Metabolic engineering: methodologies and applications
Metabolic engineering aims to improve the production of economically valuable molecules
through the genetic manipulation of microbial metabolism. While the discipline is a little over …
through the genetic manipulation of microbial metabolism. While the discipline is a little over …
Natural products of pentacyclic triterpenoids: from discovery to heterologous biosynthesis
Y Li, J Wang, L Li, W Song, M Li, X Hua… - Natural Product …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2022 Pentacyclic triterpenoids are important natural bioactive substances
that are widely present in plants and fungi. They have significant medicinal efficacy, play an …
that are widely present in plants and fungi. They have significant medicinal efficacy, play an …
Metabolic burden: cornerstones in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering applications
Engineering cell metabolism for bioproduction not only consumes building blocks and
energy molecules (eg, ATP) but also triggers energetic inefficiency inside the cell. The …
energy molecules (eg, ATP) but also triggers energetic inefficiency inside the cell. The …
Whole-cell biocatalysts by design
B Lin, Y Tao - Microbial cell factories, 2017 - Springer
Whole-cell biocatalysts provide unique advantages and have been widely used for the
efficient biosynthesis of value-added fine and bulk chemicals, as well as pharmaceutically …
efficient biosynthesis of value-added fine and bulk chemicals, as well as pharmaceutically …
Semi-synthetic artemisinin: a model for the use of synthetic biology in pharmaceutical development
CJ Paddon, JD Keasling - Nature reviews microbiology, 2014 - nature.com
Recent developments in synthetic biology, combined with continued progress in systems
biology and metabolic engineering, have enabled the engineering of microorganisms to …
biology and metabolic engineering, have enabled the engineering of microorganisms to …
[HTML][HTML] Astrocytic ApoE reprograms neuronal cholesterol metabolism and histone-acetylation-mediated memory
X Li, J Zhang, D Li, C He, K He, T Xue, L Wan, C Zhang… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Astrocytes metabolically interact with neighboring neurons by providing multiple substances
to neurons. How astrocytes regulate neural functions via altering the neuronal metabolic …
to neurons. How astrocytes regulate neural functions via altering the neuronal metabolic …
Production of amorphadiene in yeast, and its conversion to dihydroartemisinic acid, precursor to the antimalarial agent artemisinin
PJ Westfall, DJ Pitera, JR Lenihan… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Malaria, caused by Plasmodium sp, results in almost one million deaths and over 200
million new infections annually. The World Health Organization has recommended that …
million new infections annually. The World Health Organization has recommended that …
Engineering dynamic pathway regulation using stress-response promoters
Heterologous pathways used in metabolic engineering may produce intermediates toxic to
the cell. Dynamic control of pathway enzymes could prevent the accumulation of these …
the cell. Dynamic control of pathway enzymes could prevent the accumulation of these …
Synthetic protein scaffolds provide modular control over metabolic flux
Engineered metabolic pathways constructed from enzymes heterologous to the production
host often suffer from flux imbalances, as they typically lack the regulatory mechanisms …
host often suffer from flux imbalances, as they typically lack the regulatory mechanisms …
Modular optimization of multi-gene pathways for fatty acids production in E. coli
Microbial fatty acid-derived fuels have emerged as promising alternatives to petroleum-
based transportation fuels. Here we report a modular engineering approach that …
based transportation fuels. Here we report a modular engineering approach that …