Table 4 Metabolic engineering of microorganisms for isobutene production
From: Bio-production of gaseous alkenes: ethylene, isoprene, isobutene
Organism | Description | Fermentation type | Productivity (pmol min−1 g−1 cells) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Escherichia coli BL21 | Engineered M3K from Picrophilus torridus | Sealed vials | 507 | [29] |
Escherichia coli BL21 | Engineered MVD from S. cerevisiae | Sealed vials | 2.5 | [63] |
Escherichia coli BL21 | Variant of MVD using error prone PCR | Sealed vials | 98.1 | [63] |