MICROBIAL ENGINEERING FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACIDS AND FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES

摘要

Some aspects of this invention relate to methods useful for the conversion of a carbon source to a biofuel or biofuel precursor using engineered microbes. Some aspects of this invention relate to the discovery of a key regulator of lipid metabolism in microbes. Some aspects of this invention relate to engineered microbes for biofuel or biofuel precursor production.