Abstract
The prospect of producing microbial single-cell protein (SCP) from cheap hydrocarbon energy sources gave the study of hydrocarbon metabolism a major boost in the 1960s and 1970s. Although SCP proved commercially unsuccessful, the improved understanding of microbial hydrocarbon metabolism is helping the development of new applications in the production of fine chemicals, and in the rational optimization of bioremediation strategies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 419-424 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Trends in Biotechnology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1993 |