Systems biology solutions for biochemical production challenges

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2017, Pages 85-91

  Hansen, Anne Sofie Lærke ^a   Lennen, Rebecca M ^a   Sonnenschein, Nikolaus ^a   Herrgård, Markus J ^a  

^a Chalmers University of Technology   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM;

ADVANCED APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENETIC MODIFICATIONS; GENOME SCALE METABOLIC MODEL; MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES; MICROBIAL PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION CHALLENGES; RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS;

METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

ADAPTIVE LABORATORY EVOLUTION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMICS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DNA MODIFICATION; GENOME SCALE MODEL; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TREND STUDY; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; GENE EDITING; PROCEDURES; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

BIOFUEL;

BIOFUELS; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; GENE EDITING; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 85015323705     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2016.11.018     Document Type: Review

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