Highlights•Biosensors and their use in biofuel-related metabolic engineering are
introduced.•The pros and cons of major biosensor classes are reviewed.•Biosensors enable …

Highlights•Four major metabolic pathways that lead to biofuel production are reviewed.•The
production of branched-chain fatty acid improved biofuel cold-flow properties.•Non …

Our recent 13C‐metabolic flux analysis (13C‐MFA) study indicates that energy metabolism
becomes a rate‐limiting factor for fatty acid overproduction in E. coli strains (after “Push‐Pull …

As a sustainable and renewable alternative to petroleum fuels, advanced biofuels shoulder
the responsibility of energy saving, emission reduction and environmental protection …

Highlights•Feedback control can mitigate the impact of the ribosomal cost.•Feedback control
alleviates metabolic burden caused by engineered metabolic pathways.•Metabolic switch …

A recent description of an antibody‐free assay is significantly extended for small molecule
analytes using allosteric transcription factors (aTFs) and Förster resonance energy transfer …

Abstract Triacetic acid lactone (TAL)(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone) can be upgraded into a
variety of higher-value products, and has potential to be developed into a renewable …

代谢调控是构建微生物细胞工厂的重要技术手段. 随着合成生物学技术的不断突破,
挖掘和人工设计的高质量调控元件大幅度提升了对细胞代谢网络的改造能力; …

Quantitative analysis of metabolism has been used to identify driver reactions occurring
during cancer development and bottleneck reactions in the metabolic engineering of …

The scaffolds of polyketides are constructed via assembly of extender units based on
malonyl-CoA and its derivatives that are substituted at the C2-position with diverse chemical …