Design, optimization and application of small molecule biosensor in metabolic engineering

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue OCT, 2017, Pages

  Liu, Yang ^a   Liu, Ye ^a   Wang, Meng ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Industrial application; Metabolic engineering; Optimization strategy; Small molecule biosensor; Synthetic biology; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

2 PYRROLIDINONE; BUTANOL; CAPROLACTAM; INDUSTRIAL ENZYME; LACTULOSE; MALONYL COENZYME A; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; PARA COUMARIC ACID; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; OSMOTIC STRESS; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; RIBOSWITCH; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCREENING; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 85031763319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02012     Document Type: Review

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