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A Cellular Coupling Strategy Leveraging Pathway Modularization and Cofactor Regeneration for the Biosynthesis of

Zimeng Zhang1,2, Hongtao Zhang1,2, Zhijie Wang1,2

  • 1Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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PubMed
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Keywords:
3′-sialyllactosecofactor regenerationcoupled catalysismodular synthesiswhole-cell catalysis

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