Metabolic engineering: Use of system-level approaches and application to fuel production in Escherichia coli

dc.citation.issueNumber3
dc.citation.journalTitleElectronic Journal of Biotechnology
dc.citation.volumeNumber16
dc.contributor.authorGonzález, Ramón
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-22T15:02:32Z
dc.date.available2013-05-22T15:02:32Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractMetabolic engineering was formally defined more than two decades ago (Bailey, 1991) and it is now an established discipline. Metabolic engineering is generally defined as the directed improvement of product formation or cellular properties through the modification of specific biochemical reactions or the introduction of new ones with the use of recombinant DNA technology (Bailey, 1991; Stephanopoulos et al. 1998). Therefore, the analysis and engineering/synthesis of metabolic pathways is of central importance to metabolic engineering. The analytical part uses a number of experimental and modeling techniques for the systematic study of cellular responses (in terms of RNA, protein and metabolite levels, metabolic fluxes, etc.) to genetic and environmental perturbations. This facilitates a rational design of metabolic modifications, which are implemented using recombinant DNA technology. Both, the analysis and the synthesis of metabolic pathways will be covered in this review. Recent efforts on the engineering of fermentative and biosynthetic pathways for biofuel production in Escherichia coli, as well as those enabling the utilization of novel feedstocks, will be highlighted.
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dc.identifier.citationGonzález, Ramón. "Metabolic engineering: Use of system-level approaches and application to fuel production in Escherichia coli." <i>Electronic Journal of Biotechnology,</i> 16, no. 3 (2013) Pontificia Universidad Cat�lica de Valpara�so: http://dx.doi.org/10.2225/vol16-issue3-fulltext-14.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.2225/vol16-issue3-fulltext-14
dc.identifier.issn0717-3458
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/71234
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPontificia Universidad Cat�lica de Valpara�so
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.
dc.subject.keywordbiofuels
dc.subject.keywordEscherichia coli
dc.subject.keywordmetabolic engineering
dc.subject.keywordsystems biology
dc.titleMetabolic engineering: Use of system-level approaches and application to fuel production in Escherichia coli
dc.typeJournal article
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