Conversion of Glucose and Gluconate to Ethanol in Mineral Salts Medium using Recombinant Escherichia coli Strains

Zhiliang Fan^1*, Yaqin Sun^1,2, Hui Lin¹, Di Ma¹ and Shuangyan Han^1,3

¹Department of Biological and Agriculture Engineering, University of California, One shields avenue, CA, USA

²School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, PR China

³Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, PR China