Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Graduate Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 2013 Metabolic engineering of microorganisms for the overproduction of fatty acids Ting Wei Tee Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd Part of the Chemical Engineering Commons Recommended Citation Tee, Ting Wei, "Metabolic engineering of microorganisms for the overproduction of fatty acids" (2013). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 13516. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/13516 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Metabolic engineering of microorganisms for the overproduction of fatty acids by Ting Wei Tee A dissertation submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Major: Chemical Engineering Program of Study Committee: Jacqueline V. Shanks, Major Professor Laura R. Jarboe R. Dennis Vigil David J. Oliver Marna D. Nelson Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2013 Copyright © Ting Wei Tee, 2013. All rights reserved. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................ v ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................