Systems Metabolic Engineering Strategies: Integrating Systems and Synthetic Biology with Metabolic Engineering

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2019, Pages 817-837

  Choi, Kyeong Rok ^a   Jang, Woo Dae ^a   Yang, Dongsoo ^a   Cho, Jae Sung ^a   Park, Dahyeon ^a   Lee, Sang Yup ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

biorefinery; evolutionary engineering; industrial biotechnology; synthetic biology; systems biology; systems metabolic engineering

Indexed keywords

COST ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PLANNING; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

BIOREFINERIES; EVOLUTIONARY ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; SYSTEMS METABOLIC ENGINEERINGS;

METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; DRUG TOLERANCE; FUNGUS; GENETICS; MICROALGA; PHARMACEUTICS; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FUNGI; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICROALGAE; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 85061013548     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.01.003     Document Type: Review

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