Deleted Genes | Overexpressed Genes | Growth Rate (hr-1) | Ethanol Yield (%) |
---|
fnr
|
pflB
|
tdcE
|
pgi
| Â |
edd
| 0.225 | 86.2 |
fnr
|
pflB
|
tdcE
|
pgi
|
ptsH
| edd       fbp | 0.182 | 90.4 |
fnr
|
pflB
|
tdcE
|
tpiA
| Â |
edd
| 0.235 | 90.5 |
fnr
|
pflB
|
tdcE
|
tpiA
|
gdhA
|
edd
| 0.214 | 91.4 |
arcA
|
pta
|
eutD
|
tpiA
|
ptsH
|
edd
| 0.192 | 91.6 |
- In addition to gene deletions, overexpressed genes are identified to further improve ethanol production. The maximum number of overexpressed genes was limited to two for all cases, and strategies including less than four gene deletions are not shown due to the negligible increase in ethanol yields by gene overexpression.