Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology

Kim D. Jones

Publications

• Research Article
  Molecular Cloning and Expression of Cellulase and Polygalacturonase Genes in E. coli as a Promising Application for Biofuel Production
  Author(s): Eman Ibrahim, Kim D. Jones, Ebtesam N. HossenyaEman Ibrahim, Kim D. Jones, Ebtesam N. Hossenya
  
  0Lignocellulosic biomass has potential for bioethanol, a renewable fuel. A limitation is that bioconversion of the complex lignocellulosic material to simple sugars and then to bioethanol is a challenging process. Recent work has focused on the genetic engineering of a biocatalyst that may play a critical role in biofuel production. Escherichia coli have been considered a convenient host for biocatalysts in biofuel production for its fermentation of glucose into a wide range of short-chain alcohols and production of highly deoxygenated hydrocarbon. The bacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum (P. carotovorum) is notorious for its maceration of the plant cell wall causing soft rot. The ability to destroy plants is due to the expression and secretion of a wide range of hydrolytic enzymes that include cellulases and polygalacturonases. P. carotovorum ATCC™ no. 15359 .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7463.1000147

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