Setsu Kato, Tatsuya Fujii, Keisuke Wada, Yusuke Nakamichi, Masahiro Watanabe, Yoshiteru Aoi, Tomotake Morita, Katsuji Murakami, Yutaka Nakashimada
BACKGROUND: Isopropanol (IPA) is a commodity chemical used as a solvent or raw material for polymeric products, such as plastics. Currently, IPA production depends largely on high-CO2 -emission petrochemical methods that are not sustainable. Therefore, alternative low-CO2 emission methods are required. IPA bioproduction using biomass or waste gas is a promising method. RESULTS: Moorella thermoacetica, a thermophilic acetogenic microorganism, was genetically engineered to produce IPA...
January 28, 2024: Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod