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Systems Metabolic Engineering
Author(s) -
Sang-Yup Lee
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
biotechnology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.144
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1860-7314
pISSN - 1860-6768
DOI - 10.1002/biot.201390022
Subject(s) - metabolic engineering , corynebacterium glutamicum , synthetic biology , hemicellulose , biochemical engineering , in silico , computer science , systems biology , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , biology , biochemistry , engineering , cellulose , gene , enzyme
Abstract Cover illustration Special Issue: Systems Metabolic Engineering . Metabolic engineering combines a mix of approaches, including in silico modeling, omics studies, synthetic biology and protein engineering to improve microorganism strains for increased yields and reduced production costs of desirable chemicals. Such an achievement is exemplified on this Special Issue's cover, which shows an electron microscopy image of Corynebacterium glutamicum that has been engineered to produce a sustainable bio‐nylon monomer from hemicellulose sugar found in the cell walls of plants. Image provided by Buschke et al.