Metabolic engineering of Clostridium tyrobutyricum for hexanoic acid and hexanol production.

n-Hexanoic acid and n-hexanol, a six-carbon linear carboxylic acid and its corresponding alcohol, are important building blocks for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, fuels, and food additives. Microbial biosynthesis offers a sustainable alternative to petr…

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