Researching E. Coli’s Methyl Ketones: Possible Biofuel?
In the last two years, the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) engineered E. Coli bacteria to convert glucose into significant quantities of methyl ketones. Methyl ketones are a class of chemical compounds. These chemical compounds are used primarily for fragrances and flavors (in cheese oddly...
