Microbial cell factories for diol production

Publikationstyp
Book part
Date Issued
2015-10-17
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Sabra, Wael  
Groeger, Christin  
Zeng, An-Ping  orcid-logo
Institut
Bioprozess- und Biosystemtechnik V-1  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/5457
First published in
Bioreactor Engineering Research and Industrial Applications I, Advances in biochemical engineering, biotechnology  
Number in series
155
Start Page
165
End Page
197
Citation
Advances in biochemical engineering, biotechnology (155): 165-197 (2016)
Publisher DOI
10.1007/10_2015_330
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84954571280
Publisher
Springer
Diols are compounds with two hydroxyl groups and have a wide range of appealing applications as chemicals and fuels. In particular, five low molecular diol compounds, namely 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO), 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PDO), 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BDO), 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO), and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO), can be biotechnologically produced by direct microbial bioconversion of renewable materials. In this review, we summarize recent developments in the microbial production of diols, especially regarding the engineering of typical microbial strains as cell factory and the development of corresponding bioconversion processes.
DDC Class
570: Biowissenschaften, Biologie
600: Technik