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ISSN: 2405-805X
CN: 10-1776/Q
p-ISSN: 2097-1206

Identification and heterologous expression of the globomycin biosynthetic gene cluster

Globomycin is a cyclic lipodepsipeptide originally isolated from several Streptomyces species which displays strong and selective antibacterial activity against Gram-negative pathogens. Its mode of...

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Melatonin biosynthesis pathways in nature and its production in engineered microorganisms

Melatonin is a biogenic amine that can be found in plants, animals and microorganism. The metabolic pathway of melatonin is different in various organisms, and biosynthetic endogenous melatonin acts...

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Optimization of microbial cell factories for astaxanthin production: Biosynthesis and regulations, engineering strategies and fermentation optimization strategies

The global market demand for natural astaxanthin is rapidly increasing owing to its safety, the potential health benefits, and the diverse applications in food and pharmaceutical industries. The major...

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Development of synthetic biology tools to engineer Pichia pastoris as a chassis for the production of natural products

The methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris (a.k.a. Komagataella phaffii) is one of the most commonly used hosts for industrial production of recombinant proteins. As a non-conventional yeast, P. pastoris...

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CRISPR-Cas9/Cas12a biotechnology and application in bacteria

CRISPR-Cas technologies have greatly reshaped the biology field. In this review, we discuss the CRISPR-Cas with a particular focus on the associated technologies and applications of CRISPR-Cas9 and...

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Advances in engineered Bacillus subtilis biofilms and spores, and their applications in bioremediation, biocatalysis, and biomaterials

Bacillus subtilis is a commonly used commercial specie with broad applications in the fields of bioengineering and biotechnology. B. subtilis is capable of producing both biofilms and spores. Biofilms...

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Complex peptide natural products: Biosynthetic principles, challenges and opportunities for pathway engineering

Complex peptide natural products exhibit diverse biological functions and a wide range of physico-chemical properties. As a result, many peptides have entered the clinics for various applications. Two...

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Engineering and characterization of dehalogenase enzymes from Delftia acidovorans in bioremediation of perfluorinated compounds

Per- and Polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are a broad class of synthetic compounds that have fluorine substituted for hydrogen in several or all locations and are globally categorized as PFCs...

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Engineering and modification of microbial chassis for systems and synthetic biology

Engineering and modifying synthetic microbial chassis is one of the best ways not only to unravel the fundamental principles of life but also to enhance applications in the health, medicine, agricultural,...

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Synthetic polycistronic sequences in eukaryotes

The need for co-ordinate, high-level, and stable expression of multiple genes is essential for the engineering of biosynthetic circuits and metabolic pathways. This work outlines the functionality and...

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Chemical modifications of proteins and their applications in metalloenzyme studies

Protein chemical modifications are important tools for elucidating chemical and biological functions of proteins. Several strategies have been developed to implement these modifications, including enzymatic...

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Degradation strategies of pesticide residue: From chemicals to synthetic biology

The past 50 years have witnessed a massive expansion in the demand and application of pesticides. However, pesticides are difficult to be completely degraded without intervention hence the pesticide...

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Methodologies for preparation of prokaryotic extracts for cell-free expression systems

Cell-free systems that mimic essential cell functions, such as gene expression, have dramatically expanded in recent years, both in terms of applications and widespread adoption. Here we provide a review...

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Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for enhanced (–)-α-bisabolol production

(–)-α-Bisabolol is naturally occurring in many plants and has great potential in health products and pharmaceuticals. However, the current extraction method from natural plants is unsustainable and...

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Directed evolution of the fusion enzyme for improving astaxanthin biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The accumulation of the intermediate zeaxanthin and canthaxanthin in the astaxanthin biosynthesis pathway catalyzed by β-carotene hydroxylase (crtZ) and β-carotene ketolase (crtW) decreases the content...

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Pathway engineering strategies for improved product yield in yeast-based industrial ethanol production

Product yield on carbohydrate feedstocks is a key performance indicator for industrial ethanol production with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This paper reviews pathway engineering strategies for...

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Glycosyltransferases: Mining, engineering and applications in biosynthesis of glycosylated plant natural products

UDP-Glycosyltransferases (UGTs) catalyze the transfer of nucleotide-activated sugars to specific acceptors, among which the GT1 family enzymes are well-known for their function in biosynthesis of natural...

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Design and construction of microbial cell factories based on systems biology

Environmental sustainability is an increasingly important issue in industry. As an environmentally friendly and sustainable way, constructing microbial cell factories to produce all kinds of valuable...

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Cell-free synthetic biology: Engineering in an open world

Cell-free synthetic biology emerges as a powerful and flexible enabling technology that can engineer biological parts and systems for life science applications without using living cells. It provides...

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Formate as a supplementary substrate facilitates sugar metabolism and solvent production by Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052

Microbial utilization and conversion of organic one-carbon compounds, such as formate and methanol that can be easily produced from CO2, has emerged as an attractive approach for biorefinery. In this...

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Discovery and modification of cytochrome P450 for plant natural products biosynthesis

Cytochrome P450s are widespread in nature and play key roles in the diversification and functional modification of plant natural products. Over the last few years, there has been remarkable progress...

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Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica to produce nutritional fatty acids: Current status and future perspectives

Due to their vital physiological functions, nutritional fatty acids have great potential as nutraceutical food supplements for preventing an array of diseases such as inflammation, depression, arthritis,...

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Engineering microbes to overproduce natural products as agrochemicals

Current agricultural practices heavily rely on the excessive application of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers to meet the food demands of the increasing global population. This practice has several...

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A rapid nucleic acid detection platform based on phosphorothioate-DNA and sulfur binding domain

Nucleic acid detection plays a key role in diverse diagnosis and disease control. Currently available nucleic acid detection techniques are challenged by trade-offs among speed, simplicity, precision...

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