Expression and activity characterization of fatty acyl-CoA reductases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

• Main Author: Lim, Pei Yu
• Other Authors: Jiang Rongrong
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biochemical engineering; DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Fuel; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/54914
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Medium chain alkanes make up a huge fraction of gasoline that is widely used in land transportation today. Biosynthesis of alkanes from fatty acids was discovered in cyanobacteria and plants. Two enzymes, namely acyl-CoA reductase and aldehyde decarbonylase, catalyse this pathway with aldehyde as th...