Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Synthetic Biology, Cell Engineering and Bioprocessing Technologies

Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Synthetic Biology, Cell Engineering and Bioprocessing Technologies covers the current perspectives and outlook of synthetic biology in the agriculture, food and health sectors. This book covers the basics of synthetic biology, cell engineering and the applications of synthetic biology, industrial bioprocesses, and future perspectives. Information on cell engineering is also presented with state-of-art information on manipulation in the endogenous metabolic network, the finetuning of metabolic pathways, de novo biosynthetic pathway design, enzyme engineering targeted to improved kinetics and stability, and potential applications to achieve the production of value-added compounds with specific biological activities. Provides a conceptual understanding of synthetic biology and cellular and metabolic engineeringIncludes comprehensive information on new developments and advancementsLists applications of synthetic biology in agriculture, food and health INDICE: Section 1: Synthetic biological systems; concepts and molecular toolkits 1. Basics and roots of synthetic biology 2. Advances in cell free biosynthetic technology 3. Engineering tools in synthetic biology Section 2: Genome engineering and biosynthetic repertoires 4. Strategies for constructing synthetic pathways in plants 5. Microbial cell factories and production of biomolecular substances 6. A CRISPR technology and biomolecule production by synthetic biology approach Section 3: Biocatalyst engineering and industrial bioprocesses 7. Enzyme engineering and industrial bioprocess 8. Biosystem design for biomolecule production 9. Biosynthetic technology and bioprocess engineering Section 4: Applications of Synthetic Biology 10. Development of synthetic expression regulators 11. Biosynthesis of high-value amino acids by synthetic biology 12. Synthetic biology approaches for the production of 2-butanol 13. Synthetic biology approaches for the production of isoprenoid Section 5: Future perspectives of synthetic metabolism 14. Synthetic metabolism and its significance in agriculture 15. Applications and future perspectives of synthetic biological systems 16. Synthetic biology applications in food technology and health

• ISBN: 978-0-444-64085-7
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 442
• Fecha Publicación: 04/12/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés