Engineering microbial cell factories for biosynthesis of isoprenoid molecules: beyond lycopene

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 417-424

  Klein Marcuschamer, Daniel ^a   Ajikumar, Parayil Kumaran ^a   Stephanopoulos, Gregory ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORIMETRIC SCREENING; ISOPRENOID MOLECULES; NEUTRACEUTICALS; THERAPEUTICS;

BIOSYNTHESIS; COLORIMETRIC ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTEMISININ; CAROTENOID; DIMETHYLALLYLPYROPHOSPHATE; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE; ISOPRENOID; LYCOPENE; PACLITAXEL; PYROPHOSPHATE; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HEMITERPENE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COLORIMETRY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; BACTERIUM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

BACTERIA; CAROTENOIDS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEMITERPENES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

EID: 35548954677     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2007.07.006     Document Type: Review

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