African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Overexpression of key enzymes of the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) pathway for improving squalene production in Escherichia coli

Haiyuan Liu
  • Haiyuan Liu
  • China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Zhangjiang Insitute, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Shu Han
  • Shu Han
  • China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Zhangjiang Insitute, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Liping Xie
  • Liping Xie
  • China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Zhangjiang Insitute, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Jie Pan
  • Jie Pan
  • China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Zhangjiang Insitute, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Wei Zhang
  • Wei Zhang
  • China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Zhangjiang Insitute, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Guihua Gong
  • Guihua Gong
  • China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Zhangjiang Insitute, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Youjia Hu
  • Youjia Hu
  • China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Zhangjiang Insitute, Shanghai 201203, China.
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  •  Received: 07 September 2017
  •  Accepted: 16 November 2017
  •  Published: 13 December 2017

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