Engineering topics

Zhou, Shengde

Publications and source records attributed to Zhou, Shengde.

2 records

DOE OSTI2014

Re-engineering bacteria for ethanol production

The invention provides recombinant bacteria, which comprise a full complement of heterologous ethanol production genes. Expression of the full complement of heterologous ethanol production genes causes the recombinant bacteria to produce ethanol as the primary fermentation product when grown in mineral salts medium, without the addition of complex nutrients. Methods for producing the recombinant bacteria and methods for producing ethanol using the recombinant bacteria are also disclosed.

60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES↗

DOE OSTI2013

Materials and methods for efficient lactic acid production

The present invention provides derivatives of Escherichia coli constructed for the production of lactic acid. The transformed E. coli of the invention are prepared by deleting the genes that encode competing pathways followed by a growth-based selection for mutants with improved performance. These transformed E. coli are useful for providing an increased supply of lactic acid for use in food and industrial applications.

59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES↗