Development of a new paradigm in biochemical engineering: Predicting the genetic regulation of aromatic pollutants degradation
Date Issued
November 2014
Abstract
In this work, we study Pseudomonas Putida which is a metabolically versatile soil
bacterium. Its significance lies not only on the fact that it can metabolise numerous
industrially important aromatic compounds (Pieper et al., 2004) but on its
biotechnological potential by producing a series of fine and bulk chemicals, resulting
in a growing interest of studying specific metabolic pathways at the genetic
expression and regulation levels (Ballerstedt et al., 2007). This bacterium has
several strains, but we focus on mt-2 because it degrades efficiently toluene.
bacterium. Its significance lies not only on the fact that it can metabolise numerous
industrially important aromatic compounds (Pieper et al., 2004) but on its
biotechnological potential by producing a series of fine and bulk chemicals, resulting
in a growing interest of studying specific metabolic pathways at the genetic
expression and regulation levels (Ballerstedt et al., 2007). This bacterium has
several strains, but we focus on mt-2 because it degrades efficiently toluene.