Petrol and jet fuel alternatives are produced by yeast cell factories
Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 08:31
in Physics & Chemistry
There have been many attempts to modify this stubborn little enzyme, but none have succeeded. Until now. With new findings from Chalmers University of Technology, the fatty acid synthase (FAS) enzyme has started to produce sustainable chemicals for biofuels. The results were recently published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology.