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Table 3 Summary of microbial production of isobutanol

From: Reconstruction of metabolic pathway for isobutanol production in Escherichia coli

Host

Genotype (knockout)

Pmax (g/L)

Yield (g/g)

References

E. coli MG1655

ΔpgiΔgntRΔgnd

ΔpflBΔldhA

(Available for an endogenous ED pathway)

15.0

0.37

This study

E. coli MG1655

ΔpflBΔldhAΔackA-pta

(Carrying an exogenous ED pathway)

13.7

0.31

[16]

E. coli BW25113

ΔadhEΔldhAΔfrdBC

ΔfnrΔptaΔpflB

(EM pathway)

22

0.35

[15]

C. glutamicum ATCC13032

ΔaceEΔpqoΔilvEΔldhA

Δmdh (EM pathway)

13

0.2

[23]

B. subtilis

ΔldhA (EM pathway)

2.62

N.E.

[24]

  1. NE, not estimated