Microbial production of isoprenoids enabled by synthetic biology

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue APR, 2013, Pages

  Immethun, Cheryl M ^a   Hoynes O'Connor, Allison G ^a   Balassy, Andrea ^a   Moon, Tae Seok ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Health industry; Isoprenoids; Metabolic engineering; Microbial biosynthesis; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SANTALENE; AMORPHADIENE; ARTEMISININ; ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; GINKGOLIDE; ISOPRENOID; LEVOPIMARADIENE; LYCOPENE; MILTIRADIENE; PACLITAXEL; PATCHOULOL; SESQUITERPENE; TAXADIENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEAXANTHIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG INDUSTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MICROBIAL PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84884220820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00075     Document Type: Short Survey

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