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Isobutanol
Theory
Product synthesis
The third module should benefit from the two modules before. The organism should have gained energy equivalents and reduction equivalents to generate pyruvate by binding carbon dioxide. We result in pyruvate by using the Calvin cycle. This should now be used as initial point for the product synthesis. Different products are possible, we go for a proof of concept, the isobutanol production.
When the whole system is working, the product synthesis could be changed through the modularity of BioBricks.
Isobutanol
Isobutanol is an organic compound. In IUPAC nomenclature it is called 2-methylpropan-1-ol. The advantage of this substance is that it has application fields in many industrial production sites because of this properties. For example it is used in varnish, as an gasoline additive or in paint solvents.
We think that isobutanol is a product which can be used in several ways which makes it interesting as an product of our production system.
