Pathway and Enzyme Engineering and Applications for Glycodiversification

Enzyme Technologies: Metagenomics, Evolution, Biocatalysis, and Biosynthesis

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 309-362

  Zhao, Lishan ^a   Liu, Hung Wen ^b  

^a Amyris Biotechnologies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycodiversification via pathway engineering nature's glycosylation pathways, guidance for design of modified molecules with new activities, through sugar biosynthetic genetic engineering; Major classes of enzymes involved in unusual sugar biosynthesis; Pathway and enzyme engineering, glycodiversification applications engineered glycodiversification approach, creating leads for new therapeutic agents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886984484     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470627303.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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