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New Bioproduction Systems: From Molecular Circuits to Novel Reactor Concepts in Cell-Free Biotechnology

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Fundamentals and Application of New Bioproduction Systems

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Acknowledgments

This work is made possible through grants from the BMBF (zellfreie Bioproduktion) and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (Die Industriezelle). The experiments for light-driven ATP-synthesis were performed by Marcus Thein and Anne Hartenhauer.

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Rupp, S. (2013). New Bioproduction Systems: From Molecular Circuits to Novel Reactor Concepts in Cell-Free Biotechnology. In: Zeng, AP. (eds) Fundamentals and Application of New Bioproduction Systems. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 137. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2013_227

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