Progress challenges and opportunities for the re-engineering of trans-AT polyketide synthases

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 877-888

  Till, M ^a   Race, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combinational biosynthesis; Enzyme engineering; Natural products; Polyketide synthase; Synthetic biology; trans Acting AT polyketide synthase

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ENZYMATIC COMPLEXES; ENZYME ENGINEERING; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL; NATURAL PRODUCTS; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; POLYKETIDES; RECENT PROGRESS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

REENGINEERING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

EID: 84898545355     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-013-1449-2     Document Type: Review

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