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From: Isobutanol production from cellobionic acid in Escherichia coli

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Pathway for biological conversion of cellobionic acid to isobutanol. Cellobionic acid is naturally imported into the cell and is most likely broken down into glucose 6-phosphate and gluconate. These sugars are converted by the modified valine biosynthesis pathway to produce isobutanol. PP; pentose phosphate, ED; Entner Doudoroff, CBA; cellobionic acid, CBA-P; phosphorylated cellobionic acid.

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