Cell-free metabolic engineering: Biomanufacturing beyond the cell

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 69-82

  Dudley, Quentin M ^a,b,c   Karim, Ashty S ^a,b,c   Jewett, Michael C ^a,b,c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Biotransformation; Cell free metabolic engineering; Metabolic pathway debugging; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLS; COST ENGINEERING; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMES; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTEINS; PURIFICATION; TOXICITY;

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL-FREE; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

CELL ENGINEERING;

ALCOHOL; HYDROGEN; ISOBUTANOL; ISOPRENOID;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL FREE METABOLIC ENGINEERING; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL LYSATE; CELL WALL; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVIEW; SCALE UP; SUGARL FUEL CELL; TOXICITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84921496822     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201400330     Document Type: Review

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