Expanding nature's small molecule diversity via in vitro biosynthetic pathway engineering

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 186-195

  Kwon, Seok Joon ^a   Mora Pale, Mauricio ^a   Lee, Moo Yeal ^b   Dordick, Jonathan S ^a,c  

^a Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies   (United States)

^b Solidus Biosciences Inc   (United States)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALCONE SYNTHASE; HEDAMYCIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; TERPENOID; TIRANDAMYCIN A; TIRANDAMYCIN B;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; REVIEW;

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

EID: 84862827529     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.02.001     Document Type: Review

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