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SUBMITTER: Chen Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4605612 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Zhen Z Sun He H Huang Jinhai J Wu Yao Y Liu Dehua D
PloS one 20151014 10
2-Butanone is an important commodity chemical of wide application in different areas. In this study, Klebsiella pneumoniae was engineered to directly produce 2-butanone from glucose by extending its native 2, 3-butanediol synthesis pathway. To identify the potential enzyme for the efficient conversion of 2, 3-butanediol to 2-butanone, we screened different glycerol dehydratases and diol dehydratases. By introducing the diol dehydratase from Lactobacillus brevis and deleting the ldhA gene encodin ...[more]